HLF vs. JWEL, BU, SOY, CLR, BABY, TPK, SWP, JTR, MYLK, and VPI
Should you be buying High Liner Foods stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of High Liner Foods include Jamieson Wellness (JWEL), Burcon NutraScience (BU), SunOpta (SOY), Clearwater Seafoods Incorporated (CLR.TO) (CLR), Else Nutrition (BABY), Swiss Water Decaffeinated Coffee (TPK), Swiss Water Decaffeinated Coffee (SWP), GreenSpace Brands (JTR), Planting Hope (MYLK), and Vitality Products (VPI). These companies are all part of the "packaged foods" industry.
High Liner Foods vs. Its Competitors
Jamieson Wellness (TSE:JWEL) and High Liner Foods (TSE:HLF) are both small-cap consumer defensive companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations and earnings.
Jamieson Wellness currently has a consensus price target of C$41.65, indicating a potential upside of 18.63%. High Liner Foods has a consensus price target of C$21.25, indicating a potential upside of 18.25%. Given Jamieson Wellness' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Jamieson Wellness is more favorable than High Liner Foods.
55.6% of Jamieson Wellness shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.1% of High Liner Foods shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Jamieson Wellness shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 44.3% of High Liner Foods 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.
In the previous week, High Liner Foods had 3 more articles in the media than Jamieson Wellness. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for High Liner Foods and 1 mentions for Jamieson Wellness. Jamieson Wellness' average media sentiment score of 1.60 beat High Liner Foods' score of 0.20 indicating that Jamieson Wellness is being referred to more favorably in the media.
High Liner Foods has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Jamieson Wellness. High Liner Foods is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Jamieson Wellness, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Jamieson Wellness pays an annual dividend of C$0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. High Liner Foods pays an annual dividend of C$0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Jamieson Wellness pays out 88.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. High Liner Foods pays out 21.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. High Liner Foods is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Jamieson Wellness has a beta of 0.63, meaning that its share price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, High Liner Foods has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500.
High Liner Foods has a net margin of 6.31% compared to Jamieson Wellness' net margin of 5.57%. High Liner Foods' return on equity of 15.27% beat Jamieson Wellness' return on equity.
Summary
High Liner Foods beats Jamieson Wellness on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (TSE:HLF) was last updated on 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
