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Maple Leaf Foods (MFI) Competitors

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C$29.44 +0.07 (+0.24%)
As of 04:00 PM Eastern

MFI vs. PBH, JWEL, SOY, CLR, and HLF

Should you buy Maple Leaf Foods stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Maple Leaf Foods with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Maple Leaf Foods include Premium Brands (PBH), Jamieson Wellness (JWEL), SunOpta (SOY), Clearwater Seafoods Incorporated (CLR.TO) (CLR), and High Liner Foods (HLF). These companies are all part of the "packaged foods" industry.

How does Maple Leaf Foods compare to Premium Brands?

Premium Brands (TSE:PBH) and Maple Leaf Foods (TSE:MFI) are both mid-cap consumer defensive companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment and valuation.

32.8% of Premium Brands shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.7% of Maple Leaf Foods shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of Premium Brands shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 39.9% of Maple Leaf Foods shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Maple Leaf Foods has a net margin of 12.44% compared to Premium Brands' net margin of 0.52%. Maple Leaf Foods' return on equity of 36.56% beat Premium Brands' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Premium Brands0.52% 2.21% 3.61%
Maple Leaf Foods 12.44%36.56%2.85%

Premium Brands presently has a consensus price target of C$118.62, suggesting a potential upside of 30.00%. Maple Leaf Foods has a consensus price target of C$36.09, suggesting a potential upside of 22.59%. Given Premium Brands' higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Premium Brands is more favorable than Maple Leaf Foods.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Premium Brands
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
11 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Maple Leaf Foods
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.10

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Premium BrandsC$7.88B0.60C$99.56MC$0.90101.38
Maple Leaf FoodsC$3.97B0.92C$34.28MC$4.216.99

Premium Brands pays an annual dividend of C$3.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Maple Leaf Foods pays an annual dividend of C$0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Premium Brands pays out 377.8% 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 pays out 20.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Premium Brands has a beta of 0.801622, indicating that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Maple Leaf Foods has a beta of 0.535666, indicating that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Maple Leaf Foods had 3 more articles in the media than Premium Brands. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Maple Leaf Foods and 1 mentions for Premium Brands. Maple Leaf Foods' average media sentiment score of 1.42 beat Premium Brands' score of 0.45 indicating that Maple Leaf Foods is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Premium Brands Neutral
Maple Leaf Foods Positive

Summary

Premium Brands and Maple Leaf Foods tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Maple Leaf Foods compare to Jamieson Wellness?

Maple Leaf Foods (TSE:MFI) and Jamieson Wellness (TSE:JWEL) are both consumer defensive companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, media sentiment and dividends.

Maple Leaf Foods pays an annual dividend of C$0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Jamieson Wellness pays an annual dividend of C$0.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Maple Leaf Foods pays out 20.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Jamieson Wellness pays out 52.0% 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.

In the previous week, Maple Leaf Foods had 3 more articles in the media than Jamieson Wellness. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Maple Leaf Foods and 1 mentions for Jamieson Wellness. Maple Leaf Foods' average media sentiment score of 1.42 beat Jamieson Wellness' score of 0.88 indicating that Maple Leaf Foods is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Maple Leaf Foods Positive
Jamieson Wellness Positive

Maple Leaf Foods currently has a consensus target price of C$36.09, suggesting a potential upside of 22.59%. Jamieson Wellness has a consensus target price of C$44.50, suggesting a potential upside of 26.46%. Given Jamieson Wellness' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Jamieson Wellness is more favorable than Maple Leaf Foods.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Maple Leaf Foods
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.10
Jamieson Wellness
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Maple Leaf Foods has a beta of 0.535666, suggesting that its share price is 46% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Jamieson Wellness has a beta of 1.541196, suggesting that its share price is 54% more volatile than the broader market.

