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C$18.23 +0.36 (+2.01%)
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CAS vs. WPK, IP, PKG, ITP, and IPLP

Should you buy Cascades stock or one of its competitors? Cascades's main competitors and comparable companies include Winpak (WPK), Imagination Park Entertainment (IP), Packaging Co. of America (PKG), Intertape Polymer Group (ITP), and IPL Plastics Inc. (IPLP.TO) (IPLP). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "containers & packaging" industry.

How does Cascades compare to Winpak?

Winpak (TSE:WPK) and Cascades (TSE:CAS) are both materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment and dividends.

25.7% of Winpak shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.3% of Cascades shares are held by institutional investors. 57.5% of Winpak shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 23.8% of Cascades shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Cascades had 3 more articles in the media than Winpak. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Cascades and 1 mentions for Winpak. Cascades' average media sentiment score of 0.43 beat Winpak's score of 0.00 indicating that Cascades is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Winpak
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Cascades
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Winpak currently has a consensus target price of C$51.00, suggesting a potential upside of 18.52%. Cascades has a consensus target price of C$16.50, suggesting a potential downside of 9.49%. Given Winpak's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Winpak is more favorable than Cascades.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Winpak
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
Cascades
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.88

Winpak has a net margin of 12.01% compared to Cascades' net margin of 2.64%. Winpak's return on equity of 10.41% beat Cascades' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Winpak12.01% 10.41% 7.15%
Cascades 2.64%7.24%2.49%

Winpak has a beta of 0.455028, suggesting that its stock price is 54% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Cascades has a beta of 1.220043, suggesting that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the broader market.

Winpak has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Cascades. Cascades is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Winpak, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
WinpakC$1.14B2.21C$102.73MC$2.3018.71
CascadesC$4.78B0.39-C$75.12MC$1.2414.70

Winpak pays an annual dividend of C$0.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Cascades pays an annual dividend of C$0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Winpak pays out 6.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cascades pays out 38.7% 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

Winpak beats Cascades on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Cascades compare to Imagination Park Entertainment?

Imagination Park Entertainment (CNSX:IP) and Cascades (TSE:CAS) are both materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk and earnings.

In the previous week, Cascades had 4 more articles in the media than Imagination Park Entertainment. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Cascades and 0 mentions for Imagination Park Entertainment. Cascades' average media sentiment score of 0.43 beat Imagination Park Entertainment's score of 0.00 indicating that Cascades is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Imagination Park Entertainment Neutral
Cascades Neutral

Cascades has a net margin of 2.64% compared to Imagination Park Entertainment's net margin of 0.00%. Cascades' return on equity of 7.24% beat Imagination Park Entertainment's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Imagination Park EntertainmentN/A N/A N/A
Cascades 2.64%7.24%2.49%

12.3% of Cascades shares are owned by institutional investors. 23.8% of Cascades shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Cascades has a consensus price target of C$16.50, indicating a potential downside of 9.49%. Given Imagination Park Entertainment's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Imagination Park Entertainment is more favorable than Cascades.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Imagination Park Entertainment
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Cascades
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.88

Imagination Park Entertainment has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Cascades.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Imagination Park EntertainmentN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
CascadesC$4.78B0.39-C$75.12MC$1.2414.70

Summary

Cascades beats Imagination Park Entertainment on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Cascades compare to Packaging Co. of America?

Packaging Co. of America (CNSX:PKG) and Cascades (TSE:CAS) are both materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.

In the previous week, Cascades had 4 more articles in the media than Packaging Co. of America. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Cascades and 0 mentions for Packaging Co. of America. Cascades' average media sentiment score of 0.43 beat Packaging Co. of America's score of 0.26 indicating that Cascades is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Packaging Co. of America Neutral
Cascades Neutral

Cascades has a consensus price target of C$16.50, indicating a potential downside of 9.49%. Given Packaging Co. of America's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Packaging Co. of America is more favorable than Cascades.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Packaging Co. of America
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Cascades
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.88

Cascades has a net margin of 2.64% compared to Packaging Co. of America's net margin of 0.00%. Cascades' return on equity of 7.24% beat Packaging Co. of America's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Packaging Co. of AmericaN/A N/A N/A
Cascades 2.64%7.24%2.49%

12.3% of Cascades shares are held by institutional investors. 23.8% of Cascades shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Packaging Co. of America has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Cascades.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Packaging Co. of AmericaN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
CascadesC$4.78B0.39-C$75.12MC$1.2414.70

Summary

Cascades beats Packaging Co. of America on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Cascades compare to Intertape Polymer Group?

