Boyd Group Services (BYD) Competitors

Boyd Group Services (TSE:BYD) and MTY Food Group (TSE:MTY) are both consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Do analysts rate BYD or MTY?

Boyd Group Services presently has a consensus price target of C$274.83, indicating a potential upside of 33.67%. MTY Food Group has a consensus price target of C$54.43, indicating a potential upside of 26.93%. Given Boyd Group Services' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Boyd Group Services is more favorable than MTY Food Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Boyd Group Services	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.15
MTY Food Group	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Does the media favor BYD or MTY?

In the previous week, Boyd Group Services had 72 more articles in the media than MTY Food Group. MarketBeat recorded 72 mentions for Boyd Group Services and 0 mentions for MTY Food Group. Boyd Group Services' average media sentiment score of 0.16 beat MTY Food Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Boyd Group Services is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Boyd Group Services	Neutral
MTY Food Group	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BYD or MTY?

MTY Food Group received 182 more outperform votes than Boyd Group Services when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.66% of users gave MTY Food Group an outperform vote while only 52.79% of users gave Boyd Group Services an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Boyd Group Services	Outperform Votes 123 52.79%	Underperform Votes 110 47.21%
MTY Food Group	Outperform Votes 305 57.66%	Underperform Votes 224 42.34%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of BYD or MTY?

57.6% of Boyd Group Services shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.0% of MTY Food Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Boyd Group Services shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.5% of MTY Food Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is BYD or MTY more profitable?

MTY Food Group has a net margin of 8.30% compared to Boyd Group Services' net margin of 1.35%. MTY Food Group's return on equity of 11.66% beat Boyd Group Services' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Boyd Group Services	1.35%	4.93%	3.95%
MTY Food Group	8.30%	11.66%	4.18%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, BYD or MTY?

MTY Food Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Boyd Group Services. MTY Food Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Boyd Group Services, 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
Boyd Group Services	C$2.16B	1.44	C$29.07M	C$2.71	75.73
MTY Food Group	C$1.13B	0.89	C$93.69M	C$4.00	10.71

Is BYD or MTY a better dividend stock?

Boyd Group Services pays an annual dividend of C$0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. MTY Food Group pays an annual dividend of C$1.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Boyd Group Services pays out 22.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. MTY Food Group pays out 28.0% 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 more volatility and risk, BYD or MTY?

Boyd Group Services has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MTY Food Group has a beta of 1.95, meaning that its share price is 95% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Boyd Group Services beats MTY Food Group on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.