Doman Building Materials Group (DBM) Competitors

Doman Building Materials Group (TSE:DBM) and Russel Metals (TSE:RUS) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends, valuation, risk, institutional ownership and community ranking.

Does the media favor DBM or RUS?

In the previous week, Doman Building Materials Group had 8 more articles in the media than Russel Metals. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Doman Building Materials Group and 0 mentions for Russel Metals. Russel Metals' average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Doman Building Materials Group's score of -0.42 indicating that Russel Metals is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Doman Building Materials Group	Neutral
Russel Metals	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals believe in DBM or RUS?

4.4% of Doman Building Materials Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.9% of Russel Metals shares are held by institutional investors. 20.0% of Doman Building Materials Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Russel Metals shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility & risk, DBM or RUS?

Doman Building Materials Group has a beta of 1.53, indicating that its share price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Russel Metals has a beta of 1.52, indicating that its share price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is DBM or RUS more profitable?

Russel Metals has a net margin of 4.27% compared to Doman Building Materials Group's net margin of 2.27%. Russel Metals' return on equity of 11.03% beat Doman Building Materials Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Doman Building Materials Group	2.27%	9.41%	4.52%
Russel Metals	4.27%	11.03%	6.48%

Is DBM or RUS a better dividend stock?

Doman Building Materials Group pays an annual dividend of C$0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.1%. Russel Metals pays an annual dividend of C$1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Doman Building Materials Group pays out 86.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Russel Metals pays out 54.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Which has better earnings & valuation, DBM or RUS?

Russel Metals has higher revenue and earnings than Doman Building Materials Group. Doman Building Materials Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Russel Metals, 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
Doman Building Materials Group	C$2.49B	0.24	C$56.55M	C$0.65	10.73
Russel Metals	C$4.17B	0.55	C$178.38M	C$3.10	12.92

Do analysts recommend DBM or RUS?

Doman Building Materials Group currently has a consensus price target of C$9.93, suggesting a potential upside of 43.06%. Russel Metals has a consensus price target of C$52.17, suggesting a potential upside of 30.09%. Given Doman Building Materials Group's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Doman Building Materials Group is more favorable than Russel Metals.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Doman Building Materials Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88
Russel Metals	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in DBM or RUS?

Russel Metals received 100 more outperform votes than Doman Building Materials Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 72.26% of users gave Doman Building Materials Group an outperform vote while only 67.43% of users gave Russel Metals an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Doman Building Materials Group	Outperform Votes 461 72.26%	Underperform Votes 177 27.74%
Russel Metals	Outperform Votes 561 67.43%	Underperform Votes 271 32.57%

Summary

Russel Metals beats Doman Building Materials Group on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.