K-Bro Linen (KBL) Competitors C$35.17 +0.21 (+0.60%) As of 03:11 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock KBL vs. GDI, DXT, CGY, ISV, DCM, KUT, TRI, RBA, BBD.A, and BADShould you be buying K-Bro Linen stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of K-Bro Linen include GDI Integrated Facility Services (GDI), Dexterra Group (DXT), Calian Group (CGY), Information Services (ISV), DATA Communications Management (DCM), RediShred Capital (KUT), Thomson Reuters (TRI), RB Global (RBA), Bombardier (BBD.A), and Badger Daylighting (BAD). These companies are all part of the "industrials" sector. K-Bro Linen vs. Its Competitors GDI Integrated Facility Services Dexterra Group Calian Group Information Services DATA Communications Management RediShred Capital Thomson Reuters RB Global Bombardier Badger Daylighting GDI Integrated Facility Services (TSE:GDI) and K-Bro Linen (TSE:KBL) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk and institutional ownership. Is GDI or KBL more profitable? K-Bro Linen has a net margin of 5.19% compared to GDI Integrated Facility Services' net margin of 0.59%. K-Bro Linen's return on equity of 10.47% beat GDI Integrated Facility Services' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets GDI Integrated Facility Services0.59% 3.26% 2.26% K-Bro Linen 5.19%10.47%4.90% Does the media prefer GDI or KBL? In the previous week, GDI Integrated Facility Services had 1 more articles in the media than K-Bro Linen. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for GDI Integrated Facility Services and 0 mentions for K-Bro Linen. GDI Integrated Facility Services' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled K-Bro Linen'saverage media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment GDI Integrated Facility Services Neutral K-Bro Linen Neutral Do analysts recommend GDI or KBL? GDI Integrated Facility Services currently has a consensus target price of C$43.50, suggesting a potential upside of 34.88%. K-Bro Linen has a consensus target price of C$50.00, suggesting a potential upside of 42.37%. Given K-Bro Linen's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe K-Bro Linen is more favorable than GDI Integrated Facility Services.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score GDI Integrated Facility Services 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00K-Bro Linen 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75 Which has more risk & volatility, GDI or KBL? GDI Integrated Facility Services has a beta of 1.03, indicating that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, K-Bro Linen has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, GDI or KBL? K-Bro Linen has lower revenue, but higher earnings than GDI Integrated Facility Services. K-Bro Linen is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than GDI Integrated Facility Services, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGDI Integrated Facility ServicesC$2.58B0.30C$15.23MC$0.6351.12K-Bro LinenC$362.25M1.02C$18.80MC$1.7919.65 Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of GDI or KBL? 43.1% of GDI Integrated Facility Services shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.4% of K-Bro Linen shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.6% of GDI Integrated Facility Services shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.3% of K-Bro Linen shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. SummaryK-Bro Linen beats GDI Integrated Facility Services on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get K-Bro Linen News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for KBL and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding KBL and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of TSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart KBL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricK-Bro LinenSpecialty Business Services IndustryIndustrials SectorTSE ExchangeMarket CapC$368.51MC$6.70BC$7.52BC$6.20BDividend Yield3.32%4.93%4.53%6.72%P/E Ratio19.6532.7724.9850.87Price / Sales1.02141.44115.711,176.58Price / Cash181.2540.5427.3583.29Price / Book1.957.914.364.70Net IncomeC$18.80MC$144.67MC$791.63MC$301.20M7 Day Performance0.11%0.12%2.42%2.29%1 Month Performance-0.51%3.51%5.70%4.83%1 Year Performance1.80%55.05%32.73%26.41% K-Bro Linen Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KBLK-Bro Linen2.4389 of 5 starsC$35.17+0.6%C$50.00+42.2%+2.9%C$369.04MC$362.25M19.683,050GDIGDI Integrated Facility Services1.5518 of 5 starsC$31.83+1.7%C$43.50+36.7%-2.8%C$758.65MC$2.58B50.456,600DXTDexterra Group1.1057 of 5 starsC$9.00+0.7%C$9.50+5.6%+72.2%C$572.76MC$1.02B45.829,000CGYCalian Group2.0823 of 5 starsC$46.22+0.9%C$63.43+37.2%-7.2%C$548.68MC$748.67M49.494,400ISVInformation Services1.1785 of 5 starsN/AC$32.50+∞N/AC$502.23MC$250.54M23.92545DCMDATA Communications Management1.2273 of 5 starsC$1.78-0.6%C$7.38+314.3%-28.4%C$100.00MC$501.49M-28.681,800KUTRediShred CapitalN/AC$4.96+0.2%C$5.50+10.9%+60.0%C$91.31MC$70.18M129.73N/ATRIThomson Reuters1.0514 of 5 starsC$270.41+0.5%C$252.40-6.7%+17.7%C$85.43BC$4.59B40.7224,400RBARB GlobalN/AC$144.48+0.9%N/A+37.8%C$18.67BC$2.06B63.484,200BBD.ABombardierN/AC$114.02+2.1%N/A+70.0%C$1.41BC$8.40B29.5417,100News CoverageBADBadger DaylightingN/AN/AN/AN/AC$1.40BC$530.42M310.001,875 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies GDI Integrated Facility Services Alternatives Dexterra Group Alternatives Calian Group Alternatives Information Services Alternatives DATA Communications Management Alternatives RediShred Capital Alternatives Thomson Reuters Alternatives RB Global Alternatives Bombardier Alternatives Badger Daylighting Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (TSE:KBL) was last updated on 7/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersPresidential Bombshell: $150T Resource to Be Released as soon as this Summer?Something extraordinary is happening in Washington. 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