Stella-Jones (SJ) Competitors C$69.15 +0.72 (+1.05%) As of 02/7/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider Trades SJ vs. STN, MEG, QBR.B, NVEI, QBR.A, LIF, EFX, TIXT, CHR, and MAXShould you be buying Stella-Jones stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Stella-Jones include Stantec (STN), MEG Energy (MEG), Quebecor (QBR.B), Nuvei (NVEI), Quebecor (QBR.A), Labrador Iron Ore Royalty (LIF), Enerflex (EFX), TELUS International (Cda) (TIXT), Chorus Aviation (CHR), and Midas Gold Corp. (MAX.TO) (MAX). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry. Stella-Jones vs. Stantec MEG Energy Quebecor Nuvei Quebecor Labrador Iron Ore Royalty Enerflex TELUS International (Cda) Chorus Aviation Midas Gold Corp. (MAX.TO) Stella-Jones (TSE:SJ) and Stantec (TSE:STN) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, profitability, community ranking, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends and valuation. Is SJ or STN a better dividend stock? Stella-Jones pays an annual dividend of C$1.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Stantec pays an annual dividend of C$0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Stella-Jones pays out 18.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Stantec pays out 27.6% 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. Stella-Jones is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Which has higher earnings & valuation, SJ or STN? Stella-Jones has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Stantec. Stella-Jones is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Stantec, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioStella-JonesC$3.46B1.13C$353MC$6.1911.17StantecC$5.42B2.31C$342.30MC$3.0436.05 Do analysts rate SJ or STN? Stella-Jones currently has a consensus target price of C$88.50, indicating a potential upside of 27.98%. Stantec has a consensus target price of C$130.50, indicating a potential upside of 19.08%. Given Stella-Jones' higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Stella-Jones is more favorable than Stantec.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Stella-Jones 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.86Stantec 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.91 Does the media refer more to SJ or STN? In the previous week, Stella-Jones had 3 more articles in the media than Stantec. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Stella-Jones and 0 mentions for Stantec. Stantec's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Stella-Jones' score of -0.49 indicating that Stantec is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Stella-Jones Neutral Stantec Neutral Which has more volatility and risk, SJ or STN? Stella-Jones has a beta of 0.64, suggesting that its share price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Stantec has a beta of 0.82, suggesting that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SJ or STN? Stantec received 37 more outperform votes than Stella-Jones when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.44% of users gave Stella-Jones an outperform vote while only 51.08% of users gave Stantec an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformStella-JonesOutperform Votes41363.44% Underperform Votes23836.56% StantecOutperform Votes45051.08% Underperform Votes43148.92% Is SJ or STN more profitable? Stella-Jones has a net margin of 10.20% compared to Stantec's net margin of 6.31%. Stella-Jones' return on equity of 20.64% beat Stantec's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Stella-Jones10.20% 20.64% 9.38% Stantec 6.31%12.91%5.70% Do institutionals & insiders believe in SJ or STN? 63.6% of Stella-Jones shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.5% of Stantec shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Stella-Jones shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Stantec shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryStantec beats Stella-Jones on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Stella-Jones News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SJ and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of TSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart SJ vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricStella-JonesLumber & Wood Production IndustryMaterials SectorTSE ExchangeMarket CapC$3.90BC$1.47BC$3.14BC$6.28BDividend Yield1.28%15.93%5.20%5.39%P/E Ratio11.1764.96111.6126.49Price / Sales1.1313.72681,469.491,334.76Price / CashN/A16.7624.4282.88Price / Book2.140.723.883.23Net IncomeC$353M-C$27.76MC$150.21MC$295.99M7 Day Performance-1.40%-2.34%1.47%0.23%1 Month Performance-0.13%-4.57%3.78%2.05%1 Year Performance-9.35%28.72%31.18%40.41% Stella-Jones Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SJStella-Jones3.3548 of 5 starsC$69.15+1.1%C$88.50+28.0%-10.1%C$3.90BC$3.46B11.17280STNStantec1.8141 of 5 starsC$108.70-3.4%C$130.50+20.1%-0.2%C$12.40BC$5.42B35.7631,000High Trading VolumeMEGMEG Energy4.1367 of 5 starsC$23.39-1.8%C$32.00+36.8%-2.6%C$6.30BC$5.62B11.14449Gap DownQBR.BQuebecor2.0676 of 5 starsC$32.57+1.0%C$37.93+16.5%+2.5%C$5.14BC$5.67B10.2710,039News CoverageNVEINuveiN/AN/AN/AN/AC$3.13BC$1.31B-432.821,370News CoverageQBR.AQuebecorN/AC$32.62-0.5%N/A-2.1%C$2.50BC$5.67B10.2910,000High Trading VolumeLIFLabrador Iron Ore Royalty1.5973 of 5 starsC$30.40-0.4%C$33.00+8.6%-2.5%C$1.95BC$211M9.16600Positive NewsEFXEnerflex0.9113 of 5 starsC$13.76flatC$13.47-2.1%+98.4%C$1.71BC$2.37B-11.9714,000Gap DownTIXTTELUS International (Cda)3.3418 of 5 starsC$5.51-1.6%C$10.00+81.5%-55.4%C$611.61MC$2.66B42.3873,100Gap DownCHRChorus Aviation3.2541 of 5 starsC$2.78-2.5%C$3.45+24.1%+17.5%C$531.29MC$1.72B12.094,573News CoverageGap DownMAXMidas Gold Corp. 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