QBR.A vs. MEG, QBR.B, SJ, NVEI, LIF, EFX, TIXT, CHR, NEO, and FC
Should you be buying Quebecor stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Quebecor include MEG Energy (MEG), Quebecor (QBR.B), Stella-Jones (SJ), Nuvei (NVEI), Labrador Iron Ore Royalty (LIF), Enerflex (EFX), TELUS International (Cda) (TIXT), Chorus Aviation (CHR), Neo Performance Materials (NEO), and Firm Capital Mortgage Investment (FC). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry.
Quebecor vs. Its Competitors
MEG Energy (TSE:MEG) and Quebecor (TSE:QBR.A) are both mid-cap business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, profitability, media sentiment, valuation and dividends.
44.4% of MEG Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.0% of Quebecor shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of MEG Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 91.1% of Quebecor shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Quebecor has a net margin of 12.99% compared to MEG Energy's net margin of 9.04%. Quebecor's return on equity of 37.44% beat MEG Energy's return on equity.
In the previous week, MEG Energy had 3 more articles in the media than Quebecor. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for MEG Energy and 0 mentions for Quebecor. MEG Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.66 beat Quebecor's score of 0.00 indicating that MEG Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.
MEG Energy pays an annual dividend of C$0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Quebecor pays an annual dividend of C$1.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. MEG Energy pays out 21.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Quebecor pays out 41.0% 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.
MEG Energy has a beta of 2.89, meaning that its stock price is 189% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Quebecor has a beta of 0.39, meaning that its stock price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500.
MEG Energy presently has a consensus target price of C$30.61, indicating a potential upside of 12.83%. Given MEG Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe MEG Energy is more favorable than Quebecor.
Quebecor has higher revenue and earnings than MEG Energy. Quebecor is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MEG Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
MEG Energy beats Quebecor on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (TSE:QBR.A) was last updated on 7/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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