BRP (DOO) Competitors

Magna International (TSE:MG) and BRP (TSE:DOO) are both consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, valuation and profitability.

Is MG or DOO a better dividend stock?

Magna International pays an annual dividend of C$1.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. BRP pays an annual dividend of C$0.85 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Magna International pays out 45.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. BRP pays out -170.0% 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.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, MG or DOO?

Magna International has higher revenue and earnings than BRP. BRP is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Magna International, 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
Magna International	C$41.61B	0.44	C$758.25M	C$4.26	15.19
BRP	C$7.75B	0.89	C$196.05M	-C$0.50	-188.16

Do analysts rate MG or DOO?

Magna International presently has a consensus target price of C$61.00, suggesting a potential downside of 5.70%. BRP has a consensus target price of C$94.54, suggesting a potential upside of 0.49%. Given BRP's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe BRP is more favorable than Magna International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Magna International	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.83
BRP	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.91

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in MG or DOO?

48.2% of Magna International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.4% of BRP shares are held by institutional investors. 6.2% of Magna International shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.9% of BRP shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is MG or DOO more profitable?

Magna International has a net margin of 2.52% compared to BRP's net margin of 2.28%. BRP's return on equity of 30.69% beat Magna International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Magna International	2.52%	9.11%	3.82%
BRP	2.28%	30.69%	8.04%

Which has more risk & volatility, MG or DOO?

Magna International has a beta of 1.958953, suggesting that its stock price is 96% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BRP has a beta of 1.118543, suggesting that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer MG or DOO?

In the previous week, BRP had 1 more articles in the media than Magna International. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for BRP and 1 mentions for Magna International. Magna International's average media sentiment score of 0.58 beat BRP's score of 0.20 indicating that Magna International is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Magna International	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
BRP	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Magna International beats BRP on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.