Canadian Tire (CTC.A) Competitors

Canadian Tire (TSE:CTC) and Canadian Tire (TSE:CTC.A) are both consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, risk and analyst recommendations.

Is CTC or CTC.A more profitable?

Canadian Tire has a net margin of 3.98% compared to Canadian Tire's net margin of 2.33%. Canadian Tire's return on equity of 11.54% beat Canadian Tire's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Canadian Tire	3.98%	11.54%	3.90%
Canadian Tire	2.33%	7.45%	3.90%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of CTC or CTC.A?

0.5% of Canadian Tire shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.4% of Canadian Tire shares are owned by institutional investors. 81.9% of Canadian Tire shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Canadian Tire shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor CTC or CTC.A?

In the previous week, Canadian Tire had 3 more articles in the media than Canadian Tire. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Canadian Tire and 0 mentions for Canadian Tire. Canadian Tire's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Canadian Tire's score of -0.36 indicating that Canadian Tire is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Canadian Tire	Neutral
Canadian Tire	Neutral

Do analysts prefer CTC or CTC.A?

Canadian Tire currently has a consensus target price of C$140.00, indicating a potential downside of 46.15%. Canadian Tire has a consensus target price of C$173.22, indicating a potential upside of 1.82%. Given Canadian Tire's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Canadian Tire is more favorable than Canadian Tire.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Canadian Tire	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.75
Canadian Tire	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.14

Is CTC or CTC.A a better dividend stock?

Canadian Tire pays an annual dividend of C$7.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Canadian Tire pays an annual dividend of C$7.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Canadian Tire pays out 51.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Canadian Tire pays out 51.5% 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 earnings and valuation, CTC or CTC.A?

Canadian Tire is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Canadian Tire, 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
Canadian Tire	C$16.69B	0.84	C$446.23M	C$13.68	19.01
Canadian Tire	C$16.69B	0.55	C$381.70M	C$13.68	12.44

Which has more volatility and risk, CTC or CTC.A?

Canadian Tire has a beta of 0.624238, meaning that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Canadian Tire has a beta of 1.011417, meaning that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Canadian Tire and Canadian Tire tied by winning 7 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.