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Postmedia Network Canada Corp Class NC (PNC.B) Competitors

C$1.42 0.00 (0.00%)
As of 04/28/2025

PNC.B vs. TCL.B, Y, PNC.A, GCT, TS.B, GVC, LM, TCL.A, WILD, and FORA

Should you be buying Postmedia Network Canada Corp Class NC stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Postmedia Network Canada Corp Class NC include Transcontinental (TCL.B), Yellow Pages (Y), Postmedia Network Canada (PNC.A), GVIC Communications (GCT), Torstar (TS.B), Glacier Media (GVC), Lingo Media (LM), Transcontinental (TCL.A), WildBrain (WILD), and VerticalScope (FORA).

Postmedia Network Canada Corp Class NC vs.

Postmedia Network Canada Corp Class NC (TSE:PNC.B) and Transcontinental (TSE:TCL.B) are both small-cap communication services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, community ranking, earnings, profitability, risk, media sentiment and valuation.

Postmedia Network Canada Corp Class NC received 7 more outperform votes than Transcontinental when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.25% of users gave Transcontinental an outperform vote while only 56.07% of users gave Postmedia Network Canada Corp Class NC an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Postmedia Network Canada Corp Class NCOutperform Votes
60
56.07%
Underperform Votes
47
43.93%
TranscontinentalOutperform Votes
53
66.25%
Underperform Votes
27
33.75%

Transcontinental has a net margin of 4.05% compared to Postmedia Network Canada Corp Class NC's net margin of -14.26%. Transcontinental's return on equity of 6.16% beat Postmedia Network Canada Corp Class NC's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Postmedia Network Canada Corp Class NC-14.26% N/A -6.65%
Transcontinental 4.05%6.16%4.34%

In the previous week, Transcontinental had 1 more articles in the media than Postmedia Network Canada Corp Class NC. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Transcontinental and 0 mentions for Postmedia Network Canada Corp Class NC. Transcontinental's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Postmedia Network Canada Corp Class NC's score of 0.00 indicating that Transcontinental is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Postmedia Network Canada Corp Class NC Neutral
Transcontinental Positive

Postmedia Network Canada Corp Class NC has a beta of 1.29, suggesting that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Transcontinental has a beta of 0.98, suggesting that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.

93.8% of Postmedia Network Canada Corp Class NC shares are held by institutional investors. 94.1% of Transcontinental shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Transcontinental has higher revenue and earnings than Postmedia Network Canada Corp Class NC. Postmedia Network Canada Corp Class NC is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Transcontinental, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Postmedia Network Canada Corp Class NCC$404.05M0.35-C$57.63M-C$0.58-2.45
TranscontinentalC$2.84B0.09C$115.10MC$1.3314.09

Summary

Transcontinental beats Postmedia Network Canada Corp Class NC on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of TSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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PNC.B vs. The Competition

MetricPostmedia Network Canada Corp Class NCPublishing IndustryCommunication SectorTSE Exchange
Market CapC$140.24MC$1.36BC$3.29BC$5.65B
Dividend YieldN/A7.09%6.76%6.84%
P/E Ratio-2.459.0421.5829.27
Price / Sales0.3573.41187.12568.85
Price / Cash12.1315.7116.0283.07
Price / Book-0.441.304.493.72
Net Income-C$57.63MC$59.19MC$143.11MC$300.39M
7 Day PerformanceN/A-0.66%0.07%0.29%
1 Month PerformanceN/A0.50%-0.20%-0.19%
1 Year Performance3.65%5.93%6.99%14.06%

Postmedia Network Canada Corp Class NC Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
PNC.B
Postmedia Network Canada Corp Class NC
N/AC$1.42
flat
N/AN/AC$140.24MC$404.05M-2.452,834Gap Down
TCL.B
Transcontinental
N/AC$17.70
+3.2%
N/AN/AC$236.47MC$2.84B13.319,000Gap Up
Y
Yellow Pages
0.3368 of 5 stars
C$10.29
-0.1%
C$10.50
+2.0%
+4.3%C$141.65MC$222.65M4.07627
PNC.A
Postmedia Network Canada
N/AC$1.07
+25.9%
N/AN/AC$105.74MC$404.05M-1.842,834High Trading Volume
GCT
GVIC Communications
N/AN/AN/AN/AC$105.15MC$156.19M-4.93680Gap Up
TS.B
Torstar
N/AN/AN/AN/AC$60.19MC$455.51M-0.893,070Gap Down
GVC
Glacier Media
N/AC$0.15
+11.1%
N/AN/AC$19.67MC$146.68M-0.211,198Gap Up
LM
Lingo Media
N/AC$0.10
+11.1%
N/A+0.0%C$3.55MC$2.60M10.003,066Gap Up
TCL.A
Transcontinental
2.2347 of 5 stars
C$17.72
+1.5%
C$22.21
+25.4%
+37.6%C$1.26BC$2.84B13.329,000
WILD
WildBrain
N/AC$1.67
-2.9%
C$1.88
+12.8%
+67.6%C$350.49MC$461.85M-1.94548Gap Down
FORA
VerticalScope
2.8265 of 5 stars
C$4.85
+1.7%
C$12.90
+166.0%
-40.1%C$76.41MC$49.94M27.30140Analyst Forecast

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