ROOT vs. SXP, CJR.B, SRV.UN, PNC.B, IDG, TRZ, PNC.A, WPRT, TVA.B, and ICE
Should you be buying Roots stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Roots include Supremex (SXP), Corus Entertainment (CJR.B), SIR Royalty Income Fund (SRV.UN), Postmedia Network Canada Corp Class NC (PNC.B), Indigo Books & Music (IDG), Transat A.T. (TRZ), Postmedia Network Canada (PNC.A), Westport Fuel Systems (WPRT), TVA Group (TVA.B), and Canlan Ice Sports (ICE). These companies are all part of the "consumer cyclical" sector.
Supremex (TSE:SXP) and Roots (TSE:ROOT) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, dividends, community ranking, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation and earnings.
Supremex has higher revenue and earnings than Roots.
In the previous week, Roots' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Supremex'saverage media sentiment score.
Supremex has a net margin of 5.74% compared to Supremex's net margin of 0.08%. Roots' return on equity of 13.38% beat Supremex's return on equity.
Supremex presently has a consensus target price of C$5.00, indicating a potential upside of 26.58%. Roots has a consensus target price of C$3.25, indicating a potential upside of 41.30%. Given Supremex's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Roots is more favorable than Supremex.
Roots received 52 more outperform votes than Supremex when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.53% of users gave Supremex an outperform vote while only 59.37% of users gave Roots an outperform vote.
3.1% of Supremex shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.1% of Roots shares are held by institutional investors. 37.3% of Supremex shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 13.0% of Roots 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.
Supremex has a beta of 1.38, indicating that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Roots has a beta of 2.54, indicating that its share price is 154% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Roots beats Supremex on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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