Westport Fuel Systems (WPRT) Competitors

Decisive Dividend (CVE:DE) and Westport Fuel Systems (TSE:WPRT) are both small-cap machinery companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Is DE or WPRT more profitable?

Decisive Dividend has a net margin of 2.04% compared to Westport Fuel Systems' net margin of -8.16%. Decisive Dividend's return on equity of 4.49% beat Westport Fuel Systems' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Decisive Dividend	2.04%	4.49%	5.34%
Westport Fuel Systems	-8.16%	-16.87%	-6.52%

Which has more volatility and risk, DE or WPRT?

Decisive Dividend has a beta of 0.574348, suggesting that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Westport Fuel Systems has a beta of 2.574308, suggesting that its stock price is 157% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, DE or WPRT?

Decisive Dividend has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Westport Fuel Systems. Westport Fuel Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Decisive Dividend, 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
Decisive Dividend	C$145.25M	1.01	C$2.53M	C$0.29	25.41
Westport Fuel Systems	C$293.58M	0.19	-C$17.30M	-C$2.94	-1.10

Does the media refer more to DE or WPRT?

In the previous week, Westport Fuel Systems had 2 more articles in the media than Decisive Dividend. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Westport Fuel Systems and 0 mentions for Decisive Dividend. Decisive Dividend's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Westport Fuel Systems' score of -0.18 indicating that Decisive Dividend is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Decisive Dividend	Positive
Westport Fuel Systems	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of DE or WPRT?

0.0% of Decisive Dividend shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.4% of Westport Fuel Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 10.1% of Decisive Dividend shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 11.2% of Westport Fuel Systems shares are held by 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

Decisive Dividend beats Westport Fuel Systems on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.