Which has stronger valuation & earnings, TCL.A or TCL.B?

Transcontinental is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Transcontinental, 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 Transcontinental C$2.74B 0.17 C$115.10M C$4.00 1.40 Transcontinental C$2.74B 0.23 C$115.10M C$4.00 1.84

Is TCL.A or TCL.B more profitable?

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

Does the media prefer TCL.A or TCL.B?

In the previous week, Transcontinental and Transcontinental both had 1 articles in the media. Transcontinental's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Transcontinental's score of 0.00 indicating that Transcontinental is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Transcontinental 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Transcontinental 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, TCL.B or Y?

Transcontinental has higher revenue and earnings than Yellow Pages. Transcontinental is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Yellow Pages, 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 Transcontinental C$2.74B 0.23 C$115.10M C$4.00 1.84 Yellow Pages C$194.90M 0.90 C$34.99M C$1.26 10.28

Does the media favor TCL.B or Y?

In the previous week, Transcontinental and Transcontinental both had 1 articles in the media. Transcontinental's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Yellow Pages' score of 0.00 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) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Yellow Pages 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral

Transcontinental (TCL.B) Competitors

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TCL.B vs. TCL.A, Y, GCT, PNC.B, and PNC.A

Should you buy Transcontinental stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Transcontinental with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Transcontinental include Transcontinental (TCL.A), Yellow Pages (Y), GVIC Communications (GCT), Postmedia Network Canada Corp Class NC (PNC.B), and Postmedia Network Canada (PNC.A). These companies are all part of the "publishing" industry.

How does Transcontinental compare to Transcontinental?

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

In the previous week, Transcontinental and Transcontinental both had 1 articles in the media. Transcontinental's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Transcontinental's score of 0.00 indicating that Transcontinental is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Transcontinental has a beta of 0.483953, meaning that its share price is 52% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Transcontinental has a beta of 0.13556, meaning that its share price is 86% less volatile than the broader market.

Transcontinental is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Transcontinental, 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
Transcontinental	C$2.74B	0.17	C$115.10M	C$4.00	1.40
Transcontinental	C$2.74B	0.23	C$115.10M	C$4.00	1.84

25.9% of Transcontinental shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.8% of Transcontinental shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Transcontinental shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 94.1% of Transcontinental shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Transcontinental currently has a consensus target price of C$14.38, suggesting a potential upside of 156.70%. Transcontinental has a consensus target price of C$8.00, suggesting a potential upside of 8.55%. Given Transcontinental's stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71
Transcontinental	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

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

Transcontinental pays an annual dividend of C$0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.1%. Transcontinental pays an annual dividend of C$0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.2%. Transcontinental pays out 16.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Transcontinental pays out 16.9% 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.

Summary

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

How does Transcontinental compare to Yellow Pages?

Transcontinental (TSE:TCL.B) and Yellow Pages (TSE:Y) are both small-cap publishing industry companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, earnings and media sentiment.

Transcontinental has higher revenue and earnings than Yellow Pages. Transcontinental is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Yellow Pages, 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
Transcontinental	C$2.74B	0.23	C$115.10M	C$4.00	1.84
Yellow Pages	C$194.90M	0.90	C$34.99M	C$1.26	10.28

Transcontinental pays an annual dividend of C$0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.2%. Yellow Pages pays an annual dividend of C$1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.7%. Transcontinental pays out 16.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Yellow Pages pays out 79.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Transcontinental is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Transcontinental has a beta of 0.13556, suggesting that its share price is 86% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Yellow Pages has a beta of 0.956482, suggesting that its share price is 4% less volatile than the broader market.

2.8% of Transcontinental shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.0% of Yellow Pages shares are owned by institutional investors. 94.1% of Transcontinental shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Yellow Pages 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.

