Canadian Tire (CTC.A) Competitors

Canadian Tire (TSE:CTC) and Canadian Tire (TSE:CTC.A) are both mid-cap consumer cyclical 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, media sentiment and community ranking.

Does the media favor CTC or CTC.A?

In the previous week, Canadian Tire had 5 more articles in the media than Canadian Tire. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Canadian Tire and 6 mentions for Canadian Tire. Canadian Tire's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Canadian Tire's score of 0.56 indicating that Canadian Tire is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Canadian Tire	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Canadian Tire	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is CTC or CTC.A a better dividend stock?

Canadian Tire pays an annual dividend of C$7.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Canadian Tire pays an annual dividend of C$7.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Canadian Tire pays out 40.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Canadian Tire pays out 102.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

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 analysts rate CTC or CTC.A?

Canadian Tire presently has a consensus price target of C$140.00, indicating a potential downside of 38.86%. Canadian Tire has a consensus price target of C$171.25, indicating a potential upside of 7.82%. Given Canadian Tire's 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)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Canadian Tire	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

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

Canadian Tire has a beta of 1.33, suggesting that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Canadian Tire has a beta of 1.33, suggesting that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in CTC or CTC.A?

12.3% of Canadian Tire shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.0% of Canadian Tire shares are held by institutional investors. 81.9% of Canadian Tire shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Canadian Tire shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CTC or CTC.A?

Canadian Tire received 309 more outperform votes than Canadian Tire when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 77.21% of users gave Canadian Tire an outperform vote while only 64.23% of users gave Canadian Tire an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Canadian Tire	Outperform Votes 210 77.21%	Underperform Votes 62 22.79%
Canadian Tire	Outperform Votes 519 64.23%	Underperform Votes 289 35.77%

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, CTC or CTC.A?

Canadian Tire has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Canadian Tire. 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$11.21B	0.78	C$446.23M	C$17.42	13.14
Canadian Tire	C$16.35B	0.51	C$381.70M	C$6.85	23.19

Summary

Canadian Tire beats Canadian Tire on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.