CCL Industries (CCL.A) Competitors

CCL Industries (TSE:CCL.A) and Pet Valu (TSE:PET) are both consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends and valuation.

Does the media refer more to CCL.A or PET?

In the previous week, Pet Valu had 4 more articles in the media than CCL Industries. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Pet Valu and 1 mentions for CCL Industries. Pet Valu's average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat CCL Industries' score of 0.00 indicating that Pet Valu is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CCL Industries	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Pet Valu	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is CCL.A or PET a better dividend stock?

CCL Industries pays an annual dividend of C$1.15 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Pet Valu pays an annual dividend of C$0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. CCL Industries pays out 30.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Pet Valu pays out 36.3% 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. CCL Industries is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is CCL.A or PET more profitable?

CCL Industries has a net margin of 9.80% compared to Pet Valu's net margin of 8.02%. Pet Valu's return on equity of 100.39% beat CCL Industries' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CCL Industries	9.80%	14.28%	6.87%
Pet Valu	8.02%	100.39%	11.38%

Do analysts prefer CCL.A or PET?

Pet Valu has a consensus price target of C$34.33, indicating a potential upside of 0.36%. Given Pet Valu's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Pet Valu is more favorable than CCL Industries.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CCL Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Pet Valu	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.30

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CCL.A or PET?

1.5% of CCL Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.2% of Pet Valu shares are owned by institutional investors. 95.4% of CCL Industries shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Pet Valu shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better earnings & valuation, CCL.A or PET?

CCL Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Pet Valu. CCL Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pet Valu, 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
CCL Industries	C$6.94B	0.14	C$679.50M	C$3.76	21.22
Pet Valu	C$1.08B	2.25	C$86.60M	C$1.21	28.20

Which has more volatility and risk, CCL.A or PET?

CCL Industries has a beta of 0.57, indicating that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pet Valu has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Pet Valu beats CCL Industries on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.