K-Bro Linen (KBL) Competitors C$34.24 -0.24 (-0.70%) As of 03/26/2025 03:59 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock KBL vs. GDI, CGY, ISV, DXT, DCM, KUT, TRI, RBA, BDT, and SISShould you be buying K-Bro Linen stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of K-Bro Linen include GDI Integrated Facility Services (GDI), Calian Group (CGY), Information Services (ISV), Dexterra Group (DXT), DATA Communications Management (DCM), RediShred Capital (KUT), Thomson Reuters (TRI), RB Global (RBA), Bird Construction (BDT), and Savaria (SIS). These companies are all part of the "industrials" sector. K-Bro Linen vs. GDI Integrated Facility Services Calian Group Information Services Dexterra Group DATA Communications Management RediShred Capital Thomson Reuters RB Global Bird Construction Savaria K-Bro Linen (TSE:KBL) and GDI Integrated Facility Services (TSE:GDI) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, community ranking and institutional ownership. Is KBL or GDI more profitable? K-Bro Linen has a net margin of 5.19% compared to GDI Integrated Facility Services' net margin of 0.59%. K-Bro Linen's return on equity of 10.47% beat GDI Integrated Facility Services' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets K-Bro Linen5.19% 10.47% 4.90% GDI Integrated Facility Services 0.59%3.26%2.26% Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of KBL or GDI? 34.4% of K-Bro Linen shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.1% of GDI Integrated Facility Services shares are held by institutional investors. 3.3% of K-Bro Linen shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.6% of GDI Integrated Facility Services shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community favor KBL or GDI? GDI Integrated Facility Services received 18 more outperform votes than K-Bro Linen when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.76% of users gave K-Bro Linen an outperform vote while only 64.54% of users gave GDI Integrated Facility Services an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformK-Bro LinenOutperform Votes23566.76% Underperform Votes11733.24% GDI Integrated Facility ServicesOutperform Votes25364.54% Underperform Votes13935.46% Do analysts rate KBL or GDI? K-Bro Linen presently has a consensus target price of C$48.00, suggesting a potential upside of 40.19%. GDI Integrated Facility Services has a consensus target price of C$43.42, suggesting a potential upside of 41.19%. Given GDI Integrated Facility Services' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe GDI Integrated Facility Services is more favorable than K-Bro Linen.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score K-Bro Linen 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00GDI Integrated Facility Services 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60 Which has more volatility and risk, KBL or GDI? K-Bro Linen has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GDI Integrated Facility Services has a beta of 1.03, indicating that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, KBL or GDI? K-Bro Linen has higher earnings, but lower revenue than GDI Integrated Facility Services. K-Bro Linen is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than GDI Integrated Facility Services, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioK-Bro LinenC$362.25M0.99C$18.80MC$1.7919.16GDI Integrated Facility ServicesC$2.58B0.28C$15.23MC$0.6348.74 Does the media prefer KBL or GDI? In the previous week, K-Bro Linen had 8 more articles in the media than GDI Integrated Facility Services. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for K-Bro Linen and 1 mentions for GDI Integrated Facility Services. K-Bro Linen's average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat GDI Integrated Facility Services' score of -0.98 indicating that K-Bro Linen is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment K-Bro Linen 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive GDI Integrated Facility Services 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Negative SummaryK-Bro Linen beats GDI Integrated Facility Services on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get K-Bro Linen News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for KBL and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of TSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart KBL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricK-Bro LinenSpecialty Business Services IndustryIndustrials SectorTSE ExchangeMarket CapC$359.28MC$6.22BC$7.03BC$5.71BDividend Yield3.32%4.93%3.54%6.83%P/E Ratio19.1629.1221.0330.19Price / Sales0.99127.6576.55494.55Price / Cash181.2540.5426.8383.07Price / Book1.906.413.733.66Net IncomeC$18.80MC$144.67MC$793.45MC$299.79M7 Day Performance3.92%0.59%-0.67%-0.10%1 Month Performance-1.58%-2.38%-0.43%0.29%1 Year Performance2.42%87.60%20.29%29.58% K-Bro Linen Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KBLK-Bro Linen2.7266 of 5 starsC$34.24-0.7%C$48.00+40.2%+2.4%C$359.28MC$362.25M19.163,050Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageGDIGDI Integrated Facility Services1.5854 of 5 starsC$30.62+0.9%C$43.42+41.8%-21.7%C$729.81MC$2.58B48.536,600High Trading VolumeCGYCalian Group2.1411 of 5 starsC$42.32+0.8%C$69.67+64.6%-22.9%C$502.38MC$748.67M45.324,400ISVInformation Services1.3926 of 5 starsN/AC$32.50+∞N/AC$502.23MC$250.54M23.92545Insider TradeDXTDexterra Group2.6156 of 5 starsC$7.60+2.4%C$8.75+15.1%+36.7%C$483.66MC$1.02B38.699,000Dividend IncreaseAnalyst RevisionDCMDATA Communications Management0.7213 of 5 starsC$1.88-2.1%C$11.00+485.1%-42.4%C$105.62MC$501.49M-30.291,800KUTRediShred CapitalN/AC$4.96+0.2%C$5.50+10.9%+72.2%C$91.31MC$70.18M129.73N/ATRIThomson Reuters1.656 of 5 starsC$248.34+0.4%C$270.33+8.9%+16.5%C$78.45BC$4.59B37.3924,400News CoveragePositive NewsRBARB GlobalN/AC$139.92+1.7%N/A+39.3%C$18.08BC$2.06B61.474,200News CoveragePositive NewsBDTBird Construction3.7226 of 5 starsC$21.63+0.6%C$33.00+52.6%+20.1%C$1.21BC$3.31B13.105,000SISSavaria2.6172 of 5 starsC$16.64+0.8%C$23.57+41.7%-1.6%C$1.20BC$874.68M26.032,400 Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies GDI Integrated Facility Services Alternatives Calian Group Alternatives Information Services Alternatives Dexterra Group Alternatives DATA Communications Management Alternatives RediShred Capital Alternatives Thomson Reuters Alternatives RB Global Alternatives Bird Construction Alternatives Savaria Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (TSE:KBL) was last updated on 3/27/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersA brutally honest economic warning for 2025 (see proof)New York Times best-selling financial author and world-renowned economist Addison Wiggin (a man who’s worked s...Banyan Hill Publishing | Sponsored$2 Trillion Disappears Because of Fed's Secretive New Move$2 trillion has disappeared from the US government's books. 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