31.7% of Maple Leaf Foods shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.3% of Jamieson Wellness shares are held by institutional investors. 39.9% of Maple Leaf Foods shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Jamieson Wellness shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Maple Leaf Foods has a net margin of 12.44% compared to Jamieson Wellness' net margin of 8.71%. Maple Leaf Foods' return on equity of 36.56% beat Jamieson Wellness' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Maple Leaf Foods12.44% 36.56% 2.85%
Jamieson Wellness 8.71%15.25%4.73%

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Maple Leaf FoodsC$3.97B0.92C$34.28MC$4.216.99
Jamieson WellnessC$845.84M1.73C$39.83MC$1.7320.34

Summary

Maple Leaf Foods beats Jamieson Wellness on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Maple Leaf Foods compare to SunOpta?

Maple Leaf Foods (TSE:MFI) and SunOpta (TSE:SOY) are both consumer defensive companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, earnings, dividends and media sentiment.

Maple Leaf Foods has a net margin of 12.44% compared to SunOpta's net margin of 1.93%. Maple Leaf Foods' return on equity of 36.56% beat SunOpta's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Maple Leaf Foods12.44% 36.56% 2.85%
SunOpta 1.93%9.29%2.68%

Maple Leaf Foods has a beta of 0.535666, indicating that its share price is 46% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, SunOpta has a beta of 2.692156, indicating that its share price is 169% more volatile than the broader market.

Maple Leaf Foods currently has a consensus price target of C$36.09, suggesting a potential upside of 22.59%. Given Maple Leaf Foods' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Maple Leaf Foods is more favorable than SunOpta.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Maple Leaf Foods
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.10
SunOpta
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Maple Leaf FoodsC$3.97B0.92C$34.28MC$4.216.99
SunOptaC$817.72M1.28-C$12.73MC$0.1368.00

In the previous week, Maple Leaf Foods had 4 more articles in the media than SunOpta. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Maple Leaf Foods and 0 mentions for SunOpta. Maple Leaf Foods' average media sentiment score of 1.42 beat SunOpta's score of 0.00 indicating that Maple Leaf Foods is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Maple Leaf Foods Positive
SunOpta Neutral

31.7% of Maple Leaf Foods shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 25.9% of SunOpta shares are owned by institutional investors. 39.9% of Maple Leaf Foods shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of SunOpta shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Maple Leaf Foods beats SunOpta on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Maple Leaf Foods compare to Clearwater Seafoods Incorporated (CLR.TO)?

Maple Leaf Foods (TSE:MFI) and Clearwater Seafoods Incorporated (CLR.TO) (TSE:CLR) are both consumer defensive companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Maple Leaf Foods pays an annual dividend of C$0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Clearwater Seafoods Incorporated (CLR.TO) pays an annual dividend of C$0.10 per share. Maple Leaf Foods pays out 20.9% 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.

Maple Leaf Foods currently has a consensus target price of C$36.09, indicating a potential upside of 22.59%. Given Maple Leaf Foods' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Maple Leaf Foods is more favorable than Clearwater Seafoods Incorporated (CLR.TO).

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Maple Leaf Foods
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.10
Clearwater Seafoods Incorporated (CLR.TO)
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

31.7% of Maple Leaf Foods shares are held by institutional investors. 39.9% of Maple Leaf Foods shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Maple Leaf Foods had 4 more articles in the media than Clearwater Seafoods Incorporated (CLR.TO). MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Maple Leaf Foods and 0 mentions for Clearwater Seafoods Incorporated (CLR.TO). Maple Leaf Foods' average media sentiment score of 1.42 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.

Company Overall Sentiment
Maple Leaf Foods Positive
Clearwater Seafoods Incorporated (CLR.TO) Neutral

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Maple Leaf FoodsC$3.97B0.92C$34.28MC$4.216.99
Clearwater Seafoods Incorporated (CLR.TO)C$507.11M0.00C$6.19MC$0.10N/A

Maple Leaf Foods has a net margin of 12.44% compared to Clearwater Seafoods Incorporated (CLR.TO)'s net margin of 0.00%. Maple Leaf Foods' return on equity of 36.56% beat Clearwater Seafoods Incorporated (CLR.TO)'s return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Maple Leaf Foods12.44% 36.56% 2.85%
Clearwater Seafoods Incorporated (CLR.TO) N/A N/A N/A

Summary

Maple Leaf Foods beats Clearwater Seafoods Incorporated (CLR.TO) on 16 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Maple Leaf Foods compare to High Liner Foods?

