Acadian Timber (ADN) Competitors

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

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, SPB or ADN?

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
Superior Plus	C$1.80B	0.65	C$32.37M	C$0.27	25.44
Acadian Timber	C$121.07M	2.51	C$28.05M	C$1.60	10.75

Do analysts rate SPB or ADN?

Superior Plus presently has a consensus price target of C$9.85, suggesting a potential upside of 42.34%. Acadian Timber has a consensus price target of C$20.00, suggesting a potential upside of 16.62%. Given Superior Plus' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Superior Plus is more favorable than Acadian Timber.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Superior Plus	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.91
Acadian Timber	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Is SPB or ADN a better dividend stock?

Superior Plus pays an annual dividend of C$0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.4%. Acadian Timber pays an annual dividend of C$1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.8%. 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. Acadian Timber pays out 72.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Which has more volatility & risk, SPB or ADN?

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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SPB or ADN?

Superior Plus received 229 more outperform votes than Acadian Timber when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.48% of users gave Superior Plus an outperform vote while only 61.32% of users gave Acadian Timber an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Superior Plus	Outperform Votes 443 62.48%	Underperform Votes 266 37.52%
Acadian Timber	Outperform Votes 214 61.32%	Underperform Votes 135 38.68%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of SPB or ADN?

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

Does the media favor SPB or ADN?

In the previous week, Superior Plus had 8 more articles in the media than Acadian Timber. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Superior Plus and 3 mentions for Acadian Timber. Superior Plus' average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Acadian Timber's score of -0.75 indicating that Superior Plus is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Superior Plus	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Acadian Timber	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative

Is SPB or ADN 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
Superior Plus	1.80%	4.21%	3.17%
Acadian Timber	23.17%	8.55%	2.84%

Summary

Superior Plus beats Acadian Timber on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.