Which has stronger valuation and earnings, PSV or ALC?

Algoma Central has higher revenue and earnings than (PSV.TO). Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio (PSV.TO) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Algoma Central C$828.19M 1.23 C$74.43M C$4.22 5.96

Do analysts prefer ALC or BDT?

Bird Construction has a consensus target price of C$75.60, indicating a potential upside of 3.36%. Given Bird Construction's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Bird Construction 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 Bird Construction 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00

Which has better earnings and valuation, ALC or BDT?

Bird Construction has higher revenue and earnings than Algoma Central. Algoma Central is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bird Construction, 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$828.19M 1.23 C$74.43M C$4.22 5.96 Bird Construction C$3.66B 1.11 C$93.17M C$0.90 81.27

Do analysts prefer ALC or ARE?

Aecon Group has a consensus price target of C$55.08, indicating a potential upside of 18.59%. Given Aecon Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Aecon Group 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 Aecon Group 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.55

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, ALC or ARE?

Algoma Central has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Aecon Group. Aecon Group 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$828.19M 1.23 C$74.43M C$4.22 5.96 Aecon Group C$5.96B 0.53 -C$64.67M -C$0.95 N/A

Which has higher valuation & earnings, ALC or ECI?

Algoma Central has higher earnings, but lower revenue than EnerCare. EnerCare 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$828.19M 1.23 C$74.43M C$4.22 5.96 EnerCare C$1.31B 0.00 C$69.26M C$0.65 N/A

Algoma Central (ALC) Competitors

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ALC vs. PSV, BDT, ARE, ECI, and BDGI

Should you buy Algoma Central stock or one of its competitors? Algoma Central's main competitors and comparable companies include (PSV.TO) (PSV), Bird Construction (BDT), Aecon Group (ARE), EnerCare (ECI), and Badger Infrastructure Solutions (BDGI). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "industrials" sector.

How does Algoma Central compare to (PSV.TO)?

(PSV.TO) (TSE:PSV) and Algoma Central (TSE:ALC) are both industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, valuation, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

Algoma Central has a net margin of 20.68% compared to (PSV.TO)'s net margin of 0.00%. Algoma Central's return on equity of 17.13% beat (PSV.TO)'s return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
(PSV.TO)	N/A	N/A	N/A
Algoma Central	20.68%	17.13%	2.62%

In the previous week, Algoma Central had 1 more articles in the media than (PSV.TO). MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Algoma Central and 0 mentions for (PSV.TO). Algoma Central's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat (PSV.TO)'s score of 0.00 indicating that Algoma Central is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
(PSV.TO)	Neutral
Algoma Central	Positive

Algoma Central has higher revenue and earnings than (PSV.TO).

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
(PSV.TO)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Algoma Central	C$828.19M	1.23	C$74.43M	C$4.22	5.96

1.5% 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Algoma Central beats (PSV.TO) on 8 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Algoma Central compare to Bird Construction?

Algoma Central (TSE:ALC) and Bird Construction (TSE:BDT) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk and dividends.

1.5% of Algoma Central shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 29.6% of Bird Construction shares are held by institutional investors. 54.6% of Algoma Central shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.0% of Bird Construction shares are held 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 pays an annual dividend of C$0.82 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Bird Construction pays an annual dividend of C$0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Algoma Central pays out 19.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Bird Construction pays out 93.3% 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.

Bird Construction has higher revenue and earnings than Algoma Central. Algoma Central is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bird Construction, 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$828.19M	1.23	C$74.43M	C$4.22	5.96
Bird Construction	C$3.66B	1.11	C$93.17M	C$0.90	81.27

Algoma Central has a beta of 0.961857, meaning that its share price is 4% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Bird Construction has a beta of 0.340596, meaning that its share price is 66% less volatile than the broader market.

Algoma Central has a net margin of 20.68% compared to Bird Construction's net margin of 1.43%. Algoma Central's return on equity of 17.13% beat Bird Construction's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Algoma Central	20.68%	17.13%	2.62%
Bird Construction	1.43%	11.25%	4.80%

In the previous week, Bird Construction had 19 more articles in the media than Algoma Central. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Bird Construction and 1 mentions for Algoma Central. Algoma Central's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Bird Construction's score of 0.90 indicating that Algoma Central is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Algoma Central	Positive
Bird Construction	Positive

Bird Construction has a consensus target price of C$75.60, indicating a potential upside of 3.36%. Given Bird Construction's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Bird Construction 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
Bird Construction	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Algoma Central and Bird Construction tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Algoma Central compare to Aecon Group?

Algoma Central (TSE:ALC) and Aecon Group (TSE:ARE) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends, valuation, risk and institutional ownership.

1.5% of Algoma Central shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.7% of Aecon Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 54.6% of Algoma Central shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Aecon Group shares are owned by company 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.

Aecon Group has a consensus price target of C$55.08, indicating a potential upside of 18.59%. Given Aecon Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Aecon Group 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
Aecon Group	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.55

Algoma Central pays an annual dividend of C$0.82 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Aecon Group pays an annual dividend of C$0.77 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Algoma Central pays out 19.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Aecon Group pays out -80.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Algoma Central has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Aecon Group. Aecon Group 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$828.19M	1.23	C$74.43M	C$4.22	5.96
Aecon Group	C$5.96B	0.53	-C$64.67M	-C$0.95	N/A

Algoma Central has a beta of 0.961857, meaning that its share price is 4% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Aecon Group has a beta of 1.410301, meaning that its share price is 41% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Aecon Group had 2 more articles in the media than Algoma Central. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Aecon Group and 1 mentions for Algoma Central. Algoma Central's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Aecon Group's score of 0.97 indicating that Algoma Central is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Algoma Central	Positive
Aecon Group	Positive

Algoma Central has a net margin of 20.68% compared to Aecon Group's net margin of -1.10%. Algoma Central's return on equity of 17.13% beat Aecon Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Algoma Central	20.68%	17.13%	2.62%
Aecon Group	-1.10%	-6.76%	-3.46%

Summary

Algoma Central beats Aecon Group on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Algoma Central compare to EnerCare?

