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Algoma Central (ALC) Competitors

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C$16.12 +0.02 (+0.12%)
As of 07/4/2025 03:59 PM Eastern

ALC vs. RME, BSX, NVCN, OM, STE, FRE, EW, MSA, GI, and GNF

Should you be buying Algoma Central stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Algoma Central include Rocky Mountain Equipment Alberta Ltd (RME.TO) (RME), Belo Sun Mining (BSX), Neovasc (NVCN), Osisko Metals (OM), Starr Peak Mining (STE), Fremont Gold (FRE), East West Petroleum (EW), Mesa Exploration (MSA), Gem International Resources (GI), and Greenfields Petroleum (GNF). These companies are all part of the "medical equipment" industry.

Algoma Central vs. Its Competitors

Algoma Central (TSE:ALC) and Rocky Mountain Equipment Alberta Ltd (RME.TO) (TSE:RME) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, valuation and dividends.

In the previous week, Algoma Central had 4 more articles in the media than Rocky Mountain Equipment Alberta Ltd (RME.TO). MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Algoma Central and 0 mentions for Rocky Mountain Equipment Alberta Ltd (RME.TO). Algoma Central's average media sentiment score of 0.28 beat Rocky Mountain Equipment Alberta Ltd (RME.TO)'s score of 0.00 indicating that Algoma Central is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Algoma Central Neutral
Rocky Mountain Equipment Alberta Ltd (RME.TO) Neutral

Algoma Central pays an annual dividend of C$0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Rocky Mountain Equipment Alberta Ltd (RME.TO) pays an annual dividend of C$0.28 per share. Algoma Central pays out 42.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Rocky Mountain Equipment Alberta Ltd (RME.TO) pays out 78.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Algoma Central is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Algoma Central has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Rocky Mountain Equipment Alberta Ltd (RME.TO). Rocky Mountain Equipment Alberta Ltd (RME.TO) is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Algoma Central, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Algoma CentralC$702.56M0.94C$74.43MC$1.808.95
Rocky Mountain Equipment Alberta Ltd (RME.TO)C$767.30M0.00C$6.76MC$0.35N/A

16.7% of Algoma Central shares are owned by institutional investors. 54.6% of Algoma Central shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Algoma Central has a net margin of 10.59% compared to Rocky Mountain Equipment Alberta Ltd (RME.TO)'s net margin of 0.00%. Algoma Central's return on equity of 9.26% beat Rocky Mountain Equipment Alberta Ltd (RME.TO)'s return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Algoma Central10.59% 9.26% 2.62%
Rocky Mountain Equipment Alberta Ltd (RME.TO) N/A N/A N/A

Summary

Algoma Central beats Rocky Mountain Equipment Alberta Ltd (RME.TO) on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding ALC and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of TSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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ALC vs. The Competition

MetricAlgoma CentralMarine Shipping IndustryIndustrials SectorTSE Exchange
Market CapC$659.98MC$2.80BC$7.52BC$6.19B
Dividend Yield4.95%2.92%4.53%6.72%
P/E Ratio8.9512.3724.9650.85
Price / Sales0.9456.84118.751,194.54
Price / Cash4.575.1327.4583.29
Price / Book0.791.384.364.69
Net IncomeC$74.43MC$180.25MC$791.63MC$301.20M
7 Day Performance0.37%0.10%2.15%2.27%
1 Month Performance0.75%0.99%5.69%4.70%
1 Year Performance13.92%-9.59%31.83%26.89%

Algoma Central Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ALC
Algoma Central
0.7848 of 5 stars
C$16.12
+0.1%
C$15.00
-6.9%
+14.1%C$659.98MC$702.56M8.9525,200News Coverage
RME
Rocky Mountain Equipment Alberta Ltd (RME.TO)
N/AN/AN/AN/AC$142.50MC$767.30M21.088,160High Trading Volume
BSX
Belo Sun Mining
N/AC$0.30
+22.4%
N/A+687.5%C$136.52MN/A-15.0045,000Gap Down
High Trading Volume
NVCN
Neovasc
N/AN/AN/AN/AC$110.81MC$3.11M-1.9650
OM
Osisko Metals
2.9676 of 5 stars
C$0.40
-2.5%
C$1.13
+184.8%
+82.2%C$110.57MN/A-14.24520
STE
Starr Peak Mining
N/AC$0.40
+1.3%
N/A-3.8%C$21.51MN/A-5.3416,000News Coverage
FRE
Fremont Gold
0.8568 of 5 stars
C$0.15
flat
C$16.50
+10,900.0%
+87.5%C$8.71MN/A-1.40N/A
EW
East West Petroleum
N/AC$0.04
flat
N/A-52.9%C$3.62MC$2.58M2.0017,300News Coverage
MSA
Mesa Exploration
N/AC$0.06
flat
N/A+0.0%C$1.05MN/A0.005,000
GI
Gem International Resources
N/AC$0.02
flat
N/A+0.0%C$874KN/A0.00501High Trading Volume
GNF
Greenfields Petroleum
N/AC$0.30
-21.1%
N/A+0.0%C$652KC$27.80M-0.02477Gap Down

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This page (TSE:ALC) was last updated on 7/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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