Canadian Tire (CTC.A) Competitors

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

Which has higher valuation and earnings, GIL or CTC.A?

Gildan Activewear has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Canadian Tire. Gildan Activewear 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
Gildan Activewear	C$3.20B	2.39	C$533.58M	C$4.12	11.00
Canadian Tire	C$16.66B	0.42	C$213.30M	C$3.78	35.45

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

Gildan Activewear has a beta of 1.62, suggesting that its stock price is 62% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Canadian Tire has a beta of 1.37, suggesting that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate GIL or CTC.A?

Gildan Activewear currently has a consensus price target of C$47.00, indicating a potential upside of 3.75%. Canadian Tire has a consensus price target of C$157.25, indicating a potential upside of 17.34%. Given Gildan Activewear's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Canadian Tire is more favorable than Gildan Activewear.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Gildan Activewear	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Canadian Tire	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38

Does the MarketBeat Community favor GIL or CTC.A?

Canadian Tire received 60 more outperform votes than Gildan Activewear when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 76.96% of users gave Gildan Activewear an outperform vote while only 65.85% of users gave Canadian Tire an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Gildan Activewear	Outperform Votes 451 76.96%	Underperform Votes 135 23.04%
Canadian Tire	Outperform Votes 511 65.85%	Underperform Votes 265 34.15%

Is GIL or CTC.A more profitable?

Gildan Activewear has a net margin of 16.70% compared to Gildan Activewear's net margin of 1.28%. Canadian Tire's return on equity of 27.79% beat Gildan Activewear's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gildan Activewear	16.70%	27.79%	9.88%
Canadian Tire	1.28%	5.03%	3.74%

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

89.9% of Gildan Activewear shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.5% of Canadian Tire shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of Gildan Activewear shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.9% of Canadian Tire 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.

Does the media prefer GIL or CTC.A?

In the previous week, Gildan Activewear had 4 more articles in the media than Canadian Tire. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Gildan Activewear and 4 mentions for Canadian Tire. Canadian Tire's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Gildan Activewear's score of -0.41 indicating that Gildan Activewear is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Is GIL or CTC.A a better dividend stock?

Gildan Activewear pays an annual dividend of C$1.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Canadian Tire pays an annual dividend of C$7.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Gildan Activewear pays out 26.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Canadian Tire pays out 185.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Summary

Gildan Activewear beats Canadian Tire on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.