NFI Group (NFI) Competitors

BRP (TSE:DOO) and NFI Group (TSE:NFI) are both consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Does the media prefer DOO or NFI?

In the previous week, NFI Group had 10 more articles in the media than BRP. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for NFI Group and 2 mentions for BRP. NFI Group's average media sentiment score of 0.62 beat BRP's score of 0.51 indicating that NFI Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
BRP	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
NFI Group	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer DOO or NFI?

BRP presently has a consensus target price of C$69.79, indicating a potential downside of 9.19%. NFI Group has a consensus target price of C$22.80, indicating a potential upside of 20.51%. Given NFI Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe NFI Group is more favorable than BRP.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BRP	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.42
NFI Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.17

Which has better valuation and earnings, DOO or NFI?

BRP has higher revenue and earnings than NFI Group. NFI Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BRP, 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
BRP	C$8.58B	0.66	C$196.05M	C$2.65	28.96
NFI Group	C$2.14B	0.73	-C$16.84M	-C$0.29	-64.82

Is DOO or NFI more profitable?

BRP has a net margin of 2.28% compared to NFI Group's net margin of -0.79%. BRP's return on equity of 30.69% beat NFI Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BRP	2.28%	30.69%	8.04%
NFI Group	-0.79%	-3.45%	1.34%

Which has more risk & volatility, DOO or NFI?

BRP has a beta of 2.28, suggesting that its share price is 128% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NFI Group has a beta of 1.41, suggesting that its share price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in DOO or NFI?

96.7% of BRP shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.5% of NFI Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.9% of BRP shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of NFI Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is DOO or NFI a better dividend stock?

BRP pays an annual dividend of C$0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. NFI Group pays an annual dividend of C$0.21 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. BRP pays out 31.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. NFI Group pays out -71.9% 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. NFI Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

BRP beats NFI Group on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.