Algoma Central (TSE:ALC) and EnerCare (TSE:ECI) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings and media sentiment.

In the previous week, Algoma Central had 1 more articles in the media than EnerCare. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Algoma Central and 0 mentions for EnerCare. Algoma Central's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat EnerCare's score of 0.00 indicating that Algoma Central is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Algoma Central	Positive
EnerCare	Neutral

Algoma Central has a net margin of 20.68% compared to EnerCare's net margin of 0.00%. Algoma Central's return on equity of 17.13% beat EnerCare's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Algoma Central	20.68%	17.13%	2.62%
EnerCare	N/A	N/A	N/A

Algoma Central has higher earnings, but lower revenue than EnerCare. EnerCare 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$828.19M	1.23	C$74.43M	C$4.22	5.96
EnerCare	C$1.31B	0.00	C$69.26M	C$0.65	N/A

Algoma Central pays an annual dividend of C$0.82 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. EnerCare pays an annual dividend of C$0.97 per share. Algoma Central pays out 19.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. EnerCare pays out 150.6% 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.

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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Algoma Central beats EnerCare on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Algoma Central compare to Badger Infrastructure Solutions?

Badger Infrastructure Solutions (TSE:BDGI) and Algoma Central (TSE:ALC) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability and media sentiment.

Badger Infrastructure Solutions pays an annual dividend of C$0.55 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Algoma Central pays an annual dividend of C$0.82 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Badger Infrastructure Solutions pays out 30.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Algoma Central pays out 19.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Algoma Central is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Algoma Central has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Badger Infrastructure Solutions. Algoma Central is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Badger Infrastructure Solutions, 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
Badger Infrastructure Solutions	C$911.24M	3.22	C$28.91M	C$1.80	48.50
Algoma Central	C$828.19M	1.23	C$74.43M	C$4.22	5.96

Badger Infrastructure Solutions has a beta of 0.775836, indicating that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Algoma Central has a beta of 0.961857, indicating that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the broader market.

63.6% of Badger Infrastructure Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.5% of Algoma Central shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Badger Infrastructure Solutions shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 54.6% of Algoma Central shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Badger Infrastructure Solutions presently has a consensus target price of C$94.75, suggesting a potential upside of 8.53%. Given Badger Infrastructure Solutions' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Badger Infrastructure Solutions is more favorable than Algoma Central.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Badger Infrastructure Solutions	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88
Algoma Central	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

In the previous week, Algoma Central had 1 more articles in the media than Badger Infrastructure Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Algoma Central and 0 mentions for Badger Infrastructure Solutions. Algoma Central's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Badger Infrastructure Solutions' score of 0.00 indicating that Algoma Central is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Badger Infrastructure Solutions	Neutral
Algoma Central	Positive

Algoma Central has a net margin of 20.68% compared to Badger Infrastructure Solutions' net margin of 7.16%. Badger Infrastructure Solutions' return on equity of 24.14% beat Algoma Central's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Badger Infrastructure Solutions	7.16%	24.14%	6.26%
Algoma Central	20.68%	17.13%	2.62%

Summary

Badger Infrastructure Solutions and Algoma Central tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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ALC vs. The Competition

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Metric	Algoma Central	Marine Transportation Industry	Industrials Sector	TSE Exchange
Market Cap	C$1.02B	C$4.51B	C$10.90B	C$12.73B
Dividend Yield	3.43%	3.18%	97.10%	6.20%
P/E Ratio	5.96	13.67	27.97	37.73
Price / Sales	1.23	51.44	437.74	9.73
Price / Cash	4.57	5.98	24.95	82.29
Price / Book	0.97	1.12	4.78	4.60
Net Income	C$74.43M	C$356.70M	C$609.88M	C$299.09M
7 Day Performance	7.24%	4.15%	0.77%	0.93%
1 Month Performance	6.97%	8.25%	2.99%	4.00%
1 Year Performance	44.24%	35.99%	14.54%	35.62%

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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$25.17 +0.6%	N/A	+45.9%	C$1.02B	C$828.19M	5.96	25,200	Positive News Earnings Report Dividend Announcement
PSV (PSV.TO)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	C$0.00	N/A	N/A	4	High Trading Volume
BDT Bird Construction	2.4022 of 5 stars	C$67.44 -1.2%	C$62.60 -7.2%	+187.5%	C$3.74B	C$3.46B	74.93	5,000	Trending News Earnings Report Analyst Forecast
ARE Aecon Group	2.5806 of 5 stars	C$46.64 -2.1%	C$55.08 +18.1%	+127.9%	C$3.20B	C$5.96B	N/A	8,684
ECI EnerCare	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	C$3.11B	C$1.31B	44.88	N/A

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Is ALC or BDT more profitable?

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Do institutionals and insiders believe in ALC or ARE?

Do analysts prefer ALC or ARE?

Is ALC or ARE a better dividend stock?

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, ALC or ARE?

Which has more volatility and risk, ALC or ARE?

Does the media prefer ALC or ARE?

Is ALC or ARE more profitable?

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Does the media refer more to ALC or ECI?

Is ALC or ECI more profitable?

Which has higher valuation & earnings, ALC or ECI?

Is ALC or ECI a better dividend stock?

Do insiders & institutionals believe in ALC or ECI?

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Is BDGI or ALC a better dividend stock?

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, BDGI or ALC?

Which has more volatility and risk, BDGI or ALC?

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

Do analysts rate BDGI or ALC?

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