Linamar (LNR) Competitors

Uni-Select (TSE:UNS) and Linamar (TSE:LNR) are both mid-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk.

Do analysts recommend UNS or LNR?

Linamar has a consensus target price of C$83.00, indicating a potential upside of 15.65%. Given Linamar's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Linamar is more favorable than Uni-Select.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Uni-Select	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Linamar	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Does the media prefer UNS or LNR?

In the previous week, Linamar had 5 more articles in the media than Uni-Select. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Linamar and 0 mentions for Uni-Select. Linamar's average media sentiment score of 0.61 beat Uni-Select's score of 0.00 indicating that Linamar is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Uni-Select	Neutral
Linamar	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders believe in UNS or LNR?

50.2% of Uni-Select shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.9% of Linamar shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Uni-Select shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 33.5% of Linamar shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, UNS or LNR?

Uni-Select has a beta of 1.57, suggesting that its stock price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Linamar has a beta of 1.659606, suggesting that its stock price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation and earnings, UNS or LNR?

Linamar has higher revenue and earnings than Uni-Select. Uni-Select is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Linamar, 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
Uni-Select	C$1.77B	0.00	C$74.01M	C$1.97	N/A
Linamar	C$10.19B	0.42	C$591.22M	C$3.53	20.33

Is UNS or LNR more profitable?

Linamar has a net margin of 5.58% compared to Uni-Select's net margin of 4.18%. Uni-Select's return on equity of 13.61% beat Linamar's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Uni-Select	4.18%	13.61%	5.13%
Linamar	5.58%	10.73%	5.47%

Summary

Linamar beats Uni-Select on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.