Acadian Timber (ADN) Competitors

Acadian Timber (TSE:ADN) and Superior Plus (TSE:SPB) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, community ranking, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation and media sentiment.

Do analysts rate ADN or SPB?

Acadian Timber currently has a consensus price target of C$20.33, suggesting a potential upside of 21.10%. Superior Plus has a consensus price target of C$9.80, suggesting a potential upside of 48.71%. Given Superior Plus' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Superior Plus is more favorable than Acadian Timber.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Acadian Timber	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Superior Plus	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.90

Does the media prefer ADN or SPB?

In the previous week, Superior Plus had 7 more articles in the media than Acadian Timber. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Superior Plus and 2 mentions for Acadian Timber. Superior Plus' average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Acadian Timber's score of 0.20 indicating that Superior Plus is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Acadian Timber	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Superior Plus	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in ADN or SPB?

10.1% of Acadian Timber shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.8% of Superior Plus shares are owned by institutional investors. 48.4% of Acadian Timber shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Superior Plus shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ADN or SPB?

Superior Plus received 228 more outperform votes than Acadian Timber when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.43% of users gave Superior Plus an outperform vote while only 61.49% of users gave Acadian Timber an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Acadian Timber	Outperform Votes 214 61.49%	Underperform Votes 134 38.51%
Superior Plus	Outperform Votes 442 62.43%	Underperform Votes 266 37.57%

Which has more risk & volatility, ADN or SPB?

Acadian Timber has a beta of 0.87, indicating that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Superior Plus has a beta of 0.76, indicating that its share price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, ADN or SPB?

Superior Plus has higher revenue and earnings than Acadian Timber. Acadian Timber is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Superior Plus, 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
Acadian Timber	C$121.07M	2.45	C$28.05M	C$1.60	10.52
Superior Plus	C$1.80B	0.62	C$32.37M	C$0.27	24.23

Is ADN or SPB more profitable?

Acadian Timber has a net margin of 23.17% compared to Superior Plus' net margin of 1.80%. Acadian Timber's return on equity of 8.55% beat Superior Plus' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Acadian Timber	23.17%	8.55%	2.84%
Superior Plus	1.80%	4.21%	3.17%

Is ADN or SPB a better dividend stock?

Acadian Timber pays an annual dividend of C$1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.9%. Superior Plus pays an annual dividend of C$0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.9%. Acadian Timber pays out 72.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Superior Plus pays out 264.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Summary

Superior Plus beats Acadian Timber on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.