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

C$1.50 +0.05 (+3.45%)
As of 08/1/2025 05:40 PM Eastern

PNC.B vs. TCL.B, Y, PNC.A, GCT, TS.B, GVC, LM, TCL.A, CGO, and RAY.A

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), Cogeco (CGO), and Stingray Group (RAY.A).

Postmedia Network Canada Corp Class NC vs. Its Competitors

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

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
Transcontinental4.05% 6.16% 4.34%
Postmedia Network Canada Corp Class NC -14.26%N/A -6.65%

Transcontinental has a beta of 0.98, indicating that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Postmedia Network Canada Corp Class NC has a beta of 1.29, indicating that its stock price is 29% more 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 insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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 0.00 equaled Postmedia Network Canada Corp Class NC'saverage media sentiment score.

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

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
TranscontinentalC$2.84B0.09C$115.10MC$1.3314.29
Postmedia Network Canada Corp Class NCC$404.05M0.37-C$57.63M-C$0.58-2.59

Summary

Transcontinental beats Postmedia Network Canada Corp Class NC on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding PNC.B and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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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$148.14MC$1.43BC$3.38BC$6.20B
Dividend YieldN/A7.09%6.85%6.72%
P/E Ratio-2.599.6721.3163.43
Price / Sales0.3774.38139.871,251.00
Price / Cash12.1315.7116.5283.29
Price / Book-0.471.305.194.87
Net Income-C$57.63MC$59.19MC$144.97MC$301.20M
7 Day PerformanceN/A-0.57%-1.67%-2.26%
1 Month Performance5.63%0.56%3.37%0.81%
1 Year Performance11.94%1.50%24.20%26.63%

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$1.50
+3.4%
N/A+11.9%C$148.14MC$404.05M-2.592,834Gap Up
TCL.B
Transcontinental
N/AC$20.17
+0.1%
N/A+15.9%C$269.47MC$2.84B15.179,000
Y
Yellow Pages
0.9808 of 5 stars
C$11.25
+1.4%
C$10.50
-6.7%
+15.4%C$154.87MC$222.65M4.45627
PNC.A
Postmedia Network Canada
N/AC$1.52
flat
N/AN/AC$150.20MC$404.05M-2.622,834
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$0.17
+3.0%
N/A+78.9%C$22.29MC$146.68M-0.241,198News Coverage
Gap 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
2.3113 of 5 stars
C$20.07
-0.9%
C$23.71
+18.1%
+17.2%C$1.43BC$2.84B15.099,000
CGO
Cogeco
3.4711 of 5 stars
C$61.64
-2.0%
C$82.00
+33.0%
+7.4%C$585.19MC$3.05B6.342,219High Trading Volume
RAY.A
Stingray Group
1.7096 of 5 stars
C$10.40
-2.6%
C$11.50
+10.6%
+30.0%C$552.66MC$355.51M-35.861,000News Coverage
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