TWC Enterprises (TWC) Competitors

TWC Enterprises (TSE:TWC) and Spin Master (TSE:TOY) are both consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, earnings, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Do analysts prefer TWC or TOY?

Spin Master has a consensus target price of C$30.63, indicating a potential upside of 35.45%. Given Spin Master's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Spin Master is more favorable than TWC Enterprises.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TWC Enterprises	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Spin Master	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Does the media refer more to TWC or TOY?

In the previous week, TWC Enterprises and TWC Enterprises both had 2 articles in the media. TWC Enterprises' average media sentiment score of 0.54 beat Spin Master's score of 0.00 indicating that TWC Enterprises is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Is TWC or TOY a better dividend stock?

TWC Enterprises pays an annual dividend of C$0.33 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Spin Master pays an annual dividend of C$0.34 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. TWC Enterprises pays out 13.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Spin Master pays out 41.4% 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.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of TWC or TOY?

1.8% of TWC Enterprises shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.9% of Spin Master shares are held by institutional investors. 84.2% of TWC Enterprises shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Spin Master shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, TWC or TOY?

TWC Enterprises has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
TWC Enterprises	C$221.07M	2.59	C$49.81M	C$2.49	9.49
Spin Master	C$2.29B	1.00	C$21.85M	C$0.83	27.24

Which has more volatility & risk, TWC or TOY?

TWC Enterprises has a beta of 0.141921, indicating that its share price is 86% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Spin Master has a beta of 0.665973, indicating that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is TWC or TOY 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
TWC Enterprises	18.78%	9.23%	2.36%
Spin Master	1.45%	2.24%	4.32%

Summary

Spin Master beats TWC Enterprises on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.