Saputo (SAP) Competitors

Saputo (TSE:SAP) and Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF (TSE:VDY) are both consumer defensive companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and valuation.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SAP or VDY?

Saputo received 442 more outperform votes than Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 78.57% of users gave Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF an outperform vote while only 61.97% of users gave Saputo an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Saputo	Outperform Votes 453 61.97%	Underperform Votes 278 38.03%
Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF	Outperform Votes 11 78.57%	Underperform Votes 3 21.43%

Does the media favor SAP or VDY?

In the previous week, Saputo and Saputo both had 3 articles in the media. Saputo's average media sentiment score of 0.36 beat Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF's score of 0.13 indicating that Saputo is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Saputo	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals believe in SAP or VDY?

24.8% of Saputo shares are owned by institutional investors. 40.5% of Saputo shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer SAP or VDY?

Saputo presently has a consensus target price of C$31.00, indicating a potential upside of 15.24%. Given Saputo's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Saputo is more favorable than Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Saputo	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has higher earnings & valuation, SAP or VDY?

Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Saputo.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Saputo	C$18.74B	0.61	-C$157.06M	-C$0.37	-72.02
Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Is SAP or VDY a better dividend stock?

Saputo pays an annual dividend of C$0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF pays an annual dividend of C$1.71 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Saputo pays out -203.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Is SAP or VDY more profitable?

Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Saputo's net margin of -0.84%. Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF's return on equity of 0.00% beat Saputo's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Saputo	-0.84%	-2.20%	4.11%
Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Saputo beats Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.