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Empire (EMP.A) Competitors

C$31.70
-0.82 (-2.52%)
(As of 05/30/2024 ET)

EMP.A vs. MRU, NWC, ATD.B, ATD.A, L, WN, SAP, PRMW, PBH, and MFI

Should you be buying Empire stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Empire include Metro (MRU), North West (NWC), Alimentation Couche-Tard (ATD.B), Alimentation Couche-Tard (ATD.A), Loblaw Companies (L), George Weston (WN), Saputo (SAP), Primo Water (PRMW), Premium Brands (PBH), and Maple Leaf Foods (MFI). These companies are all part of the "consumer defensive" sector.

Empire vs.

Empire (TSE:EMP.A) and Metro (TSE:MRU) are both consumer defensive companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership, profitability and media sentiment.

In the previous week, Empire had 5 more articles in the media than Metro. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Empire and 2 mentions for Metro. Empire's average media sentiment score of -0.07 beat Metro's score of -0.08 indicating that Empire is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Empire
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Metro
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Metro has a net margin of 4.64% compared to Empire's net margin of 2.46%. Empire's return on equity of 14.81% beat Metro's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Empire2.46% 14.81% 4.47%
Metro 4.64%14.55%6.44%

Empire pays an annual dividend of C$0.73 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Metro pays an annual dividend of C$1.34 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Empire pays out 24.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Metro pays out 31.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Empire is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Empire presently has a consensus target price of C$38.43, suggesting a potential upside of 21.23%. Metro has a consensus target price of C$77.86, suggesting a potential upside of 5.88%. Given Empire's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Empire is more favorable than Metro.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Empire
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.43
Metro
0 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

42.1% of Empire shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.1% of Metro shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of Empire shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Metro shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Empire has a beta of 0.46, suggesting that its share price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Metro has a beta of 0.05, suggesting that its share price is 95% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Metro has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Empire. Empire is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Metro, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
EmpireC$30.82B0.15C$759.20MC$3.0210.50
MetroC$21.13B0.79C$980.60MC$4.2717.22

Metro received 160 more outperform votes than Empire when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 55.72% of users gave Metro an outperform vote while only 45.87% of users gave Empire an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
EmpireOutperform Votes
283
45.87%
Underperform Votes
334
54.13%
MetroOutperform Votes
443
55.72%
Underperform Votes
352
44.28%

Summary

Empire beats Metro on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of TSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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EMP.A vs. The Competition

MetricEmpireGrocery Stores IndustryDefensive SectorTSE Exchange
Market CapC$4.63BC$10.72BC$4.72BC$5.38B
Dividend Yield2.17%2.93%3.20%5.58%
P/E Ratio10.50162.92210.9823.80
Price / Sales0.1514.28146,107.732,576.97
Price / Cash25.5063.38129.6579.89
Price / Book1.462.493.803.52
Net IncomeC$759.20MC$604.11MC$154.37MC$286.26M
7 Day Performance-7.28%-0.79%-0.38%0.13%
1 Month Performance-1.15%2.45%1.71%2.38%
1 Year Performance-9.17%3.05%4.82%30.34%

Empire Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
MRU
Metro
0.2831 of 5 stars
C$73.53
+0.3%
C$77.86
+5.9%
+1.4%C$16.59BC$21.13B17.2297,000
NWC
North West
0.4586 of 5 stars
C$37.55
+0.1%
C$41.20
+9.7%
-1.7%C$1.79BC$2.47B14.067,382Upcoming Earnings
ATD.B
Alimentation Couche-Tard
0 of 5 stars
N/AC$81.67
+∞
N/AC$52.83BC$53.19B16.01130,000
ATD.A
Alimentation Couche-Tard
0 of 5 stars
N/AN/AN/AC$52.79BC$53.19B15.99130,000
L
Loblaw Companies
1.3787 of 5 stars
C$155.98
+0.6%
C$162.43
+4.1%
+30.4%C$47.95BC$59.53B23.60220,000
WN
George Weston
1.7803 of 5 stars
C$192.87
+1.0%
C$216.67
+12.3%
+19.4%C$25.80BC$60.73B20.37220,000
SAP
Saputo
3.0128 of 5 stars
C$27.12
+0.6%
C$33.81
+24.7%
-22.7%C$11.51BC$17.27B34.7719,200
PRMW
Primo Water
0 of 5 stars
C$30.61
+0.6%
N/A+72.8%C$4.90BC$1.81B45.019,240News Coverage
PBH
Premium Brands
3.2229 of 5 stars
C$87.93
-1.6%
C$113.50
+29.1%
-12.8%C$3.90BC$6.29B41.28505
MFI
Maple Leaf Foods
1.4589 of 5 stars
C$22.75
-0.5%
C$30.07
+32.2%
-7.3%C$2.79BC$4.85B-175.0013,500

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This page (TSE:EMP.A) was last updated on 5/31/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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