Canadian Tire (CTC) Competitors

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

Is CTC.A or CTC a better dividend stock?

Canadian Tire pays an annual dividend of C$7.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Canadian Tire pays an annual dividend of C$7.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. 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. Canadian Tire pays out 40.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Is CTC.A or CTC 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	2.33%	7.45%	3.90%
Canadian Tire	3.98%	11.54%	3.90%

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

Canadian Tire has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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$16.35B	0.59	C$381.70M	C$6.85	27.09
Canadian Tire	C$11.21B	0.86	C$446.23M	C$17.42	14.52

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

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

Do analysts prefer CTC.A or CTC?

Canadian Tire currently has a consensus price target of C$171.25, suggesting a potential downside of 7.72%. Canadian Tire has a consensus price target of C$140.00, suggesting a potential downside of 44.66%. Given Canadian Tire's higher possible upside, equities 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	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Canadian Tire	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

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

34.0% of Canadian Tire shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.3% of Canadian Tire shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of Canadian Tire shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 81.9% of Canadian Tire shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to CTC.A or CTC?

In the previous week, Canadian Tire had 2 more articles in the media than Canadian Tire. MarketBeat recorded 2 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 -0.15 indicating that Canadian Tire is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Canadian Tire	Neutral
Canadian Tire	Neutral

Summary

Canadian Tire beats Canadian Tire on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.