WTE vs. ALC, MDA, BDGI, BLDP, MTL, CJT, SIS, AFN, BBU.UN, and ARE
Should you be buying Westshore Terminals Investment stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Westshore Terminals Investment include Algoma Central (ALC), MDA (MDA), Badger Infrastructure Solutions (BDGI), Ballard Power Systems (BLDP), Mullen Group (MTL), Cargojet (CJT), Savaria (SIS), Ag Growth International (AFN), Brookfield Business Partners (BBU.UN), and Aecon Group (ARE). These companies are all part of the "industrials" sector.
Westshore Terminals Investment (TSE:WTE) and Algoma Central (TSE:ALC) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, community ranking and valuation.
19.7% of Westshore Terminals Investment shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.0% of Algoma Central shares are owned by institutional investors. 45.6% of Westshore Terminals Investment shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 56.1% of Algoma Central shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Westshore Terminals Investment received 152 more outperform votes than Algoma Central when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.12% of users gave Algoma Central an outperform vote while only 54.25% of users gave Westshore Terminals Investment an outperform vote.
Westshore Terminals Investment presently has a consensus price target of C$28.00, suggesting a potential upside of 11.29%. Algoma Central has a consensus price target of C$20.50, suggesting a potential upside of 39.46%. Given Algoma Central's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Algoma Central is more favorable than Westshore Terminals Investment.
In the previous week, Westshore Terminals Investment's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Algoma Central'saverage media sentiment score.
Westshore Terminals Investment has a beta of 0.88, suggesting that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Algoma Central has a beta of 0.72, suggesting that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Westshore Terminals Investment pays an annual dividend of C$1.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. Algoma Central pays an annual dividend of C$0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Westshore Terminals Investment pays out 80.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Algoma Central pays out 38.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
Westshore Terminals Investment has a net margin of 30.59% compared to Algoma Central's net margin of 11.49%. Westshore Terminals Investment's return on equity of 16.16% beat Algoma Central's return on equity.
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.
Summary
Westshore Terminals Investment beats Algoma Central on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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