Do analysts rate ROOT or FL?

Roots presently has a consensus target price of C$4.25, suggesting a potential upside of 25.37%. Given Roots' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Roots is more favorable than Foot Locker. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Roots 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Foot Locker 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, ROOT or FL?

Roots has higher revenue and earnings than Foot Locker. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Roots C$280.27M 0.47 C$2.89M C$0.06 56.50 Foot Locker N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Is ROOT or FL more profitable?

Roots has a net margin of 0.90% compared to Foot Locker's net margin of 0.00%. Roots' return on equity of 1.70% beat Foot Locker's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Roots 0.90% 1.70% 2.29% Foot Locker N/A N/A N/A

Do analysts recommend ROOT or ROO?

Roots currently has a consensus price target of C$4.25, indicating a potential upside of 25.37%. Given Roots' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Roots is more favorable than Roots. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Roots 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Roots 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, ROOT or ROO?

Roots has higher revenue and earnings than Roots. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Roots C$280.27M 0.47 C$2.89M C$0.06 56.50 Roots N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Is ROOT or ROO more profitable?

Roots has a net margin of 0.90% compared to Roots' net margin of 0.00%. Roots' return on equity of 1.70% beat Roots' return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Roots 0.90% 1.70% 2.29% Roots N/A N/A N/A

Which has higher earnings & valuation, ROOT or ATZ?

Aritzia has higher revenue and earnings than Roots. Aritzia is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Roots, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Roots C$280.27M 0.47 C$2.89M C$0.06 56.50 Aritzia C$3.99B 4.01 C$140.00M C$3.83 36.47

Is ROOT or ATZ more profitable?

Aritzia has a net margin of 11.45% compared to Roots' net margin of 0.90%. Aritzia's return on equity of 34.33% beat Roots' return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Roots 0.90% 1.70% 2.29% Aritzia 11.45% 34.33% 5.67%

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, KITS or ROOT?

Kits Eyecare has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Roots. Roots is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kits Eyecare, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Kits Eyecare C$213.33M 2.07 C$3.40M C$0.10 130.10 Roots C$280.27M 0.47 C$2.89M C$0.06 56.50

Is KITS or ROOT more profitable?

Roots has a net margin of 0.90% compared to Kits Eyecare's net margin of 0.00%. Roots' return on equity of 1.70% beat Kits Eyecare's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Kits Eyecare N/A N/A N/A Roots 0.90% 1.70% 2.29%

Do analysts rate GBT or ROOT?

Roots has a consensus price target of C$4.25, suggesting a potential upside of 25.37%. Given Roots' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Roots is more favorable than BMTC Group. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score BMTC Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Roots 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50

Which has higher valuation and earnings, GBT or ROOT?

BMTC Group has higher revenue and earnings than Roots. BMTC Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Roots, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio BMTC Group C$611.04M 0.66 C$43.50M C$1.38 9.14 Roots C$280.27M 0.47 C$2.89M C$0.06 56.50

Is GBT or ROOT more profitable?

BMTC Group has a net margin of 7.24% compared to Roots' net margin of 0.90%. BMTC Group's return on equity of 7.97% beat Roots' return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets BMTC Group 7.24% 7.97% -0.11% Roots 0.90% 1.70% 2.29%

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ROOT vs. FL, ROO, ATZ, KITS, and GBT

Should you buy Roots stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Roots with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Roots include Foot Locker (FL), Roots (ROO), Aritzia (ATZ), Kits Eyecare (KITS), and BMTC Group (GBT). These companies are all part of the "specialty retail" industry.

How does Roots compare to Foot Locker?

Roots (TSE:ROOT) and Foot Locker (TSE:FL) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, dividends, earnings, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Roots presently has a consensus target price of C$4.25, suggesting a potential upside of 25.37%. Given Roots' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Roots is more favorable than Foot Locker.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Roots	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Foot Locker	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

0.0% of Roots shares are held by institutional investors. 14.2% of Roots shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Roots has higher revenue and earnings than Foot Locker.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Roots	C$280.27M	0.47	C$2.89M	C$0.06	56.50
Foot Locker	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Roots has a net margin of 0.90% compared to Foot Locker's net margin of 0.00%. Roots' return on equity of 1.70% beat Foot Locker's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Roots	0.90%	1.70%	2.29%
Foot Locker	N/A	N/A	N/A

In the previous week, Roots' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Foot Locker'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Roots	Neutral
Foot Locker	Neutral

Summary

Roots beats Foot Locker on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Roots compare to Roots?

Roots (TSE:ROOT) and Roots (TSE:ROO) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, risk and dividends.

Roots has higher revenue and earnings than Roots.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Roots	C$280.27M	0.47	C$2.89M	C$0.06	56.50
Roots	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Roots has a net margin of 0.90% compared to Roots' net margin of 0.00%. Roots' return on equity of 1.70% beat Roots' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Roots	0.90%	1.70%	2.29%
Roots	N/A	N/A	N/A

Roots currently has a consensus price target of C$4.25, indicating a potential upside of 25.37%. Given Roots' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Roots is more favorable than Roots.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Roots	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Roots	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

0.0% of Roots shares are owned by institutional investors. 14.2% of Roots shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Roots' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Roots'average media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Roots	Neutral
Roots	Neutral

Summary

Roots beats Roots on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Roots compare to Aritzia?

