Do analysts recommend ALC or BSX?

Belo Sun Mining has a consensus target price of C$5.50, suggesting a potential upside of 423.81%. Given Belo Sun Mining's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Belo Sun Mining is more favorable than Algoma Central. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Algoma Central 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Belo Sun Mining 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00

Do analysts rate OM or ALC?

Osisko Metals currently has a consensus price target of C$88.50, indicating a potential upside of 21,225.30%. Given Osisko Metals' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Osisko Metals is more favorable than Algoma Central. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Osisko Metals 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Algoma Central 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, ALC or NVCN?

Algoma Central has higher revenue and earnings than Neovasc. Neovasc is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Algoma Central, 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 Algoma Central C$781.64M 1.14 C$74.43M C$4.15 5.30 Neovasc C$3.11M 0.00 -C$33.52M -C$20.44 N/A

Is ALC or NVCN more profitable?

Algoma Central has a net margin of 21.56% compared to Neovasc's net margin of 0.00%. Algoma Central's return on equity of 17.62% beat Neovasc's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Algoma Central 21.56% 17.62% 2.62% Neovasc N/A -78.25% -32.95%

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ALC vs. BSX, RME, OM, NVCN, and STE

Should you buy Algoma Central stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Algoma Central with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Algoma Central include Belo Sun Mining (BSX), Rocky Mountain Equipment Alberta Ltd (RME.TO) (RME), Osisko Metals (OM), Neovasc (NVCN), and Starr Peak Mining (STE). These companies are all part of the "medical equipment" industry.

How does Algoma Central compare to Belo Sun Mining?

Algoma Central (TSE:ALC) and Belo Sun Mining (TSE:BSX) are both small-cap medical equipment companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, risk and media sentiment.

1.5% of Algoma Central shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.6% of Belo Sun Mining shares are held by institutional investors. 54.6% of Algoma Central shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of Belo Sun Mining shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Belo Sun Mining had 1 more articles in the media than Algoma Central. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Belo Sun Mining and 0 mentions for Algoma Central. Algoma Central's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Belo Sun Mining'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Algoma Central	Neutral
Belo Sun Mining	Neutral

Algoma Central has a net margin of 21.56% compared to Belo Sun Mining's net margin of 0.00%. Algoma Central's return on equity of 17.62% beat Belo Sun Mining's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Algoma Central	21.56%	17.62%	2.62%
Belo Sun Mining	N/A	-44.78%	-16.32%

Algoma Central has higher revenue and earnings than Belo Sun Mining. Belo Sun Mining is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Algoma Central, 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
Algoma Central	C$781.64M	1.14	C$74.43M	C$4.15	5.30
Belo Sun Mining	N/A	N/A	-C$12.17M	-C$0.02	N/A

Algoma Central has a beta of 0.956447, meaning that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Belo Sun Mining has a beta of 1.971829, meaning that its stock price is 97% more volatile than the broader market.

Belo Sun Mining has a consensus target price of C$5.50, suggesting a potential upside of 423.81%. Given Belo Sun Mining's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Belo Sun Mining is more favorable than Algoma Central.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Algoma Central	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Belo Sun Mining	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Algoma Central beats Belo Sun Mining on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Algoma Central compare to Rocky Mountain Equipment Alberta Ltd (RME.TO)?

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

In the previous week, Rocky Mountain Equipment Alberta Ltd (RME.TO)'s average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Algoma Central'saverage media sentiment score.

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

Algoma Central has higher revenue and earnings 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Rocky Mountain Equipment Alberta Ltd (RME.TO)	C$767.30M	0.00	C$6.76M	C$0.35	N/A
Algoma Central	C$781.64M	1.14	C$74.43M	C$4.15	5.30

1.5% of Algoma Central shares are owned by institutional investors. 54.6% of Algoma Central shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Algoma Central has a net margin of 21.56% compared to Rocky Mountain Equipment Alberta Ltd (RME.TO)'s net margin of 0.00%. Algoma Central's return on equity of 17.62% beat Rocky Mountain Equipment Alberta Ltd (RME.TO)'s return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Rocky Mountain Equipment Alberta Ltd (RME.TO)	N/A	N/A	N/A
Algoma Central	21.56%	17.62%	2.62%

Rocky Mountain Equipment Alberta Ltd (RME.TO) pays an annual dividend of C$0.28 per share. Algoma Central pays an annual dividend of C$0.81 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. 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 pays out 19.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Algoma Central is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Algoma Central beats Rocky Mountain Equipment Alberta Ltd (RME.TO) on 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Algoma Central compare to Osisko Metals?

Osisko Metals (CVE:OM) and Algoma Central (TSE:ALC) are both small-cap medical equipment companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, valuation and earnings.

Osisko Metals currently has a consensus price target of C$88.50, indicating a potential upside of 21,225.30%. Given Osisko Metals' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Osisko Metals is more favorable than Algoma Central.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Osisko Metals	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Algoma Central	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Algoma Central has a net margin of 21.56% compared to Osisko Metals' net margin of 0.00%. Algoma Central's return on equity of 17.62% beat Osisko Metals' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Osisko Metals	N/A	-0.35%	-0.25%
Algoma Central	21.56%	17.62%	2.62%

Algoma Central has higher revenue and earnings than Osisko Metals. Osisko Metals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Algoma Central, 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
Osisko Metals	N/A	N/A	-C$7.34M	-C$0.03	N/A
Algoma Central	C$781.64M	1.14	C$74.43M	C$4.15	5.30

In the previous week, Osisko Metals had 1 more articles in the media than Algoma Central. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Osisko Metals and 0 mentions for Algoma Central. Osisko Metals' average media sentiment score of 0.44 beat Algoma Central's score of 0.00 indicating that Osisko Metals is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Osisko Metals	Neutral
Algoma Central	Neutral

Osisko Metals has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Algoma Central has a beta of 0.956447, meaning that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the broader market.

