Saputo (SAP) Competitors

In the previous week, Maple Leaf Foods had 3 more articles in the media than Saputo. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Maple Leaf Foods and 2 mentions for Saputo. Saputo's average media sentiment score of -0.01 beat Maple Leaf Foods' score of -0.19 indicating that Saputo is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Maple Leaf Foods has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Saputo. Maple Leaf Foods is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Saputo, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Saputo currently has a consensus target price of C$47.18, indicating a potential upside of 14.35%. Maple Leaf Foods has a consensus target price of C$36.33, indicating a potential upside of 34.82%. Given Maple Leaf Foods' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Maple Leaf Foods is more favorable than Saputo.

Saputo has a beta of 0.150884, indicating that its stock price is 85% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Maple Leaf Foods has a beta of 0.318975, indicating that its stock price is 68% less volatile than the broader market.

Saputo pays an annual dividend of C$0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Maple Leaf Foods pays an annual dividend of C$0.85 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Saputo pays out 64.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Maple Leaf Foods pays out 20.9% 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. Maple Leaf Foods is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Maple Leaf Foods has a net margin of 13.08% compared to Saputo's net margin of 2.80%. Maple Leaf Foods' return on equity of 36.83% beat Saputo's return on equity.

24.6% of Saputo shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.2% of Maple Leaf Foods shares are owned by institutional investors. 40.5% of Saputo shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 39.9% of Maple Leaf Foods shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Lassonde Industries presently has a consensus price target of C$278.00, suggesting a potential upside of 12.10%. Saputo has a consensus price target of C$47.18, suggesting a potential upside of 14.35%. Given Saputo's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Saputo is more favorable than Lassonde Industries.

In the previous week, Saputo had 2 more articles in the media than Lassonde Industries. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Saputo and 0 mentions for Lassonde Industries. Lassonde Industries' average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Saputo's score of -0.01 indicating that Lassonde Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Lassonde Industries pays an annual dividend of C$4.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Saputo pays an annual dividend of C$0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Lassonde Industries pays out 20.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Saputo pays out 64.5% 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.

Lassonde Industries has a beta of -0.195589, meaning that its stock price is 120% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Saputo has a beta of 0.150884, meaning that its stock price is 85% less volatile than the broader market.

17.7% of Lassonde Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.6% of Saputo shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of Lassonde Industries shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 40.5% of Saputo shares are owned 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.

Lassonde Industries has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Saputo. Lassonde Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Saputo, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Lassonde Industries has a net margin of 4.31% compared to Saputo's net margin of 2.80%. Lassonde Industries' return on equity of 10.05% beat Saputo's return on equity.

SunOpta has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Saputo. Saputo is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SunOpta, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

In the previous week, Saputo had 2 more articles in the media than SunOpta. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Saputo and 0 mentions for SunOpta. SunOpta's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Saputo's score of -0.01 indicating that SunOpta is being referred to more favorably in the media.

25.9% of SunOpta shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.6% of Saputo shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.5% of SunOpta shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 40.5% of Saputo shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Saputo has a consensus target price of C$47.18, suggesting a potential upside of 14.35%. Given Saputo's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Saputo is more favorable than SunOpta.

Saputo has a net margin of 2.80% compared to SunOpta's net margin of 1.93%. SunOpta's return on equity of 9.29% beat Saputo's return on equity.

SunOpta has a beta of 2.692156, meaning that its share price is 169% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Saputo has a beta of 0.150884, meaning that its share price is 85% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Saputo and Saputo both had 2 articles in the media. Rogers Sugar's average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat Saputo's score of -0.01 indicating that Rogers Sugar is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Rogers Sugar has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Saputo. Rogers Sugar is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Saputo, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

24.6% of Saputo shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.7% of Rogers Sugar shares are owned by institutional investors. 40.5% of Saputo shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Rogers Sugar shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Saputo presently has a consensus price target of C$47.18, indicating a potential upside of 14.35%. Rogers Sugar has a consensus price target of C$6.75, indicating a potential downside of 2.03%. Given Saputo's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Saputo is more favorable than Rogers Sugar.

Saputo has a beta of 0.150884, suggesting that its share price is 85% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Rogers Sugar has a beta of 0.709553, suggesting that its share price is 29% less volatile than the broader market.

Rogers Sugar has a net margin of 5.48% compared to Saputo's net margin of 2.80%. Rogers Sugar's return on equity of 14.14% beat Saputo's return on equity.

Saputo pays an annual dividend of C$0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Rogers Sugar pays an annual dividend of C$0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Saputo pays out 64.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Rogers Sugar pays out 69.2% 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.