Acadian Timber (ADN) Competitors

Acadian Timber (TSE:ADN) and Superior Plus (TSE:SPB) are both small-cap electrical equipment companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings and media sentiment.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in ADN or SPB?

10.1% of Acadian Timber shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.8% of Superior Plus shares are owned by institutional investors. 48.4% of Acadian Timber shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Superior Plus shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, ADN or SPB?

Acadian Timber has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Superior Plus has a beta of 0.76, meaning that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate ADN or SPB?

Acadian Timber currently has a consensus target price of C$19.00, indicating a potential upside of 5.97%. Superior Plus has a consensus target price of C$9.95, indicating a potential upside of 44.20%. Given Superior Plus' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Superior Plus is more favorable than Acadian Timber.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Acadian Timber	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Superior Plus	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.90

Is ADN or SPB more profitable?

Acadian Timber has a net margin of 23.17% compared to Superior Plus' net margin of 1.80%. Acadian Timber's return on equity of 8.55% beat Superior Plus' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Acadian Timber	23.17%	8.55%	2.84%
Superior Plus	1.80%	4.21%	3.17%

Does the media refer more to ADN or SPB?

In the previous week, Acadian Timber had 1 more articles in the media than Superior Plus. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Acadian Timber and 0 mentions for Superior Plus. Acadian Timber's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Superior Plus' score of 0.00 indicating that Acadian Timber is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Acadian Timber	Positive
Superior Plus	Neutral

Is ADN or SPB a better dividend stock?

Acadian Timber pays an annual dividend of C$1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.5%. Superior Plus pays an annual dividend of C$0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.4%. Acadian Timber pays out 72.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Superior Plus pays out 264.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, ADN or SPB?

Superior Plus has higher revenue and earnings than Acadian Timber. Acadian Timber is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Superior Plus, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Acadian Timber	C$121.07M	2.62	C$28.05M	C$1.60	11.24
Superior Plus	C$1.80B	0.64	C$32.37M	C$0.27	25.37

Summary

Superior Plus beats Acadian Timber on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.