Do analysts prefer BSX or ALC?

Belo Sun Mining presently has a consensus price target of C$5.50, indicating a potential upside of 395.50%. Given Belo Sun Mining's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Belo Sun Mining is more favorable than Algoma Central. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Belo Sun Mining 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 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

Do analysts prefer OM or ALC?

Osisko Metals presently has a consensus target price of C$88.50, indicating a potential upside of 21,225.30%. Given Osisko Metals' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, 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 & 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 1.18 C$74.43M C$4.15 5.48 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%

Algoma Central (ALC) Competitors

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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?

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

In the previous week, Algoma Central had 2 more articles in the media than Belo Sun Mining. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Algoma Central and 0 mentions for Belo Sun Mining. Belo Sun Mining's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Algoma Central'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Belo Sun Mining	Neutral
Algoma Central	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
Belo Sun Mining	N/A	-44.78%	-16.32%
Algoma Central	21.56%	17.62%	2.62%

5.3% of Belo Sun Mining shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.5% of Algoma Central shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.1% of Belo Sun Mining shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 54.6% of Algoma Central shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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
Belo Sun Mining	N/A	N/A	-C$12.17M	-C$0.02	N/A
Algoma Central	C$781.64M	1.18	C$74.43M	C$4.15	5.48

Belo Sun Mining has a beta of 1.971829, suggesting that its stock price is 97% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Algoma Central has a beta of 0.95519, suggesting that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the broader market.

Belo Sun Mining presently has a consensus price target of C$5.50, indicating a potential upside of 395.50%. Given Belo Sun Mining's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Belo Sun Mining is more favorable than Algoma Central.

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

Summary

Algoma Central beats Belo Sun Mining on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

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

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 stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, dividends, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

In the previous week, Algoma Central had 2 more articles in the media than Rocky Mountain Equipment Alberta Ltd (RME.TO). MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Algoma Central and 0 mentions for Rocky Mountain Equipment Alberta Ltd (RME.TO). Algoma Central's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Rocky Mountain Equipment Alberta Ltd (RME.TO)'saverage media sentiment score.

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

Algoma Central pays an annual dividend of C$0.81 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Rocky Mountain Equipment Alberta Ltd (RME.TO) pays an annual dividend of C$0.28 per share. Algoma Central pays out 19.5% 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 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
Algoma Central	C$781.64M	1.18	C$74.43M	C$4.15	5.48
Rocky Mountain Equipment Alberta Ltd (RME.TO)	C$767.30M	0.00	C$6.76M	C$0.35	N/A

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
Algoma Central	21.56%	17.62%	2.62%
Rocky Mountain Equipment Alberta Ltd (RME.TO)	N/A	N/A	N/A

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

Summary

Algoma Central beats Rocky Mountain Equipment Alberta Ltd (RME.TO) on 11 of the 12 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 better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and dividends.

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	9.03%	-0.25%
Algoma Central	21.56%	17.62%	2.62%

Osisko Metals has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Algoma Central has a beta of 0.95519, indicating that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the broader market.

5.4% of Osisko Metals shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.5% of Algoma Central shares are held by institutional investors. 29.4% of Osisko Metals shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 54.6% of Algoma Central shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Algoma Central had 2 more articles in the media than Osisko Metals. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Algoma Central and 0 mentions for Osisko Metals. Osisko Metals' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Algoma Central'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Osisko Metals	Neutral
Algoma Central	Neutral

Osisko Metals presently has a consensus target price of C$88.50, indicating a potential upside of 21,225.30%. Given Osisko Metals' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, 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 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	1.18	C$74.43M	C$4.15	5.48

Summary

Algoma Central beats Osisko Metals on 9 of the 14 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 business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, risk, institutional ownership and earnings.

Algoma Central has a beta of 0.95519, suggesting that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Neovasc has a beta of 2.01, suggesting that its stock price is 101% more volatile than the broader market.

