DII.B vs. ELF, AVP, DII.A, SGE, EL, MBC, CL, LEG, RAY, and SCL
Should you be buying Dorel Industries stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Dorel Industries include E-L Financial (ELF), Avcorp Industries (AVP), Dorel Industries (DII.A), Strategem Capital (SGE), Engagement Labs (EL), 27557 (MBC.TO) (MBC), Colgate-Palmolive (CL), Legacy Oil And Gas (LEG), Stingray Digitl (RAY), and Shawcor (SCL). These companies are all part of the "consumer goods" industry.
Dorel Industries vs. Its Competitors
Dorel Industries (TSE:DII.B) and E-L Financial (TSE:ELF) are both small-cap consumer goods companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, risk and dividends.
Dorel Industries pays an annual dividend of C$0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 60.6%. E-L Financial pays an annual dividend of C$15.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 94.1%. Dorel Industries pays out -20.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. E-L Financial pays out 2.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.
In the previous week, E-L Financial had 2 more articles in the media than Dorel Industries. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for E-L Financial and 0 mentions for Dorel Industries. E-L Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.63 beat Dorel Industries' score of 0.00 indicating that E-L Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Dorel Industries has a beta of 3.06, meaning that its stock price is 206% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, E-L Financial has a beta of 0.85, meaning that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500.
E-L Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Dorel Industries. Dorel Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than E-L Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
49.4% of Dorel Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.0% of E-L Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of Dorel Industries shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 57.8% of E-L Financial shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
E-L Financial has a net margin of 33.27% compared to Dorel Industries' net margin of -6.47%. E-L Financial's return on equity of 23.62% beat Dorel Industries' return on equity.
Dorel Industries presently has a consensus target price of C$1.75, suggesting a potential upside of 32.58%. Given Dorel Industries' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Dorel Industries is more favorable than E-L Financial.
Summary
E-L Financial beats Dorel Industries on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (TSE:DII.B) was last updated on 6/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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