MTY Food Group (MTY) Competitors

Boyd Group Services (TSE:BYD) and MTY Food Group (TSE:MTY) are both consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, valuation, earnings, risk and institutional ownership.

Is BYD or MTY a better dividend stock?

Boyd Group Services pays an annual dividend of C$0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. MTY Food Group pays an annual dividend of C$1.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Boyd Group Services pays out 22.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. MTY Food Group pays out 28.0% 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.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, BYD or MTY?

MTY Food Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Boyd Group Services. MTY Food Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Boyd Group Services, 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
Boyd Group Services	C$2.16B	1.39	C$29.07M	C$2.71	72.93
MTY Food Group	C$1.13B	0.82	C$93.69M	C$4.00	9.92

Do analysts rate BYD or MTY?

Boyd Group Services presently has a consensus target price of C$262.00, suggesting a potential upside of 32.32%. MTY Food Group has a consensus target price of C$50.50, suggesting a potential upside of 27.08%. Given Boyd Group Services' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Boyd Group Services is more favorable than MTY Food Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Boyd Group Services	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.08
MTY Food Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of BYD or MTY?

57.6% of Boyd Group Services shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.0% of MTY Food Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Boyd Group Services shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.5% of MTY Food Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, BYD or MTY?

Boyd Group Services has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MTY Food Group has a beta of 1.95, meaning that its stock price is 95% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer BYD or MTY?

In the previous week, Boyd Group Services had 2 more articles in the media than MTY Food Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Boyd Group Services and 0 mentions for MTY Food Group. MTY Food Group's average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat Boyd Group Services' score of -0.37 indicating that MTY Food Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Boyd Group Services	Neutral
MTY Food Group	Positive

Is BYD or MTY more profitable?

MTY Food Group has a net margin of 8.30% compared to Boyd Group Services' net margin of 1.35%. MTY Food Group's return on equity of 11.66% beat Boyd Group Services' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Boyd Group Services	1.35%	4.93%	3.95%
MTY Food Group	8.30%	11.66%	4.18%

Summary

Boyd Group Services beats MTY Food Group on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.