Yellow Pages has a net margin of 8.84% compared to Transcontinental's net margin of 4.05%. Yellow Pages' return on equity of 33.37% beat Transcontinental's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Transcontinental	4.05%	6.16%	4.34%
Yellow Pages	8.84%	33.37%	15.88%

In the previous week, Transcontinental and Transcontinental both had 1 articles in the media. Transcontinental's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Yellow Pages' score of 0.00 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)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Yellow Pages	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Transcontinental and Yellow Pages tied by winning 7 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Transcontinental compare to GVIC Communications?

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

Transcontinental has higher revenue and earnings than GVIC Communications. GVIC Communications is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Transcontinental, 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
GVIC Communications	C$156.19M	0.00	-C$21.33M	-C$0.07	N/A
Transcontinental	C$2.74B	0.23	C$115.10M	C$4.00	1.84

Transcontinental has a net margin of 4.05% compared to GVIC Communications' net margin of 0.00%. Transcontinental's return on equity of 6.16% beat GVIC Communications' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
GVIC Communications	N/A	N/A	N/A
Transcontinental	4.05%	6.16%	4.34%

In the previous week, Transcontinental had 1 more articles in the media than GVIC Communications. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Transcontinental and 0 mentions for GVIC Communications. Transcontinental's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat GVIC Communications' score of 0.00 indicating that Transcontinental is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
GVIC Communications	Neutral
Transcontinental	Positive

2.8% of Transcontinental shares are owned by institutional investors. 94.1% of Transcontinental shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Transcontinental beats GVIC Communications on 11 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Transcontinental compare to Postmedia Network Canada Corp Class NC?

Postmedia Network Canada Corp Class NC (TSE:PNC.B) and Transcontinental (TSE:TCL.B) are both small-cap publishing industry companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability and media sentiment.

Postmedia Network Canada Corp Class NC has a beta of -0.097664, meaning that its share price is 110% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Transcontinental has a beta of 0.13556, meaning that its share price is 86% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Transcontinental had 1 more articles in the media than Postmedia Network Canada Corp Class NC. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Transcontinental and 0 mentions for Postmedia Network Canada Corp Class NC. Transcontinental's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Postmedia Network Canada Corp Class NC's score of 0.00 indicating that Transcontinental is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Postmedia Network Canada Corp Class NC	Neutral
Transcontinental	Positive

Transcontinental has a net margin of 4.05% compared to Postmedia Network Canada Corp Class NC's net margin of -14.26%. Transcontinental's return on equity of 6.16% beat Postmedia Network Canada Corp Class NC's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Postmedia Network Canada Corp Class NC	-14.26%	N/A	-6.65%
Transcontinental	4.05%	6.16%	4.34%

17.3% of Postmedia Network Canada Corp Class NC shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.8% of Transcontinental shares are held by institutional investors. 94.1% of Transcontinental shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Transcontinental has higher revenue and earnings than Postmedia Network Canada Corp Class NC. Postmedia Network Canada Corp Class NC is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Transcontinental, 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
Postmedia Network Canada Corp Class NC	C$432.21M	0.22	-C$57.63M	-C$0.54	N/A
Transcontinental	C$2.74B	0.23	C$115.10M	C$4.00	1.84

Summary

Transcontinental beats Postmedia Network Canada Corp Class NC on 12 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Transcontinental compare to Postmedia Network Canada?

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

In the previous week, Transcontinental had 1 more articles in the media than Postmedia Network Canada. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Transcontinental and 0 mentions for Postmedia Network Canada. Transcontinental's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Postmedia Network Canada's score of 0.00 indicating that Transcontinental is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Postmedia Network Canada	Neutral
Transcontinental	Positive

Transcontinental has a net margin of 4.05% compared to Postmedia Network Canada's net margin of -14.26%. Transcontinental's return on equity of 6.16% beat Postmedia Network Canada's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Postmedia Network Canada	-14.26%	N/A	-6.65%
Transcontinental	4.05%	6.16%	4.34%

Transcontinental has higher revenue and earnings than Postmedia Network Canada. Postmedia Network Canada is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Transcontinental, 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
Postmedia Network Canada	C$432.21M	0.19	-C$57.63M	-C$0.54	N/A
Transcontinental	C$2.74B	0.23	C$115.10M	C$4.00	1.84

0.0% of Postmedia Network Canada shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.8% of Transcontinental shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Postmedia Network Canada shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 94.1% of Transcontinental shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Postmedia Network Canada has a beta of 0.560274, suggesting that its share price is 44% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Transcontinental has a beta of 0.13556, suggesting that its share price is 86% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Transcontinental beats Postmedia Network Canada on 12 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.