Roots (TSE:ROOT) and Aritzia (TSE:ATZ) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, valuation, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Aritzia has higher revenue and earnings than Roots. Aritzia is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Roots, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Roots	C$280.27M	0.47	C$2.89M	C$0.06	56.50
Aritzia	C$3.99B	4.01	C$140.00M	C$3.83	36.47

Aritzia has a net margin of 11.45% compared to Roots' net margin of 0.90%. Aritzia's return on equity of 34.33% beat Roots' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Roots	0.90%	1.70%	2.29%
Aritzia	11.45%	34.33%	5.67%

0.0% of Roots shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.7% of Aritzia shares are held by institutional investors. 14.2% of Roots shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Aritzia shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Roots currently has a consensus price target of C$4.25, suggesting a potential upside of 25.37%. Aritzia has a consensus price target of C$183.13, suggesting a potential upside of 31.11%. Given Aritzia's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Aritzia is more favorable than Roots.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Roots	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Aritzia	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.93

In the previous week, Aritzia had 4 more articles in the media than Roots. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Aritzia and 0 mentions for Roots. Aritzia's average media sentiment score of 0.52 beat Roots' score of 0.00 indicating that Aritzia is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Roots	Neutral
Aritzia	Positive

Roots has a beta of -0.156074, indicating that its stock price is 116% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Aritzia has a beta of 2.025574, indicating that its stock price is 103% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Aritzia beats Roots on 15 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Roots compare to Kits Eyecare?

Kits Eyecare (TSE:KITS) and Roots (TSE:ROOT) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk and institutional ownership.

14.5% of Kits Eyecare shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of Roots shares are held by institutional investors. 14.2% of Roots 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.

Kits Eyecare has a beta of 0.090613, meaning that its stock price is 91% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Roots has a beta of -0.156074, meaning that its stock price is 116% less volatile than the broader market.

Kits Eyecare has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Roots. Roots is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kits Eyecare, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Kits Eyecare	C$213.33M	2.07	C$3.40M	C$0.10	130.10
Roots	C$280.27M	0.47	C$2.89M	C$0.06	56.50

Kits Eyecare presently has a consensus target price of C$20.69, suggesting a potential upside of 59.01%. Roots has a consensus target price of C$4.25, suggesting a potential upside of 25.37%. Given Kits Eyecare's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Kits Eyecare is more favorable than Roots.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kits Eyecare	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Roots	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Roots has a net margin of 0.90% compared to Kits Eyecare's net margin of 0.00%. Roots' return on equity of 1.70% beat Kits Eyecare's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kits Eyecare	N/A	N/A	N/A
Roots	0.90%	1.70%	2.29%

In the previous week, Kits Eyecare's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Roots'average media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Kits Eyecare	Neutral
Roots	Neutral

Summary

Kits Eyecare beats Roots on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Roots compare to BMTC Group?

BMTC Group (TSE:GBT) and Roots (TSE:ROOT) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, dividends, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

BMTC Group has a beta of 0.669422, indicating that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Roots has a beta of -0.156074, indicating that its stock price is 116% less volatile than the broader market.

BMTC Group has a net margin of 7.24% compared to Roots' net margin of 0.90%. BMTC Group's return on equity of 7.97% beat Roots' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BMTC Group	7.24%	7.97%	-0.11%
Roots	0.90%	1.70%	2.29%

Roots has a consensus price target of C$4.25, suggesting a potential upside of 25.37%. Given Roots' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Roots is more favorable than BMTC Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BMTC Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Roots	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

In the previous week, BMTC Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Roots'average media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
BMTC Group	Neutral
Roots	Neutral

BMTC Group has higher revenue and earnings than Roots. BMTC Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Roots, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
BMTC Group	C$611.04M	0.66	C$43.50M	C$1.38	9.14
Roots	C$280.27M	0.47	C$2.89M	C$0.06	56.50

13.7% of BMTC Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of Roots shares are held by institutional investors. 66.9% of BMTC Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 14.2% of Roots shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

BMTC Group beats Roots on 9 of the 14 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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ROOT vs. The Competition

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Metric	Roots	Specialty Retail Industry	Consumer Discretionary Sector	TSE Exchange
Market Cap	C$132.87M	C$11.32B	C$13.05B	C$12.25B
Dividend Yield	N/A	97.64%	53.33%	6.20%
P/E Ratio	56.50	30.23	47.49	33.59
Price / Sales	0.47	17.62	91.20	9.16
Price / Cash	14.22	13.33	18.93	82.29
Price / Book	0.90	5.88	4.51	4.33
Net Income	C$2.89M	C$439.42M	C$444.15M	C$299.09M
7 Day Performance	-1.17%	0.18%	1.51%	-0.53%
1 Month Performance	-13.08%	1.29%	0.49%	-1.72%
1 Year Performance	6.94%	6.10%	3.27%	32.66%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
ROOT Roots	1.5577 of 5 stars	C$3.39 flat	C$4.25 +25.4%	+6.9%	C$132.87M	C$280.27M	56.50	760	Gap Up
FL Foot Locker	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	C$0.00	N/A	N/A	49,900	High Trading Volume
ROO Roots	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	C$0.00	N/A	N/A	N/A	High Trading Volume
ATZ Aritzia	3.3626 of 5 stars	C$139.79 +0.9%	C$183.13 +31.0%	+89.8%	C$16.02B	C$3.99B	36.50	8,300
KITS Kits Eyecare	N/A	C$12.99 -0.4%	C$20.69 +59.3%	N/A	C$441.60M	C$213.33M	129.90	N/A

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