SunOpta (SOY) Competitors

SunOpta (TSE:SOY) and Jamieson Wellness (TSE:JWEL) are both small-cap consumer defensive companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, community ranking, risk and analyst recommendations.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in SOY or JWEL?

89.5% of SunOpta shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.8% of Jamieson Wellness shares are held by institutional investors. 3.7% of SunOpta shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Jamieson Wellness shares are held by 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.

Does the media favor SOY or JWEL?

In the previous week, SunOpta had 1 more articles in the media than Jamieson Wellness. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for SunOpta and 0 mentions for Jamieson Wellness. SunOpta's average media sentiment score of 0.23 beat Jamieson Wellness' score of 0.00 indicating that SunOpta is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
SunOpta	Neutral
Jamieson Wellness	Neutral

Which has higher earnings and valuation, SOY or JWEL?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
SunOpta	C$630.30M	1.50	-C$23.89M	-C$0.29	-28.07
Jamieson Wellness	C$676.17M	1.61	C$47.88M	C$1.08	24.26

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SOY or JWEL?

Jamieson Wellness received 42 more outperform votes than SunOpta when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 69.31% of users gave SunOpta an outperform vote while only 64.82% of users gave Jamieson Wellness an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
SunOpta	Outperform Votes 192 69.31%	Underperform Votes 85 30.69%
Jamieson Wellness	Outperform Votes 234 64.82%	Underperform Votes 127 35.18%

Is SOY or JWEL more profitable?

Jamieson Wellness has a net margin of 7.08% compared to SunOpta's net margin of -27.77%. Jamieson Wellness' return on equity of 10.09% beat SunOpta's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SunOpta	-27.77%	-8.38%	2.58%
Jamieson Wellness	7.08%	10.09%	5.79%

Which has more risk & volatility, SOY or JWEL?

SunOpta has a beta of 1.73, suggesting that its stock price is 73% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Jamieson Wellness has a beta of 0.57, suggesting that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate SOY or JWEL?

Jamieson Wellness has a consensus target price of C$35.47, suggesting a potential upside of 35.65%. Given Jamieson Wellness' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Jamieson Wellness is more favorable than SunOpta.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SunOpta	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Jamieson Wellness	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Summary

Jamieson Wellness beats SunOpta on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.