5.4% of Osisko Metals shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.5% of Algoma Central shares are owned by institutional investors. 29.4% of Osisko Metals shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 54.6% of Algoma Central shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Algoma Central beats Osisko Metals on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Algoma Central compare to Neovasc?

Algoma Central (TSE:ALC) and Neovasc (TSE:NVCN) are both small-cap medical equipment companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Algoma Central has a beta of 0.956447, suggesting that its share price is 4% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Neovasc has a beta of 2.01, suggesting that its share price is 101% more volatile than the broader market.

1.5% of Algoma Central shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.9% of Neovasc shares are held by institutional investors. 54.6% of Algoma Central shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of Neovasc shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Algoma Central's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Neovasc'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Algoma Central	Neutral
Neovasc	Neutral

Algoma Central has higher revenue and earnings than Neovasc. Neovasc is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Algoma Central, 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
Algoma Central	C$781.64M	1.14	C$74.43M	C$4.15	5.30
Neovasc	C$3.11M	0.00	-C$33.52M	-C$20.44	N/A

Algoma Central has a net margin of 21.56% compared to Neovasc's net margin of 0.00%. Algoma Central's return on equity of 17.62% beat Neovasc's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Algoma Central	21.56%	17.62%	2.62%
Neovasc	N/A	-78.25%	-32.95%

Summary

Algoma Central beats Neovasc on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Algoma Central compare to Starr Peak Mining?

Starr Peak Mining (CVE:STE) and Algoma Central (TSE:ALC) are both small-cap medical equipment companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk.

Algoma Central has a net margin of 21.56% compared to Starr Peak Mining's net margin of 0.00%. Algoma Central's return on equity of 17.62% beat Starr Peak Mining's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Starr Peak Mining	N/A	-7.03%	-4.44%
Algoma Central	21.56%	17.62%	2.62%

0.3% of Starr Peak Mining shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.5% of Algoma Central shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Starr Peak Mining shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 54.6% of Algoma Central shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Algoma Central has higher revenue and earnings than Starr Peak Mining. Starr Peak Mining is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Algoma Central, 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
Starr Peak Mining	N/A	N/A	-C$4.09M	-C$0.02	N/A
Algoma Central	C$781.64M	1.14	C$74.43M	C$4.15	5.30

In the previous week, Starr Peak Mining's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Algoma Central'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Starr Peak Mining	Neutral
Algoma Central	Neutral

Starr Peak Mining has a beta of 1.039304, suggesting that its share price is 4% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Algoma Central has a beta of 0.956447, suggesting that its share price is 4% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Algoma Central beats Starr Peak Mining on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Metric	Algoma Central	Marine Shipping Industry	Industrials Sector	TSE Exchange
Market Cap	C$892.50M	C$5.39B	C$9.43B	C$12.19B
Dividend Yield	3.80%	2.54%	3.55%	6.19%
P/E Ratio	5.30	18.60	25.54	36.94
Price / Sales	1.14	183.69	5,035.92	10.45
Price / Cash	4.57	5.13	27.58	82.29
Price / Book	0.88	1.73	4.73	4.47
Net Income	C$74.43M	C$180.25M	C$793.52M	C$299.09M
7 Day Performance	-0.99%	-1.00%	4.67%	0.65%
1 Month Performance	-1.26%	-0.67%	5.16%	-0.08%
1 Year Performance	37.50%	24.96%	30.23%	41.90%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
ALC Algoma Central	N/A	C$22.00 flat	N/A	+37.5%	C$892.50M	C$781.64M	5.30	25,200
BSX Belo Sun Mining	1.4502 of 5 stars	C$1.06 -7.8%	C$5.50 +418.9%	+400.0%	C$653.19M	N/A	N/A	45,000	Gap Up
RME Rocky Mountain Equipment Alberta Ltd (RME.TO)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	C$142.50M	C$767.30M	21.08	8,160	High Trading Volume
OM Osisko Metals	1.9701 of 5 stars	C$0.42 +5.1%	C$88.50 +21,225.3%	-4.6%	C$116.17M	N/A	N/A	520	Gap Up
NVCN Neovasc	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	C$110.81M	C$3.11M	N/A	50

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ALC vs. BSX, RME, OM, NVCN, and STE

How does Algoma Central compare to Belo Sun Mining?

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of ALC or BSX?

Does the media refer more to ALC or BSX?

Is ALC or BSX more profitable?

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, ALC or BSX?

Which has more volatility & risk, ALC or BSX?

Do analysts recommend ALC or BSX?

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How does Algoma Central compare to Rocky Mountain Equipment Alberta Ltd (RME.TO)?

Does the media prefer RME or ALC?

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Do insiders and institutionals believe in RME or ALC?

Is RME or ALC more profitable?

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How does Algoma Central compare to Osisko Metals?

Do analysts rate OM or ALC?

Is OM or ALC more profitable?

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, OM or ALC?

Does the media favor OM or ALC?

Which has more risk & volatility, OM or ALC?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in OM or ALC?

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How does Algoma Central compare to Neovasc?

Which has more risk and volatility, ALC or NVCN?

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ALC or NVCN?

Does the media refer more to ALC or NVCN?

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, ALC or NVCN?

Is ALC or NVCN more profitable?

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How does Algoma Central compare to Starr Peak Mining?

Is STE or ALC more profitable?

Do insiders & institutionals believe in STE or ALC?

Which has higher earnings and valuation, STE or ALC?

Does the media prefer STE or ALC?

Which has more risk and volatility, STE or ALC?

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