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 better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

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%

Does the media refer more to DBM or RUS?

In the previous week, Doman Building Materials Group had 9 more articles in the media than Russel Metals. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Doman Building Materials Group and 3 mentions for Russel Metals. Russel Metals' average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat Doman Building Materials Group's score of 0.50 indicating that Russel Metals is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Doman Building Materials Group	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Russel Metals	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better earnings and 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	0.31	C$56.55M	C$0.65	13.57
Russel Metals	C$4.17B	0.61	C$178.38M	C$3.10	14.32

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership 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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility and 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.

Do analysts prefer DBM or RUS?

Doman Building Materials Group presently has a consensus target price of C$10.13, suggesting a potential upside of 15.32%. Russel Metals has a consensus target price of C$53.40, suggesting a potential upside of 20.16%. Given Russel Metals' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Russel Metals is more favorable than Doman Building Materials Group.

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

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 6.4%. Russel Metals pays an annual dividend of C$1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. 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.

Summary

Russel Metals beats Doman Building Materials Group on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.