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

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 2.9%. Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF pays an annual dividend of C$1.71 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Saputo pays out -203.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of SAP or VDY?

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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer 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%

Which has stronger 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	0.59	-C$157.06M	-C$0.37	-70.63
Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the media favor SAP or VDY?

In the previous week, Saputo had 2 more articles in the media than Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Saputo and 0 mentions for Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF. Saputo's average media sentiment score of 0.53 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	Positive
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

Do analysts prefer SAP or VDY?

Saputo currently has a consensus price target of C$31.00, indicating a potential upside of 17.51%. Given Saputo's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, 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

Summary

Saputo beats Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.