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 business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, community ranking, dividends, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation and institutional ownership.

Does the media favor SAP or VDY?

In the previous week, Saputo had 11 more articles in the media than Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Saputo and 0 mentions for Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF. Saputo's average media sentiment score of 0.10 beat Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF's score of 0.00 indicating that Saputo is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Saputo	Neutral
Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF	Neutral

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

Which has preferable earnings and 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	-72.42
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 3.3%. Saputo pays out -203.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Do analysts rate SAP or VDY?

Saputo currently has a consensus target price of C$30.88, suggesting a potential upside of 14.14%. Given Saputo's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88
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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SAP or VDY?

Saputo received 444 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 62.07% of users gave Saputo an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Saputo	Outperform Votes 455 62.07%	Underperform Votes 278 37.93%
Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF	Outperform Votes 11 78.57%	Underperform Votes 3 21.43%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in SAP or VDY?

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

Summary

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