Spin Master (TOY) Competitors

Spin Master (TSE:TOY) and TWC Enterprises (TSE:TWC) 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, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and earnings.

Which has better earnings & valuation, TOY or TWC?

TWC Enterprises has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Spin Master. TWC Enterprises is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Spin Master, 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
Spin Master	C$1.51B	1.15	C$21.85M	C$0.42	55.81
TWC Enterprises	C$265.28M	2.14	C$49.81M	C$2.04	11.38

Which has more volatility and risk, TOY or TWC?

Spin Master has a beta of 1.86, meaning that its stock price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TWC Enterprises has a beta of 1.16, meaning that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is TOY or TWC more profitable?

TWC Enterprises has a net margin of 18.78% compared to Spin Master's net margin of 1.45%. TWC Enterprises' return on equity of 9.23% beat Spin Master's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Spin Master	1.45%	2.24%	4.32%
TWC Enterprises	18.78%	9.23%	2.36%

Does the media refer more to TOY or TWC?

In the previous week, Spin Master had 2 more articles in the media than TWC Enterprises. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Spin Master and 2 mentions for TWC Enterprises. TWC Enterprises' average media sentiment score of 0.56 beat Spin Master's score of -0.14 indicating that TWC Enterprises is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Spin Master	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
TWC Enterprises	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is TOY or TWC a better dividend stock?

Spin Master pays an annual dividend of C$0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. TWC Enterprises pays an annual dividend of C$0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Spin Master pays out 113.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. TWC Enterprises pays out 14.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Do analysts rate TOY or TWC?

Spin Master currently has a consensus price target of C$32.63, indicating a potential upside of 38.36%. Given Spin Master's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Spin Master is more favorable than TWC Enterprises.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Spin Master	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78
TWC Enterprises	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Do insiders & institutionals believe in TOY or TWC?

43.6% of Spin Master shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.8% of TWC Enterprises shares are held by institutional investors. 2.2% of Spin Master shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 84.2% of TWC Enterprises 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.

Summary

Spin Master beats TWC Enterprises on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.