Richards Packaging Income Fund (RPI.UN) Competitors

Cascades (TSE:CAS) and Richards Packaging Income Fund (TSE:RPI.UN) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends and media sentiment.

Does the media favor CAS or RPI.UN?

In the previous week, Cascades had 2 more articles in the media than Richards Packaging Income Fund. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Cascades and 4 mentions for Richards Packaging Income Fund. Richards Packaging Income Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.40 beat Cascades' score of 0.23 indicating that Richards Packaging Income Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cascades	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Richards Packaging Income Fund	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has higher valuation and earnings, CAS or RPI.UN?

Richards Packaging Income Fund has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Cascades. Cascades is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Richards Packaging Income Fund, 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
Cascades	C$4.75B	0.20	-C$75.12M	-C$0.08	-119.50
Richards Packaging Income Fund	C$413.30M	0.89	C$38.48M	C$2.19	15.42

Do insiders & institutionals believe in CAS or RPI.UN?

7.8% of Cascades shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.5% of Richards Packaging Income Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 23.8% of Cascades shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 25.8% of Richards Packaging Income Fund shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is CAS or RPI.UN more profitable?

Richards Packaging Income Fund has a net margin of 9.26% compared to Cascades' net margin of -1.62%. Richards Packaging Income Fund's return on equity of 21.32% beat Cascades' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cascades	-1.62%	-4.35%	2.49%
Richards Packaging Income Fund	9.26%	21.32%	10.78%

Which has more risk and volatility, CAS or RPI.UN?

Cascades has a beta of 1.079841, meaning that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Richards Packaging Income Fund has a beta of 0.706124, meaning that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate CAS or RPI.UN?

Cascades presently has a consensus price target of C$11.33, indicating a potential upside of 18.55%. Richards Packaging Income Fund has a consensus price target of C$43.00, indicating a potential upside of 27.37%. Given Richards Packaging Income Fund's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Richards Packaging Income Fund is more favorable than Cascades.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cascades	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Richards Packaging Income Fund	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is CAS or RPI.UN a better dividend stock?

Cascades pays an annual dividend of C$0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Richards Packaging Income Fund pays an annual dividend of C$1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Cascades pays out -600.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Richards Packaging Income Fund pays out 60.3% 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. Cascades is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Richards Packaging Income Fund beats Cascades on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.