Westshore Terminals Investment (WTE) Competitors

Algoma Central (TSE:ALC) and Westshore Terminals Investment (TSE:WTE) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, community ranking, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, earnings and dividends.

Is ALC or WTE more profitable?

Westshore Terminals Investment has a net margin of 27.75% compared to Algoma Central's net margin of 10.59%. Westshore Terminals Investment's return on equity of 14.93% beat Algoma Central's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Algoma Central	10.59%	9.26%	2.62%
Westshore Terminals Investment	27.75%	14.93%	6.45%

Is ALC or WTE a better dividend stock?

Algoma Central pays an annual dividend of C$0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Westshore Terminals Investment pays an annual dividend of C$1.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Algoma Central pays out 42.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Westshore Terminals Investment pays out 87.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, ALC or WTE?

Westshore Terminals Investment has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Algoma Central. Algoma Central is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Westshore Terminals Investment, 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
Algoma Central	C$702.56M	0.93	C$74.43M	C$1.80	8.89
Westshore Terminals Investment	C$382.55M	4.40	C$106.15M	C$1.72	15.84

Which has more volatility & risk, ALC or WTE?

Algoma Central has a beta of 0.72, meaning that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Westshore Terminals Investment has a beta of 0.86, meaning that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in ALC or WTE?

16.7% of Algoma Central shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.8% of Westshore Terminals Investment shares are owned by institutional investors. 54.6% of Algoma Central shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 47.6% of Westshore Terminals Investment shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ALC or WTE?

Westshore Terminals Investment received 152 more outperform votes than Algoma Central when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.12% of users gave Algoma Central an outperform vote while only 53.39% of users gave Westshore Terminals Investment an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Algoma Central	Outperform Votes 84 64.12%	Underperform Votes 47 35.88%
Westshore Terminals Investment	Outperform Votes 236 53.39%	Underperform Votes 206 46.61%

Does the media prefer ALC or WTE?

In the previous week, Westshore Terminals Investment had 1 more articles in the media than Algoma Central. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Westshore Terminals Investment and 0 mentions for Algoma Central. Westshore Terminals Investment's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Algoma Central's score of 0.67 indicating that Westshore Terminals Investment is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Algoma Central	Positive
Westshore Terminals Investment	Positive

Summary

Westshore Terminals Investment beats Algoma Central on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.