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 businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, community ranking, dividends and earnings.

Does the media refer more to ATD or CTC?

In the previous week, Alimentation Couche-Tard had 6 more articles in the media than Canadian Tire. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Alimentation Couche-Tard and 1 mentions for Canadian Tire. Alimentation Couche-Tard's average media sentiment score of 0.01 beat Canadian Tire's score of -0.19 indicating that Alimentation Couche-Tard is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Alimentation Couche-Tard	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Canadian Tire	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts prefer ATD or CTC?

Alimentation Couche-Tard presently has a consensus target price of C$85.33, indicating a potential upside of 24.56%. Canadian Tire has a consensus target price of C$140.00, indicating a potential downside of 41.67%. Given Alimentation Couche-Tard's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, 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)	0 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.17
Canadian Tire	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

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 insiders and institutionals believe in ATD or CTC?

33.8% of Alimentation Couche-Tard shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.3% of Canadian Tire shares are held by institutional investors. 18.7% of Alimentation Couche-Tard shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 81.9% of Canadian Tire shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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 2.9%. 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.

Which has more risk and volatility, ATD or CTC?

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

Which has stronger earnings & 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	0.90	C$1.79B	C$3.83	17.87
Canadian Tire	C$11.21B	0.82	C$446.23M	C$17.42	13.78

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ATD or CTC?

Canadian Tire received 124 more outperform votes than Alimentation Couche-Tard when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 77.21% of users gave Canadian Tire an outperform vote while only 56.21% of users gave Alimentation Couche-Tard an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Alimentation Couche-Tard	Outperform Votes 86 56.21%	Underperform Votes 67 43.79%
Canadian Tire	Outperform Votes 210 77.21%	Underperform Votes 62 22.79%

Summary

Alimentation Couche-Tard beats Canadian Tire on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.