Maple Leaf Foods (TSE:MFI) and High Liner Foods (TSE:HLF) are both consumer defensive companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations and earnings.

In the previous week, Maple Leaf Foods had 3 more articles in the media than High Liner Foods. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Maple Leaf Foods and 1 mentions for High Liner Foods. Maple Leaf Foods' average media sentiment score of 1.42 beat High Liner Foods' score of 0.00 indicating that Maple Leaf Foods is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Maple Leaf Foods Positive
High Liner Foods Neutral

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Maple Leaf FoodsC$3.97B0.92C$34.28MC$4.216.99
High Liner FoodsC$1.09B0.37C$41.70MC$0.9814.71

Maple Leaf Foods has a beta of 0.535666, suggesting that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, High Liner Foods has a beta of 0.666361, suggesting that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the broader market.

Maple Leaf Foods has a net margin of 12.44% compared to High Liner Foods' net margin of 2.68%. Maple Leaf Foods' return on equity of 36.56% beat High Liner Foods' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Maple Leaf Foods12.44% 36.56% 2.85%
High Liner Foods 2.68%7.08%5.30%

Maple Leaf Foods currently has a consensus target price of C$36.09, indicating a potential upside of 22.59%. High Liner Foods has a consensus target price of C$16.70, indicating a potential upside of 15.81%. Given Maple Leaf Foods' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Maple Leaf Foods is more favorable than High Liner Foods.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Maple Leaf Foods
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.10
High Liner Foods
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.40

Maple Leaf Foods pays an annual dividend of C$0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. High Liner Foods pays an annual dividend of C$0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Maple Leaf Foods pays out 20.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. High Liner Foods pays out 51.1% 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.

31.7% of Maple Leaf Foods shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.5% of High Liner Foods shares are held by institutional investors. 39.9% of Maple Leaf Foods shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 44.3% of High Liner Foods shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Maple Leaf Foods beats High Liner Foods on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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MFI vs. The Competition

MetricMaple Leaf FoodsPackaged Foods IndustryDefensive SectorTSE Exchange
Market CapC$3.66BC$4.68BC$8.39BC$12.16B
Dividend Yield2.89%2.55%3.23%6.20%
P/E Ratio6.992,849.12884.9637.64
Price / Sales0.923,431.56992,149.1011.68
Price / Cash27.20119.32140.8982.29
Price / Book2.7222.519.614.50
Net IncomeC$34.28MC$2.71BC$1.03BC$299.09M
7 Day Performance5.14%0.59%0.15%1.38%
1 Month Performance-3.38%1.05%-0.75%1.46%
1 Year Performance8.67%736.19%260.67%55.45%

Maple Leaf Foods Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
MFI
Maple Leaf Foods
4.8086 of 5 stars
C$29.44
+0.2%
C$36.09
+22.6%
+8.4%C$3.66BC$3.97B6.9913,500
PBH
Premium Brands
3.5688 of 5 stars
C$88.96
+2.6%
C$118.62
+33.3%
+12.2%C$4.62BC$7.88B98.84540
JWEL
Jamieson Wellness
3.6892 of 5 stars
C$34.33
+0.6%
C$44.50
+29.6%
-0.9%C$1.42BC$845.84M19.84240
SOY
SunOpta
0.3819 of 5 stars
C$8.84
flat
N/AN/AC$1.05BC$817.72M68.001,450
CLR
Clearwater Seafoods Incorporated (CLR.TO)
N/AN/AN/AN/AC$536.82MC$507.11M86.741,845

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This page (TSE:MFI) was last updated on 5/25/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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