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Dollarama (DOL) Competitors

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C$143.69 -0.22 (-0.15%)
(As of 11:50 AM ET)

DOL vs. L, ATD.B, ATD.A, WN, MRU, SAP, PRMW, EMP.A, PBH, and MFI

Should you be buying Dollarama stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Dollarama include Loblaw Companies (L), Alimentation Couche-Tard (ATD.B), Alimentation Couche-Tard (ATD.A), George Weston (WN), Metro (MRU), Saputo (SAP), Primo Water (PRMW), Empire (EMP.A), Premium Brands (PBH), and Maple Leaf Foods (MFI). These companies are all part of the "consumer defensive" sector.

Dollarama vs.

Dollarama (TSE:DOL) and Loblaw Companies (TSE:L) are both large-cap consumer defensive companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, community ranking, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Dollarama received 143 more outperform votes than Loblaw Companies when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.56% of users gave Loblaw Companies an outperform vote while only 63.07% of users gave Dollarama an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
DollaramaOutperform Votes
784
63.07%
Underperform Votes
459
36.93%
Loblaw CompaniesOutperform Votes
641
66.56%
Underperform Votes
322
33.44%

Dollarama has a net margin of 17.85% compared to Loblaw Companies' net margin of 3.46%. Dollarama's return on equity of 156.46% beat Loblaw Companies' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Dollarama17.85% 156.46% 16.58%
Loblaw Companies 3.46%19.22%5.89%

Dollarama has a beta of 0.56, indicating that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Loblaw Companies has a beta of 0.17, indicating that its stock price is 83% less volatile than the S&P 500.

44.9% of Dollarama shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.7% of Loblaw Companies shares are held by institutional investors. 2.2% of Dollarama shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 53.8% of Loblaw Companies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Loblaw Companies had 28 more articles in the media than Dollarama. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for Loblaw Companies and 4 mentions for Dollarama. Loblaw Companies' average media sentiment score of 0.35 beat Dollarama's score of 0.22 indicating that Loblaw Companies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Dollarama
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Loblaw Companies
6 Very Positive mention(s)
5 Positive mention(s)
7 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Loblaw Companies has higher revenue and earnings than Dollarama. Loblaw Companies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dollarama, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
DollaramaC$6.09B6.66C$1.09BC$3.8637.28
Loblaw CompaniesC$60.32B0.90C$2.08BC$6.6026.86

Dollarama currently has a consensus price target of C$140.09, indicating a potential downside of 2.65%. Loblaw Companies has a consensus price target of C$191.29, indicating a potential upside of 7.91%. Given Loblaw Companies' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Loblaw Companies is more favorable than Dollarama.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Dollarama
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.64
Loblaw Companies
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67

Dollarama pays an annual dividend of C$0.37 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Loblaw Companies pays an annual dividend of C$2.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Dollarama pays out 9.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Loblaw Companies pays out 31.1% 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.

Summary

Dollarama and Loblaw Companies tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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DOL vs. The Competition

MetricDollaramaDiscount Stores IndustryDefensive SectorTSE Exchange
Market CapC$40.55BC$21.93BC$5.29BC$6.20B
Dividend Yield0.25%1.47%3.15%5.29%
P/E Ratio37.28143.81210.0126.73
Price / Sales6.6633.45147,379.431,519.91
Price / Cash341.46179.92130.2383.41
Price / Book34.1819.353.053.30
Net IncomeC$1.09BC$728.50MC$153.23MC$298.30M
7 Day Performance-2.47%1.01%-0.88%0.99%
1 Month Performance-0.57%-0.59%27.69%-1.46%
1 Year Performance46.00%-1.56%70.91%42.68%

Dollarama Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
DOL
Dollarama
2.0202 of 5 stars
C$143.69
-0.2%
C$140.09
-2.5%
+46.0%C$40.49BC$6.09B37.238,440Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
News Coverage
L
Loblaw Companies
1.1156 of 5 stars
C$177.60
+0.2%
C$191.29
+7.7%
+46.8%C$54.24BC$60.32B26.8612,000Analyst Revision
ATD.B
Alimentation Couche-Tard
N/AN/AC$89.00
+∞
+0.0%C$52.83BC$53.19B16.01130,000
ATD.A
Alimentation Couche-Tard
N/AN/AN/AN/AC$52.79BC$53.19B15.99130,000News Coverage
WN
George Weston
2.5362 of 5 stars
C$217.81
-0.6%
C$246.58
+13.2%
+33.0%C$28.78BC$60.93B24.67220,000Analyst Forecast
MRU
Metro
0.6711 of 5 stars
C$88.83
+2.0%
C$85.00
-4.3%
+24.3%C$19.77BC$21.35B21.2997,000News Coverage
SAP
Saputo
3.5076 of 5 stars
C$26.01
+0.0%
C$34.50
+32.6%
-3.4%C$11.04BC$17.74B41.27112,000
PRMW
Primo Water
N/AN/AN/A+89.8%C$6.00BC$1.85B54.209,230
EMP.A
Empire
2.0813 of 5 stars
C$41.16
+0.3%
C$43.71
+6.2%
+5.9%C$5.78BC$30.87B14.97125,000
PBH
Premium Brands
3.1394 of 5 stars
C$79.92
-0.5%
C$103.50
+29.5%
-11.7%C$3.55BC$6.36B31.63540
MFI
Maple Leaf Foods
2.893 of 5 stars
C$22.84
+1.0%
C$29.93
+31.0%
-11.8%C$2.81BC$4.85B251.3313,500Analyst Revision

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This page (TSE:DOL) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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