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Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF (VDY) Competitors

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C$48.90 -0.01 (-0.02%)
As of 05/1/2025 03:55 PM Eastern

VDY vs. SAP, DH, BB, LSPD, DV, DCBO, PD, ABST, U, and AI

Should you be buying Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF include Saputo (SAP), DH (DH), BlackBerry (BB), Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD), Dolly Varden Silver (DV), Docebo (DCBO), Precision Drilling (PD), Absolute Software (ABST), Uranium Participation (U), and Atrium Mortgage Investment (AI). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry.

Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF vs.

Saputo (TSE:SAP) and Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF (TSE:VDY) are both consumer defensive companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, profitability, community ranking and risk.

Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Saputo.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
SaputoC$18.74B0.58-C$157.06M-C$0.37-69.05
Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETFN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Saputo received 442 more outperform votes than Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 78.57% of users gave Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF an outperform vote while only 61.97% of users gave Saputo an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
SaputoOutperform Votes
453
61.97%
Underperform Votes
278
38.03%
Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETFOutperform Votes
11
78.57%
Underperform Votes
3
21.43%

In the previous week, Saputo and Saputo both had 3 articles in the media. Saputo's average media sentiment score of 0.36 beat Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF's score of 0.13 indicating that Saputo is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Saputo
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Saputo presently has a consensus price target of C$31.00, suggesting a potential upside of 20.20%. Given Saputo's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Saputo is more favorable than Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Saputo
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Saputo's net margin of -0.84%. Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF's return on equity of 0.00% beat Saputo's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Saputo-0.84% -2.20% 4.11%
Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF N/A N/A N/A

Saputo pays an annual dividend of C$0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF pays an annual dividend of C$1.71 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Saputo pays out -203.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

24.8% of Saputo shares are owned by institutional investors. 40.5% of Saputo shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Saputo beats Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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VDY vs. The Competition

MetricVanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETFComputer Integrated Systems Design IndustryManufacturing SectorTSE Exchange
Market CapC$3.36BC$3.58BC$2.02BC$5.66B
Dividend Yield3.99%2.20%2.70%6.84%
P/E RatioN/A61.9522.4728.62
Price / SalesN/A29.1859.25601.02
Price / CashN/A34.8551.7283.20
Price / BookN/A5.041.993.71
Net IncomeN/AC$38.20M-C$333.48MC$301.04M
7 Day Performance0.95%2.94%0.80%0.10%
1 Month Performance-1.07%4.48%-0.86%-0.40%
1 Year Performance12.93%-3.43%8.36%13.81%

Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
VDY
Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF
N/AC$48.90
0.0%
N/A+12.9%C$3.36BN/A0.00790
SAP
Saputo
2.8279 of 5 stars
C$26.38
-0.3%
C$31.00
+17.5%
-2.1%C$11.12BC$18.74B-70.63112,000
DH
DH
N/AN/AN/AN/AC$2.72BN/A0.00970Gap Up
BB
BlackBerry
0.7587 of 5 stars
C$4.38
+2.3%
C$4.75
+8.4%
+19.1%C$1.81BC$424.99M-14.113,320
LSPD
Lightspeed Commerce
2.9168 of 5 stars
C$13.25
+3.9%
C$18.30
+38.1%
-26.0%C$1.44BC$740.40M-11.771,800
DV
Dolly Varden Silver
0.3005 of 5 stars
C$3.49
-6.9%
C$1.60
-54.2%
+281.9%C$1.07BN/A-44.77800Gap Up
High Trading Volume
DCBO
Docebo
1.3893 of 5 stars
C$40.74
+2.5%
C$82.00
+101.3%
-30.1%C$870.56MC$147.27M48.43730
PD
Precision Drilling
3.3903 of 5 stars
C$59.56
+2.3%
C$98.33
+65.1%
-37.2%C$847.54MC$1.95B3.50950
ABST
Absolute Software
N/AN/AN/AN/AC$807.42MC$222.06M-23.03740
U
Uranium Participation
N/AN/AN/AN/AC$768.65MC$-147,478,000.00-4.437,700
AI
Atrium Mortgage Investment
1.3776 of 5 stars
C$10.85
+0.7%
C$12.78
+17.8%
-2.0%C$514.60MC$78.44M10.30700

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