Doman Building Materials Group (DBM) Competitors

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

Is RUS or DBM a better dividend stock?

Russel Metals pays an annual dividend of C$1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. 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 out 49.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Doman Building Materials Group pays out 77.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Does the media prefer RUS or DBM?

In the previous week, Russel Metals had 1 more articles in the media than Doman Building Materials Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Russel Metals and 1 mentions for Doman Building Materials Group. Russel Metals' average media sentiment score of 0.45 beat Doman Building Materials Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Russel Metals is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Which has higher earnings and valuation, RUS or DBM?

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
Russel Metals	C$4.26B	0.59	C$207.40M	C$3.43	12.40
Doman Building Materials Group	C$2.46B	0.31	C$63.04M	C$0.72	12.01

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in RUS or DBM?

Russel Metals received 101 more outperform votes than Doman Building Materials Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 72.66% of users gave Doman Building Materials Group an outperform vote while only 67.47% of users gave Russel Metals an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Russel Metals	Outperform Votes 558 67.47%	Underperform Votes 269 32.53%
Doman Building Materials Group	Outperform Votes 457 72.66%	Underperform Votes 172 27.34%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in RUS or DBM?

26.9% of Russel Metals shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.4% of Doman Building Materials Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Russel Metals shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 20.0% of Doman Building Materials Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility and risk, RUS or DBM?

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

Do analysts rate RUS or DBM?

Russel Metals currently has a consensus target price of C$50.50, suggesting a potential upside of 18.71%. Doman Building Materials Group has a consensus target price of C$10.93, suggesting a potential upside of 26.34%. Given Doman Building Materials Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, 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
Russel Metals	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86
Doman Building Materials Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.20

Is RUS or DBM more profitable?

Russel Metals has a net margin of 4.87% compared to Doman Building Materials Group's net margin of 2.56%. Russel Metals' return on equity of 12.67% beat Doman Building Materials Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Russel Metals	4.87%	12.67%	6.48%
Doman Building Materials Group	2.56%	10.63%	4.52%

Summary

Russel Metals beats Doman Building Materials Group on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.