1.5% of Algoma Central shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.9% of Neovasc shares are owned by institutional investors. 54.6% of Algoma Central shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of Neovasc shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Algoma Central had 2 more articles in the media than Neovasc. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Algoma Central and 0 mentions for Neovasc. 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 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%

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	1.18	C$74.43M	C$4.15	5.48
Neovasc	C$3.11M	0.00	-C$33.52M	-C$20.44	N/A

Summary

Algoma Central beats Neovasc on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Algoma Central compare to Starr Peak Mining?

Algoma Central (TSE:ALC) and Starr Peak Mining (CVE:STE) 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 institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and profitability.

Algoma Central has a beta of 0.95519, meaning that its share price is 4% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Starr Peak Mining has a beta of 1.039304, meaning that its share price is 4% more volatile than the broader market.

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
Algoma Central	21.56%	17.62%	2.62%
Starr Peak Mining	N/A	-12.64%	-4.44%

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
Algoma Central	C$781.64M	1.18	C$74.43M	C$4.15	5.48
Starr Peak Mining	N/A	N/A	-C$4.09M	-C$0.02	N/A

1.5% of Algoma Central shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.3% of Starr Peak Mining shares are held by institutional investors. 54.6% of Algoma Central shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Starr Peak Mining shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Algoma Central had 2 more articles in the media than Starr Peak Mining. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Algoma Central and 0 mentions for Starr Peak Mining. Algoma Central's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Starr Peak Mining'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Algoma Central	Neutral
Starr Peak Mining	Neutral

Summary

Algoma Central beats Starr Peak Mining on 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Metric	Algoma Central	Marine Shipping Industry	Industrials Sector	TSE Exchange
Market Cap	C$899.39M	C$5.27B	C$9.60B	C$13.07B
Dividend Yield	3.79%	2.56%	3.53%	6.18%
P/E Ratio	5.48	18.51	27.03	36.51
Price / Sales	1.18	182.75	4,748.55	10.34
Price / Cash	4.57	5.13	27.49	82.29
Price / Book	0.92	1.71	4.60	4.52
Net Income	C$74.43M	C$180.25M	C$791.01M	C$299.09M
7 Day Performance	3.22%	-1.09%	0.96%	1.85%
1 Month Performance	3.93%	-4.17%	0.95%	1.71%
1 Year Performance	41.19%	21.17%	18.47%	36.40%

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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$22.76 +2.7%	N/A	+41.2%	C$899.39M	C$781.64M	5.48	25,200	News Coverage
BSX Belo Sun Mining	1.2116 of 5 stars	C$0.99 -2.9%	C$5.50 +455.6%	+252.4%	C$562.31M	N/A	N/A	45,000
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	N/A	C$0.42 +5.1%	C$88.50 +21,225.3%	+1.2%	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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How does Algoma Central compare to Belo Sun Mining?

Does the media favor BSX or ALC?

Is BSX or ALC more profitable?

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in BSX or ALC?

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, BSX or ALC?

Which has more risk and volatility, BSX or ALC?

Do analysts prefer BSX or ALC?

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Does the media favor ALC or RME?

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Is ALC or RME more profitable?

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Is OM or ALC more profitable?

Which has more risk & volatility, OM or ALC?

Do insiders & institutionals believe in OM or ALC?

Does the media favor OM or ALC?

Do analysts prefer OM or ALC?

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, OM or ALC?

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Which has more volatility and risk, ALC or NVCN?

Do insiders & institutionals believe in ALC or NVCN?

Does the media prefer ALC or NVCN?

Is ALC or NVCN more profitable?

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, ALC or NVCN?

Summary

How does Algoma Central compare to Starr Peak Mining?

Which has more volatility & risk, ALC or STE?

Is ALC or STE more profitable?

Which has higher valuation and earnings, ALC or STE?

Do insiders & institutionals believe in ALC or STE?

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