TCL.B vs. The Competition

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Metric	Transcontinental	Publishing Industry	Cyclical Sector	TSE Exchange
Market Cap	C$485.09M	C$1.34B	C$4.01B	C$13.07B
Dividend Yield	9.84%	8.42%	3.47%	6.18%
P/E Ratio	1.84	57.04	80.39	36.51
Price / Sales	0.23	57.93	325.11	10.34
Price / Cash	53.28	15.71	30.82	82.29
Price / Book	0.33	1.18	3.55	4.52
Net Income	C$115.10M	C$59.19M	C$249.12M	C$299.09M
7 Day Performance	-1.60%	1.63%	5.87%	1.85%
1 Month Performance	17.54%	1.62%	5.64%	1.71%
1 Year Performance	-64.34%	-7.66%	3.81%	36.40%

Transcontinental Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
TCL.B Transcontinental	N/A	C$7.37 -0.1%	C$8.00 +8.5%	-64.3%	C$485.09M	C$2.74B	1.84	9,000	News Coverage
TCL.A Transcontinental	3.7704 of 5 stars	C$5.51 +0.9%	C$14.38 +160.9%	-72.9%	C$460.74M	C$2.74B	1.38	9,000
Y Yellow Pages	N/A	C$12.96 +1.2%	N/A	+14.4%	C$175.85M	C$194.90M	10.29	627
GCT GVIC Communications	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	C$105.15M	C$156.19M	N/A	680	Gap Up
PNC.B Postmedia Network Canada Corp Class NC	N/A	C$0.94 flat	N/A	N/A	C$93.10M	C$432.21M	N/A	2,834

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TCL.B vs. TCL.A, Y, GCT, PNC.B, and PNC.A

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Transcontinental (TCL.B) Competitors

TCL.B vs. TCL.A, Y, GCT, PNC.B, and PNC.A

How does Transcontinental compare to Transcontinental?

Does the media prefer TCL.A or TCL.B?

Which has more volatility & risk, TCL.A or TCL.B?

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, TCL.A or TCL.B?

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of TCL.A or TCL.B?

Do analysts rate TCL.A or TCL.B?

Is TCL.A or TCL.B more profitable?

Is TCL.A or TCL.B a better dividend stock?

Summary

How does Transcontinental compare to Yellow Pages?

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, TCL.B or Y?

Is TCL.B or Y a better dividend stock?

Which has more risk and volatility, TCL.B or Y?

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of TCL.B or Y?

Is TCL.B or Y more profitable?

Does the media favor TCL.B or Y?

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How does Transcontinental compare to GVIC Communications?

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, GCT or TCL.B?

Is GCT or TCL.B more profitable?

Does the media refer more to GCT or TCL.B?

Do institutionals & insiders believe in GCT or TCL.B?

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How does Transcontinental compare to Postmedia Network Canada Corp Class NC?

Which has more volatility and risk, PNC.B or TCL.B?

Does the media prefer PNC.B or TCL.B?

Is PNC.B or TCL.B more profitable?

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of PNC.B or TCL.B?

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, PNC.B or TCL.B?

Summary

How does Transcontinental compare to Postmedia Network Canada?

Does the media favor PNC.A or TCL.B?

Is PNC.A or TCL.B more profitable?

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, PNC.A or TCL.B?

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of PNC.A or TCL.B?

Which has more risk and volatility, PNC.A or TCL.B?

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