ELF vs. SCL, PG, DII.A, DII.B, AVP, SGE, EL, MBC, CL, and LEG
Should you be buying E-L Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of E-L Financial include Shawcor (SCL), Premier Gold Mines (PG), Dorel Industries (DII.A), Dorel Industries (DII.B), Avcorp Industries (AVP), Strategem Capital (SGE), Engagement Labs (EL), 27557 (MBC.TO) (MBC), Colgate-Palmolive (CL), and Legacy Oil And Gas (LEG). These companies are all part of the "consumer goods" industry.
E-L Financial vs. Its Competitors
E-L Financial (TSE:ELF) and Shawcor (TSE:SCL) are both consumer goods companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation and dividends.
4.9% of E-L Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.0% of Shawcor shares are held by institutional investors. 57.8% of E-L Financial shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Shawcor shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
E-L Financial has a beta of 1.256367, suggesting that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Shawcor has a beta of 2.35, suggesting that its stock price is 135% more volatile than the S&P 500.
E-L Financial has a net margin of 33.27% compared to Shawcor's net margin of 0.16%. E-L Financial's return on equity of 23.62% beat Shawcor's return on equity.
In the previous week, E-L Financial had 2 more articles in the media than Shawcor. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for E-L Financial and 0 mentions for Shawcor. E-L Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat Shawcor's score of 0.00 indicating that E-L Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.
E-L Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Shawcor. Shawcor 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.
Summary
E-L Financial beats Shawcor on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (TSE:ELF) was last updated on 9/27/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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