Boyd Group Services (BYD) Competitors

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

Is MTY or BYD 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
MTY Food Group	8.30%	11.66%	4.18%
Boyd Group Services	1.35%	4.93%	3.95%

Does the media refer more to MTY or BYD?

In the previous week, Boyd Group Services had 42 more articles in the media than MTY Food Group. MarketBeat recorded 42 mentions for Boyd Group Services and 0 mentions for MTY Food Group. Boyd Group Services' average media sentiment score of 0.27 beat MTY Food Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Boyd Group Services is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
MTY Food Group	Neutral
Boyd Group Services	Neutral

Which has better valuation and earnings, MTY or BYD?

MTY Food Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
MTY Food Group	C$1.13B	0.82	C$93.69M	C$4.00	9.88
Boyd Group Services	C$2.16B	1.57	C$29.07M	C$2.71	82.55

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

19.0% of MTY Food Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.6% of Boyd Group Services shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.5% of MTY Food Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Boyd Group Services shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate MTY or BYD?

MTY Food Group presently has a consensus price target of C$50.50, suggesting a potential upside of 27.65%. Boyd Group Services has a consensus price target of C$259.18, suggesting a potential upside of 15.64%. Given MTY Food Group's higher probable upside, equities 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
MTY Food Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Boyd Group Services	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.18

Which has more risk and volatility, MTY or BYD?

MTY Food Group has a beta of 1.95, suggesting that its share price is 95% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Boyd Group Services has a beta of 0.99, suggesting that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is MTY or BYD a better dividend stock?

MTY Food Group pays an annual dividend of C$1.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Boyd Group Services pays an annual dividend of C$0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. MTY Food Group pays out 28.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Boyd Group Services pays out 22.1% 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.

Summary

Boyd Group Services beats MTY Food Group on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.