NWC vs. EMP.A, ATD.B, ATD.A, L, WN, MRU, PRMW, PBH, MFI, and JWEL Should you be buying North West stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of North West include Empire (EMP.A), Alimentation Couche-Tard (ATD.B), Alimentation Couche-Tard (ATD.A), Loblaw Companies (L), George Weston (WN), Metro (MRU), Primo Water (PRMW), Premium Brands (PBH), Maple Leaf Foods (MFI), and Jamieson Wellness (JWEL). These companies are all part of the "consumer defensive" sector.
Empire (TSE:EMP.A ) and North West (TSE:NWC ) are both consumer defensive companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.
Which has more risk & volatility, EMP.A or NWC?
Empire has a beta of 0.46, meaning that its share price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, North West has a beta of 0.62, meaning that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Is EMP.A or NWC more profitable?
North West has a net margin of 5.23% compared to North West's net margin of 2.46%. Empire's return on equity of 19.84% beat North West's return on equity.
Is EMP.A or NWC a better dividend stock?
Empire pays an annual dividend of C$0.73 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. North West pays an annual dividend of C$1.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Empire pays out 24.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. North West pays out 58.4% 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.
Do analysts prefer EMP.A or NWC?
Empire currently has a consensus price target of C$38.43, suggesting a potential upside of 19.01%. North West has a consensus price target of C$41.20, suggesting a potential upside of 9.43%. Given North West's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Empire is more favorable than North West.
Do insiders and institutionals believe in EMP.A or NWC?
42.1% of Empire shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.7% of North West shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of Empire shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of North West 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.
Does the media prefer EMP.A or NWC?
In the previous week, Empire and Empire both had 3 articles in the media. Empire's average media sentiment score of 0.21 beat North West's score of -0.08 indicating that North West is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Which has better valuation and earnings, EMP.A or NWC?
Empire has higher revenue and earnings than North West. Empire is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than North West, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Does the MarketBeat Community prefer EMP.A or NWC?
Empire received 78 more outperform votes than North West when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 51.90% of users gave North West an outperform vote while only 45.87% of users gave Empire an outperform vote.
Summary Empire beats North West on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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