Maple Leaf Foods (MFI) Competitors

Jamieson Wellness has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Maple Leaf Foods. Maple Leaf 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.

Maple Leaf Foods has a net margin of 11.76% compared to Jamieson Wellness' net margin of 7.60%. Maple Leaf Foods' return on equity of 35.43% beat Jamieson Wellness' return on equity.

Maple Leaf Foods presently has a consensus price target of C$35.00, indicating a potential upside of 24.20%. Jamieson Wellness has a consensus price target of C$44.00, indicating a potential upside of 30.76%. Given Jamieson Wellness' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Jamieson Wellness is more favorable than Maple Leaf Foods.

30.7% of Maple Leaf Foods shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.1% of Jamieson Wellness shares are owned by institutional investors. 39.9% of Maple Leaf Foods shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Jamieson Wellness shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Maple Leaf Foods has a beta of 0.471297, suggesting that its share price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Jamieson Wellness has a beta of 1.458511, suggesting that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, Maple Leaf Foods had 2 more articles in the media than Jamieson Wellness. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Maple Leaf Foods and 1 mentions for Jamieson Wellness. Maple Leaf Foods' average media sentiment score of 0.54 beat Jamieson Wellness' score of 0.00 indicating that Maple Leaf Foods is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Maple Leaf Foods pays an annual dividend of C$0.91 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Jamieson Wellness pays an annual dividend of C$0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Maple Leaf Foods pays out 21.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Jamieson Wellness pays out 60.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Maple Leaf Foods is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

25.9% of SunOpta shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.7% of Maple Leaf Foods shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.5% of SunOpta shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 39.9% of Maple Leaf Foods shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Maple Leaf Foods had 2 more articles in the media than SunOpta. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Maple Leaf Foods and 1 mentions for SunOpta. SunOpta's average media sentiment score of 1.73 beat Maple Leaf Foods' score of 0.54 indicating that SunOpta is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Maple Leaf Foods has higher revenue and earnings than SunOpta. Maple Leaf Foods is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SunOpta, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Maple Leaf Foods has a net margin of 11.76% compared to SunOpta's net margin of 1.93%. Maple Leaf Foods' return on equity of 35.43% beat SunOpta's return on equity.

SunOpta has a beta of 2.480948, indicating that its share price is 148% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Maple Leaf Foods has a beta of 0.471297, indicating that its share price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Maple Leaf Foods has a consensus price target of C$35.00, indicating a potential upside of 24.20%. Given Maple Leaf Foods' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Maple Leaf Foods is more favorable than SunOpta.

30.7% of Maple Leaf Foods shares are held by institutional investors. 39.9% of Maple Leaf Foods shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Maple Leaf Foods presently has a consensus price target of C$35.00, suggesting a potential upside of 24.20%. Given Maple Leaf Foods' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Maple Leaf Foods is more favorable than Clearwater Seafoods Incorporated (CLR.TO).

Maple Leaf Foods has a net margin of 11.76% compared to Clearwater Seafoods Incorporated (CLR.TO)'s net margin of 0.00%. Maple Leaf Foods' return on equity of 35.43% beat Clearwater Seafoods Incorporated (CLR.TO)'s return on equity.

Maple Leaf Foods has higher revenue and earnings than Clearwater Seafoods Incorporated (CLR.TO). Clearwater Seafoods Incorporated (CLR.TO) is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Maple Leaf Foods, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Maple Leaf Foods pays an annual dividend of C$0.91 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Clearwater Seafoods Incorporated (CLR.TO) pays an annual dividend of C$0.10 per share. Maple Leaf Foods pays out 21.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Clearwater Seafoods Incorporated (CLR.TO) pays out 105.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Maple Leaf Foods is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

In the previous week, Maple Leaf Foods had 3 more articles in the media than Clearwater Seafoods Incorporated (CLR.TO). MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Maple Leaf Foods and 0 mentions for Clearwater Seafoods Incorporated (CLR.TO). Maple Leaf Foods' average media sentiment score of 0.54 beat Clearwater Seafoods Incorporated (CLR.TO)'s score of 0.00 indicating that Maple Leaf Foods is being referred to more favorably in the media.

High Liner Foods has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Maple Leaf Foods. Maple Leaf Foods is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than High Liner Foods, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

In the previous week, Maple Leaf Foods had 2 more articles in the media than High Liner Foods. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Maple Leaf Foods and 1 mentions for High Liner Foods. Maple Leaf Foods' average media sentiment score of 0.54 beat High Liner Foods' score of -0.03 indicating that Maple Leaf Foods is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Maple Leaf Foods pays an annual dividend of C$0.91 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. High Liner Foods pays an annual dividend of C$0.49 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Maple Leaf Foods pays out 21.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. High Liner Foods pays out 40.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Maple Leaf Foods currently has a consensus target price of C$35.00, suggesting a potential upside of 24.20%. High Liner Foods has a consensus target price of C$17.42, suggesting a potential upside of 26.21%. Given High Liner Foods' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe High Liner Foods is more favorable than Maple Leaf Foods.

30.7% of Maple Leaf Foods shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.3% of High Liner Foods shares are owned by institutional investors. 39.9% of Maple Leaf Foods shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 44.3% of High Liner Foods shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Maple Leaf Foods has a net margin of 11.76% compared to High Liner Foods' net margin of 3.56%. Maple Leaf Foods' return on equity of 35.43% beat High Liner Foods' return on equity.

Maple Leaf Foods has a beta of 0.471297, indicating that its share price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, High Liner Foods has a beta of 0.644094, indicating that its share price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500.