Wajax (WJX) Competitors

Doman Building Materials Group (TSE:DBM) and Wajax (TSE:WJX) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, DBM or WJX?

Doman Building Materials Group has higher revenue and earnings than Wajax. Wajax is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Doman Building Materials Group, 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
Doman Building Materials Group	C$2.49B	0.31	C$56.55M	C$0.65	13.52
Wajax	C$2.09B	0.25	C$53.19M	C$2.44	9.65

Is DBM or WJX a better dividend stock?

Doman Building Materials Group pays an annual dividend of C$0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.4%. Wajax pays an annual dividend of C$1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. Doman Building Materials Group pays out 86.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Wajax pays out 57.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Does the media refer more to DBM or WJX?

In the previous week, Doman Building Materials Group had 12 more articles in the media than Wajax. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Doman Building Materials Group and 1 mentions for Wajax. Wajax's average media sentiment score of 0.42 beat Doman Building Materials Group's score of 0.38 indicating that Wajax is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Doman Building Materials Group	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Wajax	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is DBM or WJX more profitable?

Wajax has a net margin of 2.55% compared to Doman Building Materials Group's net margin of 2.27%. Wajax's return on equity of 10.40% beat Doman Building Materials Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Doman Building Materials Group	2.27%	9.41%	4.52%
Wajax	2.55%	10.40%	5.32%

Do analysts rate DBM or WJX?

Doman Building Materials Group presently has a consensus target price of C$10.13, suggesting a potential upside of 15.71%. Wajax has a consensus target price of C$22.38, suggesting a potential downside of 4.95%. Given Doman Building Materials Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Doman Building Materials Group is more favorable than Wajax.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Doman Building Materials Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88
Wajax	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Do institutionals and insiders believe in DBM or WJX?

4.4% of Doman Building Materials Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.3% of Wajax shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.0% of Doman Building Materials Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Wajax shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, DBM or WJX?

Doman Building Materials Group has a beta of 1.53, meaning that its stock price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Wajax has a beta of 1.8, meaning that its stock price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Doman Building Materials Group beats Wajax on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.