RCH vs. DII.B, GIL, DOO, LNR, BYD.UN, BYD, GC, PET, ITP, and UNS
Should you be buying Richelieu Hardware stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Richelieu Hardware include Dorel Industries (DII.B), Gildan Activewear (GIL), BRP (DOO), Linamar (LNR), Boyd Group Income Fund (BYD.UN), Boyd Group Services (BYD), Great Canadian Gaming (GC), Pet Valu (PET), Intertape Polymer Group (ITP), and Uni-Select (UNS). These companies are all part of the "consumer cyclical" sector.
Richelieu Hardware vs. Its Competitors
Richelieu Hardware (TSE:RCH) and Dorel Industries (TSE:DII.B) are both consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, risk and institutional ownership.
Richelieu Hardware currently has a consensus target price of C$37.50, suggesting a potential upside of 4.11%. Dorel Industries has a consensus target price of C$1.75, suggesting a potential upside of 19.05%. Given Dorel Industries' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Dorel Industries is more favorable than Richelieu Hardware.
Richelieu Hardware has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dorel Industries has a beta of 3.06, meaning that its share price is 206% more volatile than the S&P 500.
54.3% of Richelieu Hardware shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.4% of Dorel Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 7.6% of Richelieu Hardware shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Dorel Industries shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Richelieu Hardware pays an annual dividend of C$0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Dorel Industries pays an annual dividend of C$0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 54.4%. Richelieu Hardware pays out 37.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Dorel Industries pays out -20.4% 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. Dorel Industries is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Richelieu Hardware has higher revenue and earnings than Dorel Industries. Dorel Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Richelieu Hardware, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Richelieu Hardware has a net margin of 4.97% compared to Dorel Industries' net margin of -6.47%. Richelieu Hardware's return on equity of 9.84% beat Dorel Industries' return on equity.
In the previous week, Richelieu Hardware had 2 more articles in the media than Dorel Industries. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Richelieu Hardware and 0 mentions for Dorel Industries. Richelieu Hardware's average media sentiment score of 0.56 beat Dorel Industries' score of 0.00 indicating that Richelieu Hardware is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
Richelieu Hardware beats Dorel Industries on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (TSE:RCH) was last updated on 7/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
