LIF vs. STLC, ASTL, CIA, DPM, FVI, SEA, CFP, KNT, CG, and AYA
Should you be buying Labrador Iron Ore Royalty stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Labrador Iron Ore Royalty include Stelco (STLC), Algoma Steel Group (ASTL), Champion Iron (CIA), Dundee Precious Metals (DPM), Fortuna Silver Mines (FVI), Seabridge Gold (SEA), Canfor (CFP), K92 Mining (KNT), Centerra Gold (CG), and Aya Gold & Silver (AYA). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector.
Labrador Iron Ore Royalty (TSE:LIF) and Stelco (TSE:STLC) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, risk, community ranking, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends and valuation.
Labrador Iron Ore Royalty has a net margin of 93.08% compared to Stelco's net margin of 5.11%. Labrador Iron Ore Royalty's return on equity of 28.73% beat Stelco's return on equity.
22.1% of Labrador Iron Ore Royalty shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.2% of Stelco shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Labrador Iron Ore Royalty shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 20.6% of Stelco shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Stelco had 3 more articles in the media than Labrador Iron Ore Royalty. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Stelco and 0 mentions for Labrador Iron Ore Royalty. Labrador Iron Ore Royalty's average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat Stelco's score of -0.54 indicating that Labrador Iron Ore Royalty is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Labrador Iron Ore Royalty pays an annual dividend of C$2.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.1%. Stelco pays an annual dividend of C$2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Labrador Iron Ore Royalty pays out 85.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Stelco pays out 74.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
Labrador Iron Ore Royalty received 215 more outperform votes than Stelco when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 52.56% of users gave Labrador Iron Ore Royalty an outperform vote while only 44.21% of users gave Stelco an outperform vote.
Labrador Iron Ore Royalty presently has a consensus price target of C$32.50, suggesting a potential upside of 5.69%. Stelco has a consensus price target of C$50.50, suggesting a potential upside of 26.85%. Given Stelco's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Stelco is more favorable than Labrador Iron Ore Royalty.
Labrador Iron Ore Royalty has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Stelco. Labrador Iron Ore Royalty is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Stelco, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Labrador Iron Ore Royalty has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Stelco has a beta of 2.35, meaning that its share price is 135% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Labrador Iron Ore Royalty beats Stelco on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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