LNR vs. UNS, MRE, ABCT, XTC, WPRT, SSA, MG, CCL.B, GIL, and CTC.A
Should you be buying Linamar stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Linamar include Uni-Select (UNS), Martinrea International (MRE), ABC Technologies (ABCT), Exco Technologies (XTC), Westport Fuel Systems (WPRT), Spectra Products (SSA), Magna International (MG), CCL Industries (CCL.B), Gildan Activewear (GIL), and Canadian Tire (CTC.A). These companies are all part of the "consumer cyclical" sector.
Linamar (TSE:LNR) and Uni-Select (TSE:UNS) are both mid-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, risk, profitability, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and community ranking.
20.4% of Linamar shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.2% of Uni-Select shares are held by institutional investors. 33.5% of Linamar shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Uni-Select shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
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.
Uni-Select received 128 more outperform votes than Linamar when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.31% of users gave Uni-Select an outperform vote while only 63.78% of users gave Linamar an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Linamar had 1 more articles in the media than Uni-Select. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Linamar and 0 mentions for Uni-Select. Linamar's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Uni-Select'saverage media sentiment score.
Linamar has a net margin of 5.55% 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.
Linamar presently has a consensus price target of C$88.20, suggesting a potential upside of 28.57%.
Linamar has a beta of 1.48, meaning that its share price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Uni-Select has a beta of 1.57, meaning that its share price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Linamar beats Uni-Select on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
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