QSR vs. MG, CCL.B, GIL, ATD, MTY, AW.UN, BPF.UN, PZA, KEG.UN, and SRV.UN
Should you be buying Restaurant Brands International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Restaurant Brands International include Magna International (MG), CCL Industries (CCL.B), Gildan Activewear (GIL), Alimentation Couche-Tard (ATD), MTY Food Group (MTY), A and W Revenue Royalties Income Fund (AW.UN), Boston Pizza Royalties Income Fund (BPF.UN), Pizza Pizza Royalty (PZA), Keg Royalties Income Fund (KEG.UN), and SIR Royalty Income Fund (SRV.UN). These companies are all part of the "consumer cyclical" sector.
Magna International (TSE:MG) and Restaurant Brands International (TSE:QSR) are both large-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and risk.
Magna International has higher revenue and earnings than Restaurant Brands International. Magna International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Restaurant Brands International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Magna International received 235 more outperform votes than Restaurant Brands International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.43% of users gave Magna International an outperform vote while only 61.68% of users gave Restaurant Brands International an outperform vote.
Magna International currently has a consensus price target of C$60.00, suggesting a potential downside of 8.93%. Restaurant Brands International has a consensus price target of C$87.00, suggesting a potential downside of 10.70%. Given Restaurant Brands International's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Magna International is more favorable than Restaurant Brands International.
Magna International pays an annual dividend of C$2.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Restaurant Brands International pays an annual dividend of C$3.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Magna International pays out 44.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Restaurant Brands International pays out 61.4% 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. Magna International is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
74.5% of Magna International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.0% of Restaurant Brands International shares are held by institutional investors. 6.1% of Magna International shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Restaurant Brands International shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
In the previous week, Magna International had 2 more articles in the media than Restaurant Brands International. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Magna International and 0 mentions for Restaurant Brands International. Restaurant Brands International's average media sentiment score of 0.35 beat Magna International's score of 0.00 indicating that Magna International is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Restaurant Brands International has a net margin of 16.95% compared to Restaurant Brands International's net margin of 2.83%. Magna International's return on equity of 38.19% beat Restaurant Brands International's return on equity.
Magna International has a beta of 1.68, indicating that its share price is 68% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Restaurant Brands International has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Magna International beats Restaurant Brands International on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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