Boyd Group Services (BYD) Competitors

Boyd Group Services (TSE:BYD) and MTY Food Group (TSE:MTY) are both consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, earnings, profitability, risk, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of BYD or MTY?

63.2% of Boyd Group Services shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 23.2% of MTY Food Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Boyd Group Services shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 16.5% of MTY Food Group shares are held 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.

Is BYD or MTY more profitable?

MTY Food Group has a net margin of 8.30% compared to Boyd Group Services' net margin of 1.35%. MTY Food Group's return on equity of 11.66% beat Boyd Group Services' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Boyd Group Services	1.35%	4.93%	3.95%
MTY Food Group	8.30%	11.66%	4.18%

Is BYD or MTY a better dividend stock?

Boyd Group Services pays an annual dividend of C$0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. MTY Food Group pays an annual dividend of C$1.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Boyd Group Services pays out 114.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. MTY Food Group pays out 70.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. MTY Food Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts prefer BYD or MTY?

Boyd Group Services presently has a consensus target price of C$259.18, suggesting a potential upside of 17.53%. MTY Food Group has a consensus target price of C$47.50, suggesting a potential upside of 39.34%. Given MTY Food Group's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe MTY Food Group is more favorable than Boyd Group Services.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Boyd Group Services	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.18
MTY Food Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Which has better valuation & earnings, BYD or MTY?

MTY Food Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Boyd Group Services. MTY Food Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Boyd Group Services, 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
Boyd Group Services	C$3.06B	1.55	C$29.07M	C$0.38	580.32
MTY Food Group	C$1.17B	0.67	C$93.69M	C$1.72	19.82

Does the media prefer BYD or MTY?

In the previous week, MTY Food Group had 5 more articles in the media than Boyd Group Services. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for MTY Food Group and 0 mentions for Boyd Group Services. Boyd Group Services' average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat MTY Food Group's score of -0.45 indicating that Boyd Group Services is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Boyd Group Services	Neutral
MTY Food Group	Neutral

Which has more risk and volatility, BYD or MTY?

Boyd Group Services has a beta of 0.394287, meaning that its stock price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MTY Food Group has a beta of 1.181568, meaning that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

MTY Food Group beats Boyd Group Services on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.