ADENTRA (ADEN) Competitors

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

Do insiders & institutionals believe in RUS or ADEN?

26.9% of Russel Metals shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.2% 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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend RUS or ADEN?

Russel Metals currently has a consensus target price of C$50.50, indicating a potential upside of 20.44%. Given Russel Metals' higher possible upside, equities 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)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86
ADENTRA	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.17

Is RUS or ADEN a better dividend stock?

Russel Metals pays an annual dividend of C$1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. ADENTRA pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Russel Metals pays out 49.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. ADENTRA pays out 21.1% 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in RUS or ADEN?

Russel Metals received 507 more outperform votes than ADENTRA when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 72.86% of users gave ADENTRA an outperform vote while only 67.47% of users gave Russel Metals an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Russel Metals	Outperform Votes 558 67.47%	Underperform Votes 269 32.53%
ADENTRA	Outperform Votes 51 72.86%	Underperform Votes 19 27.14%

Does the media favor RUS or ADEN?

In the previous week, ADENTRA had 6 more articles in the media than Russel Metals. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for ADENTRA and 2 mentions for Russel Metals. Russel Metals' average media sentiment score of 0.39 beat ADENTRA's score of 0.18 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	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
ADENTRA	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is RUS or ADEN more profitable?

Russel Metals has a net margin of 4.87% compared to ADENTRA's net margin of 2.07%. Russel Metals' return on equity of 12.67% beat ADENTRA's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Russel Metals	4.87%	12.67%	6.48%
ADENTRA	2.07%	7.87%	4.52%

Which has more risk & volatility, RUS or ADEN?

Russel Metals has a beta of 1.52, suggesting that its share price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ADENTRA has a beta of 1.57, suggesting that its share price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation and 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$4.26B	0.58	C$207.40M	C$3.43	12.22
ADENTRA	$2.16B	0.41	$44.77M	$2.66	13.41

Summary

Russel Metals beats ADENTRA on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.