Finning International (FTT) Competitors

Finning International (TSE:FTT) and Toromont Industries (TSE:TIH) are both industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership and risk.

Does the media favor FTT or TIH?

In the previous week, Toromont Industries had 1 more articles in the media than Finning International. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Toromont Industries and 0 mentions for Finning International. Finning International's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Toromont Industries' score of 0.00 indicating that Finning International is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Finning International	Positive
Toromont Industries	Neutral

Which has more volatility & risk, FTT or TIH?

Finning International has a beta of 1.55, meaning that its stock price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Toromont Industries has a beta of 0.68, meaning that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of FTT or TIH?

43.1% of Finning International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.4% of Toromont Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Finning International shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Toromont Industries shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer FTT or TIH?

Finning International presently has a consensus price target of C$59.44, indicating a potential upside of 4.78%. Toromont Industries has a consensus price target of C$140.50, indicating a potential downside of 2.13%. Given Finning International's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Finning International is more favorable than Toromont Industries.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Finning International	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88
Toromont Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, FTT or TIH?

Toromont Industries has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Finning International. Finning International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Toromont Industries, 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
Finning International	C$10.96B	0.71	C$497.82M	C$3.58	15.87
Toromont Industries	C$4.99B	2.35	C$503.10M	C$6.16	23.31

Is FTT or TIH a better dividend stock?

Finning International pays an annual dividend of C$1.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Toromont Industries pays an annual dividend of C$1.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Finning International pays out 30.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Toromont Industries pays out 31.2% 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. Finning International is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is FTT or TIH more profitable?

Toromont Industries has a net margin of 10.09% compared to Finning International's net margin of 4.54%. Finning International's return on equity of 19.69% beat Toromont Industries' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Finning International	4.54%	19.69%	7.28%
Toromont Industries	10.09%	17.74%	9.56%

Summary

Toromont Industries beats Finning International on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.