ADENTRA (ADEN) Competitors

Russel Metals (TSE:RUS) and ADENTRA (TSE:ADEN) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, profitability and institutional ownership.

Is RUS or ADEN more profitable?

Russel Metals has a net margin of 4.27% compared to ADENTRA's net margin of 2.17%. Russel Metals' return on equity of 11.03% beat ADENTRA's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Russel Metals	4.27%	11.03%	6.48%
ADENTRA	2.17%	8.12%	4.52%

Does the media prefer RUS or ADEN?

In the previous week, ADENTRA had 2 more articles in the media than Russel Metals. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for ADENTRA and 2 mentions for Russel Metals. Russel Metals' average media sentiment score of 0.53 beat ADENTRA's score of 0.38 indicating that Russel Metals is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Russel Metals	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
ADENTRA	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in RUS or ADEN?

30.6% of Russel Metals shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.7% of ADENTRA shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Russel Metals shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 10.7% of ADENTRA shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend RUS or ADEN?

Russel Metals currently has a consensus price target of C$52.20, indicating a potential upside of 25.48%. Given Russel Metals' higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Russel Metals is more favorable than ADENTRA.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Russel Metals	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
ADENTRA	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more risk and volatility, RUS or ADEN?

Russel Metals has a beta of 1.260827, suggesting that its share price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ADENTRA has a beta of 1.298843, suggesting that its share price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is RUS or ADEN a better dividend stock?

Russel Metals pays an annual dividend of C$1.69 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. ADENTRA pays an annual dividend of $0.4137 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Russel Metals pays out 58.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. ADENTRA pays out 23.5% 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.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, RUS or ADEN?

Russel Metals has higher revenue and earnings than ADENTRA. Russel Metals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ADENTRA, 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
Russel Metals	C$4.51B	0.52	C$178.38M	C$2.89	14.39
ADENTRA	$2.24B	0.37	$36.47M	$1.76	19.53

Summary

Russel Metals beats ADENTRA on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.