Westshore Terminals Investment (WTE) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate WTE or ALC?

Westshore Terminals Investment currently has a consensus price target of C$26.13, suggesting a potential upside of 10.42%. Algoma Central has a consensus price target of C$19.50, suggesting a potential upside of 36.27%. Given Algoma Central's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Algoma Central is more favorable than Westshore Terminals Investment.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Westshore Terminals Investment	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Algoma Central	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Does the media favor WTE or ALC?

In the previous week, Algoma Central had 1 more articles in the media than Westshore Terminals Investment. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Algoma Central and 1 mentions for Westshore Terminals Investment. Westshore Terminals Investment's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Algoma Central's score of -0.20 indicating that Westshore Terminals Investment is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Westshore Terminals Investment	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Algoma Central	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is WTE or ALC more profitable?

Westshore Terminals Investment has a net margin of 27.78% compared to Algoma Central's net margin of 9.98%. Westshore Terminals Investment's return on equity of 14.82% beat Algoma Central's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Westshore Terminals Investment	27.78%	14.82%	6.45%
Algoma Central	9.98%	9.14%	2.62%

Is WTE or ALC a better dividend stock?

Westshore Terminals Investment pays an annual dividend of C$1.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.3%. Algoma Central pays an annual dividend of C$0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Westshore Terminals Investment pays out 89.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Algoma Central pays out 45.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

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

18.4% of Westshore Terminals Investment shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.7% of Algoma Central shares are held by institutional investors. 47.6% of Westshore Terminals Investment shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 54.6% of Algoma Central shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, WTE or ALC?

Westshore Terminals Investment has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
Westshore Terminals Investment	C$379.34M	3.85	C$105.38M	C$1.68	14.08
Algoma Central	C$697.39M	0.83	C$69.58M	C$1.66	8.62

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer WTE or ALC?

Westshore Terminals Investment received 152 more outperform votes than Algoma Central when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.62% of users gave Algoma Central an outperform vote while only 53.76% of users gave Westshore Terminals Investment an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Westshore Terminals Investment	Outperform Votes 236 53.76%	Underperform Votes 203 46.24%
Algoma Central	Outperform Votes 84 64.62%	Underperform Votes 46 35.38%

Which has more risk and volatility, WTE or ALC?

Westshore Terminals Investment has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Algoma Central has a beta of 0.72, meaning that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Westshore Terminals Investment beats Algoma Central on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.