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Transcontinental (TCL.B) Competitors

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C$20.52 +0.25 (+1.23%)
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TCL.B vs. TCL.A, PNC.A, Y, PNC.B, GCT, TS.B, GVC, LM, DOO, and BYD

Should you be buying Transcontinental stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Transcontinental include Transcontinental (TCL.A), Postmedia Network Canada (PNC.A), Yellow Pages (Y), Postmedia Network Canada Corp Class NC (PNC.B), GVIC Communications (GCT), Torstar (TS.B), Glacier Media (GVC), Lingo Media (LM), BRP (DOO), and Boyd Group Services (BYD).

Transcontinental vs. Its Competitors

Transcontinental (TSE:TCL.B) and Transcontinental (TSE:TCL.A) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation.

In the previous week, Transcontinental and Transcontinental both had 2 articles in the media. Transcontinental's average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat Transcontinental's score of 0.39 indicating that Transcontinental is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Transcontinental
0 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Transcontinental
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Transcontinental is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Transcontinental, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
TranscontinentalC$2.78B0.62C$115.10MC$2.149.59
TranscontinentalC$2.78B0.62C$115.10MC$2.149.56

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Transcontinental4.05% 6.16% 4.34%
Transcontinental 4.05%6.16%4.34%

Transcontinental has a beta of 0.724642, meaning that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Transcontinental has a beta of 0.753635, meaning that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Transcontinental has a consensus price target of C$23.71, indicating a potential upside of 15.88%. Given Transcontinental's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Transcontinental is more favorable than Transcontinental.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Transcontinental
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Transcontinental
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67

4.2% of Transcontinental shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.2% of Transcontinental shares are owned by institutional investors. 94.1% of Transcontinental shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Transcontinental shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Transcontinental pays an annual dividend of C$0.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Transcontinental pays an annual dividend of C$0.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Transcontinental pays out 42.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Transcontinental pays out 42.1% 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.

Summary

Transcontinental beats Transcontinental on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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TCL.B vs. The Competition

MetricTranscontinentalPublishing IndustryCyclical SectorTSE Exchange
Market CapC$1.72BC$1.49BC$3.94BC$9.35B
Dividend Yield4.47%7.24%3.54%6.53%
P/E Ratio9.591,031.10505.3124.90
Price / Sales0.6270.01278.069.32
Price / Cash53.2815.7131.1683.29
Price / Book0.931.333.555.32
Net IncomeC$115.10MC$59.19MC$264.31MC$301.20M
7 Day Performance1.89%-0.33%-0.50%1.12%
1 Month Performance7.94%0.93%1.34%8.02%
1 Year Performance24.33%1.52%37.19%35.67%

Transcontinental Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
TCL.B
Transcontinental
N/AC$20.52
+1.2%
N/A+22.8%C$1.72BC$2.78B9.599,000Gap Up
TCL.A
Transcontinental
2.4218 of 5 stars
C$20.36
+0.3%
C$23.71
+16.4%
+22.6%C$1.70BC$2.78B9.519,000News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
PNC.A
Postmedia Network Canada
N/AC$1.52
flat
N/AN/AC$150.55MC$423.41M-4.222,834
Y
Yellow Pages
0.5272 of 5 stars
C$10.97
+1.0%
C$10.50
-4.3%
+13.9%C$148.85MC$206.51M9.79627
PNC.B
Postmedia Network Canada Corp Class NC
N/AC$1.50
+3.4%
N/AN/AC$148.56MC$423.41M-4.172,834Gap Up
GCT
GVIC Communications
N/AN/AN/AN/AC$105.15MC$156.19M-4.93680Gap Up
TS.B
Torstar
N/AN/AN/AN/AC$60.19MC$455.51M-0.893,070Gap Down
GVC
Glacier Media
N/AC$0.16
-11.1%
N/AN/AC$20.98MC$138.76M-0.801,198Gap Up
LM
Lingo Media
N/AC$0.10
+11.1%
N/A+0.0%C$3.55MC$2.60M10.003,066Gap Up
DOO
BRP
0.9186 of 5 stars
C$86.43
+9.4%
C$68.38
-20.9%
-4.6%C$5.77BC$7.68B-115.2420,000Trending News
Analyst Upgrade
Gap Up
High Trading Volume
BYD
Boyd Group Services
1.8869 of 5 stars
C$225.48
-1.3%
C$259.18
+14.9%
+0.5%C$4.90BC$3.06B593.3715,800

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This page (TSE:TCL.B) was last updated on 9/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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