Cascades (TSE:CAS) and Intertape Polymer Group (TSE:ITP) are both materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation and institutional ownership.

12.3% of Cascades shares are held by institutional investors. 23.8% of Cascades shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Cascades had 4 more articles in the media than Intertape Polymer Group. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Cascades and 0 mentions for Intertape Polymer Group. Cascades' average media sentiment score of 0.43 beat Intertape Polymer Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Cascades is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Cascades Neutral
Intertape Polymer Group Neutral

Cascades pays an annual dividend of C$0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Intertape Polymer Group pays an annual dividend of C$0.67 per share. Cascades pays out 38.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Intertape Polymer Group pays out -360.8% 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.

Cascades currently has a consensus target price of C$16.50, indicating a potential downside of 9.49%. Given Intertape Polymer Group's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Intertape Polymer Group is more favorable than Cascades.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Cascades
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.88
Intertape Polymer Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

Cascades has a net margin of 2.64% compared to Intertape Polymer Group's net margin of 0.00%. Cascades' return on equity of 7.24% beat Intertape Polymer Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Cascades2.64% 7.24% 2.49%
Intertape Polymer Group N/A N/A N/A

Intertape Polymer Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Cascades. Intertape Polymer Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cascades, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
CascadesC$4.78B0.39-C$75.12MC$1.2414.70
Intertape Polymer GroupC$1.59B0.00-C$10.97M-C$0.19N/A

Summary

Cascades beats Intertape Polymer Group on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Cascades compare to IPL Plastics Inc. (IPLP.TO)?

Cascades (TSE:CAS) and IPL Plastics Inc. (IPLP.TO) (TSE:IPLP) are both small-cap materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment and earnings.

Cascades has a net margin of 2.64% compared to IPL Plastics Inc. (IPLP.TO)'s net margin of 0.00%. Cascades' return on equity of 7.24% beat IPL Plastics Inc. (IPLP.TO)'s return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Cascades2.64% 7.24% 2.49%
IPL Plastics Inc. (IPLP.TO) N/A N/A N/A

Cascades presently has a consensus target price of C$16.50, indicating a potential downside of 9.49%. Given IPL Plastics Inc. (IPLP.TO)'s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe IPL Plastics Inc. (IPLP.TO) is more favorable than Cascades.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Cascades
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.88
IPL Plastics Inc. (IPLP.TO)
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

12.3% of Cascades shares are held by institutional investors. 23.8% of Cascades shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

IPL Plastics Inc. (IPLP.TO) has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Cascades. IPL Plastics Inc. (IPLP.TO) is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cascades, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
CascadesC$4.78B0.39-C$75.12MC$1.2414.70
IPL Plastics Inc. (IPLP.TO)C$589.03M0.00C$10.88MC$0.20N/A

In the previous week, Cascades had 4 more articles in the media than IPL Plastics Inc. (IPLP.TO). MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Cascades and 0 mentions for IPL Plastics Inc. (IPLP.TO). Cascades' average media sentiment score of 0.43 beat IPL Plastics Inc. (IPLP.TO)'s score of 0.00 indicating that Cascades is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Cascades Neutral
IPL Plastics Inc. (IPLP.TO) Neutral

Summary

Cascades beats IPL Plastics Inc. (IPLP.TO) on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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CAS vs. The Competition

MetricCascadesContainers & Packaging IndustryMaterials SectorTSE Exchange
Market CapC$1.85BC$6.39BC$4.81BC$12.54B
Dividend Yield2.77%3.01%4.71%6.28%
P/E Ratio14.7017.1325.7939.88
Price / Sales0.3914.6417,612.789.20
Price / Cash18.15-1.2026.8982.29
Price / Book1.022.859.934.66
Net Income-C$75.12MC$181.58MC$158.14MC$299.09M
7 Day Performance10.28%-0.20%0.08%-0.46%
1 Month Performance10.96%-4.02%-2.99%-2.84%
1 Year Performance89.90%3.77%24.71%19.64%

Cascades Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CAS
Cascades
3.1194 of 5 stars
C$18.23
+2.0%
C$16.50
-9.5%
+84.4%C$1.85BC$4.78B14.708,900
WPK
Winpak
1.387 of 5 stars
C$43.51
+0.2%
C$51.00
+17.2%
+2.9%C$2.55BC$1.14B18.922,841
IP
Imagination Park Entertainment
N/AN/AN/AN/A$0.00N/AN/AN/A
PKG
Packaging Co. of America
N/AN/AN/AN/AC$0.00N/AN/A15,100
ITP
Intertape Polymer Group
N/AN/AN/AN/AC$2.40BC$1.59BN/A370

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