DOL vs. L, ATD.B, ATD.A, WN, MRU, SAP, EMP.A, PRMW, PBH, and MFI
Should you be buying Dollarama stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Dollarama include Loblaw Companies (L), Alimentation Couche-Tard (ATD.B), Alimentation Couche-Tard (ATD.A), George Weston (WN), Metro (MRU), Saputo (SAP), Empire (EMP.A), Primo Water (PRMW), Premium Brands (PBH), and Maple Leaf Foods (MFI). These companies are all part of the "consumer defensive" sector.
Dollarama vs. Its Competitors
Dollarama (TSE:DOL) and Loblaw Companies (TSE:L) are both large-cap consumer defensive companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.
47.1% of Dollarama shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.8% of Loblaw Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of Dollarama shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 53.8% of Loblaw Companies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Loblaw Companies has higher revenue and earnings than Dollarama. Loblaw Companies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dollarama, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Dollarama currently has a consensus target price of C$201.00, suggesting a potential upside of 10.56%. Loblaw Companies has a consensus target price of C$199.25, suggesting a potential upside of 242.30%. Given Loblaw Companies' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Loblaw Companies is more favorable than Dollarama.
Dollarama has a net margin of 17.85% compared to Loblaw Companies' net margin of 3.71%. Dollarama's return on equity of 135.38% beat Loblaw Companies' return on equity.
In the previous week, Dollarama had 4 more articles in the media than Loblaw Companies. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Dollarama and 3 mentions for Loblaw Companies. Loblaw Companies' average media sentiment score of 0.48 beat Dollarama's score of 0.24 indicating that Loblaw Companies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Dollarama pays an annual dividend of C$0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Loblaw Companies pays an annual dividend of C$0.53 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Dollarama pays out 8.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Loblaw Companies pays out 26.1% 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.
Dollarama has a beta of 0.048693, suggesting that its share price is 95% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Loblaw Companies has a beta of 0.288064, suggesting that its share price is 71% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Dollarama beats Loblaw Companies on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (TSE:DOL) was last updated on 10/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff