WTE vs. ALC, PSV, ATS, ATA, SES, SVI, RUS, MSI, EIF, and CJT Should you be buying Westshore Terminals Investment stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Westshore Terminals Investment include Algoma Central (ALC), (PSV.TO) (PSV), ATS (ATS), ATS Automation Tooling Systems (ATA), Secure Energy Services (SES), StorageVault Canada (SVI), Russel Metals (RUS), Morneau Shepell (MSI), Exchange Income (EIF), and Cargojet (CJT).
Westshore Terminals Investment (TSE:WTE ) and Algoma Central (TSE:ALC ) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, valuation, community ranking, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk.
Westshore Terminals Investment pays an annual dividend of C$1.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.5%. Algoma Central pays an annual dividend of C$0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. Westshore Terminals Investment pays out 95.5% 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 36.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
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.
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.
Westshore Terminals Investment has a net margin of 26.97% compared to Algoma Central's net margin of 11.86%. Westshore Terminals Investment's return on equity of 13.92% beat Algoma Central's return on equity.
Westshore Terminals Investment has a beta of 0.87, indicating that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Algoma Central has a beta of 0.72, indicating that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Algoma Central had 1 more articles in the media than Westshore Terminals Investment. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Algoma Central and 0 mentions for Westshore Terminals Investment. Westshore Terminals Investment's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Algoma Central's score of -0.99 indicating that Westshore Terminals Investment is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Westshore Terminals Investment presently has a consensus price target of C$26.13, indicating a potential upside of 13.19%. Algoma Central has a consensus price target of C$19.50, indicating a potential upside of 37.71%. Given Algoma Central's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Algoma Central is more favorable than Westshore Terminals Investment.
19.4% of Westshore Terminals Investment shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.0% of Algoma Central shares are owned by institutional investors. 47.1% of Westshore Terminals Investment shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 56.0% of Algoma Central shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary Westshore Terminals Investment beats Algoma Central on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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