Alimentation Couche-Tard (ATD) Competitors

Alimentation Couche-Tard (TSE:ATD) and Canadian Tire (TSE:CTC) are both consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Does the media prefer ATD or CTC?

In the previous week, Alimentation Couche-Tard had 13 more articles in the media than Canadian Tire. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Alimentation Couche-Tard and 0 mentions for Canadian Tire. Alimentation Couche-Tard's average media sentiment score of 0.33 beat Canadian Tire's score of 0.00 indicating that Alimentation Couche-Tard is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Alimentation Couche-Tard	Neutral
Canadian Tire	Neutral

Is ATD or CTC a better dividend stock?

Alimentation Couche-Tard pays an annual dividend of C$0.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Canadian Tire pays an annual dividend of C$7.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Alimentation Couche-Tard pays out 18.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Canadian Tire pays out 40.2% 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.

Is ATD or CTC more profitable?

Canadian Tire has a net margin of 3.98% compared to Alimentation Couche-Tard's net margin of 3.53%. Alimentation Couche-Tard's return on equity of 18.96% beat Canadian Tire's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Alimentation Couche-Tard	3.53%	18.96%	7.00%
Canadian Tire	3.98%	11.54%	3.90%

Do analysts rate ATD or CTC?

Alimentation Couche-Tard presently has a consensus target price of C$83.92, suggesting a potential upside of 20.41%. Canadian Tire has a consensus target price of C$140.00, suggesting a potential downside of 43.78%. Given Alimentation Couche-Tard's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Alimentation Couche-Tard is more favorable than Canadian Tire.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Alimentation Couche-Tard	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.08
Canadian Tire	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.75

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ATD or CTC?

33.8% of Alimentation Couche-Tard shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.3% of Canadian Tire shares are owned by institutional investors. 18.7% of Alimentation Couche-Tard shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 81.9% of Canadian Tire shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better earnings and valuation, ATD or CTC?

Alimentation Couche-Tard has higher revenue and earnings than Canadian Tire. Canadian Tire is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alimentation Couche-Tard, 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
Alimentation Couche-Tard	C$50.52B	0.92	C$1.79B	C$3.83	18.18
Canadian Tire	C$11.21B	0.85	C$446.23M	C$17.42	14.29

Which has more risk and volatility, ATD or CTC?

Alimentation Couche-Tard has a beta of 0.89, suggesting that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Canadian Tire has a beta of 1.33, suggesting that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Alimentation Couche-Tard beats Canadian Tire on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.