Computer Modelling Group (CMG) Competitors

MTY Food Group (TSE:MTY) and Computer Modelling Group (TSE:CMG) are both small-cap restaurants, hotels, motels companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Is MTY or CMG more profitable?

Computer Modelling Group has a net margin of 19.18% compared to MTY Food Group's net margin of 8.30%. Computer Modelling Group's return on equity of 33.54% beat MTY Food Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MTY Food Group	8.30%	11.66%	4.18%
Computer Modelling Group	19.18%	33.54%	12.79%

Does the media favor MTY or CMG?

In the previous week, MTY Food Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Computer Modelling Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
MTY Food Group	Neutral
Computer Modelling Group	Neutral

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

19.0% of MTY Food Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.5% of Computer Modelling Group shares are held by institutional investors. 16.5% of MTY Food Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Computer Modelling Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, MTY or CMG?

MTY Food Group has a beta of 1.95, suggesting that its share price is 95% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Computer Modelling Group has a beta of 1.21, suggesting that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer MTY or CMG?

MTY Food Group presently has a consensus target price of C$50.50, indicating a potential upside of 29.69%. Computer Modelling Group has a consensus target price of C$12.83, indicating a potential upside of 110.04%. Given Computer Modelling Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Computer Modelling Group is more favorable than MTY Food Group.

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
Computer Modelling Group	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43

Is MTY or CMG a better dividend stock?

MTY Food Group pays an annual dividend of C$1.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Computer Modelling Group pays an annual dividend of C$0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. MTY Food Group pays out 28.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Computer Modelling Group pays out 66.0% 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 better valuation and earnings, MTY or CMG?

MTY Food Group has higher revenue and earnings than Computer Modelling Group. MTY Food Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Computer Modelling Group, 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	0.80	C$93.69M	C$4.00	9.72
Computer Modelling Group	C$124.85M	3.95	C$23.95M	C$0.30	20.15

Summary

Computer Modelling Group beats MTY Food Group on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.