Doman Building Materials Group (DBM) Competitors

Doman Building Materials Group (TSE:DBM) and Russel Metals (TSE:RUS) are both industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation and dividends.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of DBM or RUS?

4.4% of Doman Building Materials Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.9% of Russel Metals shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.0% of Doman Building Materials Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Russel Metals shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is DBM or RUS a better dividend stock?

Doman Building Materials Group pays an annual dividend of C$0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.5%. Russel Metals pays an annual dividend of C$1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Doman Building Materials Group pays out 86.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Russel Metals pays out 54.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Is DBM or RUS more profitable?

Russel Metals has a net margin of 4.27% compared to Doman Building Materials Group's net margin of 2.27%. Russel Metals' return on equity of 11.03% beat Doman Building Materials Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Doman Building Materials Group	2.27%	9.41%	4.52%
Russel Metals	4.27%	11.03%	6.48%

Which has more volatility & risk, DBM or RUS?

Doman Building Materials Group has a beta of 1.53, meaning that its share price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Russel Metals has a beta of 1.52, meaning that its share price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor DBM or RUS?

In the previous week, Doman Building Materials Group had 1 more articles in the media than Russel Metals. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Doman Building Materials Group and 1 mentions for Russel Metals. Doman Building Materials Group's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Russel Metals' score of 0.55 indicating that Doman Building Materials Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Doman Building Materials Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Russel Metals	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher earnings & valuation, DBM or RUS?

Russel Metals has higher revenue and earnings than Doman Building Materials Group. Doman Building Materials Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Russel Metals, 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
Doman Building Materials Group	C$2.49B	0.30	C$56.55M	C$0.65	13.34
Russel Metals	C$4.17B	0.61	C$178.38M	C$3.10	14.33

Do analysts prefer DBM or RUS?

Doman Building Materials Group currently has a consensus target price of C$10.13, indicating a potential upside of 17.32%. Russel Metals has a consensus target price of C$52.00, indicating a potential upside of 16.93%. Given Doman Building Materials Group's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Doman Building Materials Group is more favorable than Russel Metals.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Doman Building Materials Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88
Russel Metals	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Russel Metals beats Doman Building Materials Group on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.