AutoCanada (ACQ) Competitors

E Automotive (TSE:EINC) and AutoCanada (TSE:ACQ) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, community ranking, institutional ownership, valuation and dividends.

Does the media prefer EINC or ACQ?

In the previous week, AutoCanada had 2 more articles in the media than E Automotive. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for AutoCanada and 0 mentions for E Automotive. AutoCanada's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat E Automotive's score of 0.00 indicating that AutoCanada is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
E Automotive	Neutral
AutoCanada	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor EINC or ACQ?

AutoCanada received 395 more outperform votes than E Automotive when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 50.43% of users gave AutoCanada an outperform vote while only 43.33% of users gave E Automotive an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
E Automotive	Outperform Votes 13 43.33%	Underperform Votes 17 56.67%
AutoCanada	Outperform Votes 408 50.43%	Underperform Votes 401 49.57%

Which has better valuation and earnings, EINC or ACQ?

E Automotive has higher earnings, but lower revenue than AutoCanada. AutoCanada is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than E Automotive, 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
E Automotive	C$116.01M	0.00	-C$47.53M	-C$1.30	N/A
AutoCanada	C$6.16B	0.06	-C$50.70M	-C$2.17	-7.25

Is EINC or ACQ more profitable?

AutoCanada has a net margin of -0.82% compared to E Automotive's net margin of -40.97%. AutoCanada's return on equity of -9.79% beat E Automotive's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
E Automotive	-40.97%	-39.39%	-15.46%
AutoCanada	-0.82%	-9.79%	2.67%

Do analysts prefer EINC or ACQ?

AutoCanada has a consensus target price of C$19.40, indicating a potential upside of 23.49%. Given AutoCanada's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe AutoCanada is more favorable than E Automotive.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
E Automotive	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
AutoCanada	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.27

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in EINC or ACQ?

0.1% of E Automotive shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.9% of AutoCanada shares are owned by institutional investors. 89.2% of E Automotive shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.9% of AutoCanada shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

AutoCanada beats E Automotive on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.