Mullen Group (MTL) Competitors

Mullen Group (TSE:MTL) and TFI International (TSE:TFII) are both industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability and dividends.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in MTL or TFII?

27.2% of Mullen Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.2% of TFI International shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.3% of Mullen Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.0% of TFI International 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.

Which has more risk & volatility, MTL or TFII?

Mullen Group has a beta of 1.82, indicating that its share price is 82% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TFI International has a beta of 1.37, indicating that its share price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is MTL or TFII more profitable?

Mullen Group has a net margin of 6.18% compared to TFI International's net margin of 5.67%. TFI International's return on equity of 16.31% beat Mullen Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mullen Group	6.18%	12.39%	6.14%
TFI International	5.67%	16.31%	7.20%

Does the media refer more to MTL or TFII?

In the previous week, Mullen Group had 21 more articles in the media than TFI International. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for Mullen Group and 8 mentions for TFI International. TFI International's average media sentiment score of 0.09 beat Mullen Group's score of 0.07 indicating that TFI International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Mullen Group	3 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
TFI International	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts recommend MTL or TFII?

Mullen Group presently has a consensus price target of C$17.25, suggesting a potential upside of 29.12%. TFI International has a consensus price target of C$151.50, suggesting a potential upside of 24.68%. Given Mullen Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Mullen Group is more favorable than TFI International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mullen Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
TFI International	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Is MTL or TFII a better dividend stock?

Mullen Group pays an annual dividend of C$0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.3%. TFI International pays an annual dividend of C$2.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Mullen Group pays out 60.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. TFI International pays out 27.4% 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.

Which has better earnings and valuation, MTL or TFII?

TFI International has higher revenue and earnings than Mullen Group. Mullen Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TFI International, 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
Mullen Group	C$2.02B	0.59	C$124.74M	C$1.38	9.69
TFI International	C$5.84B	1.24	C$331.18M	C$7.89	15.41

Summary

TFI International beats Mullen Group on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.