KBL vs. GDI, DXT, CGY, ISV, KUT, DCM, TRI, RBA, WTE, and CJT
Should 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), Dexterra Group (DXT), Calian Group (CGY), Information Services (ISV), RediShred Capital (KUT), DATA Communications Management (DCM), Thomson Reuters (TRI), RB Global (RBA), Westshore Terminals Investment (WTE), and Cargojet (CJT). These companies are all part of the "industrials" sector.
K-Bro Linen vs. Its Competitors
GDI Integrated Facility Services (TSE:GDI) and K-Bro Linen (TSE:KBL) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment and dividends.
In the previous week, GDI Integrated Facility Services had 1 more articles in the media than K-Bro Linen. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for GDI Integrated Facility Services and 1 mentions for K-Bro Linen. K-Bro Linen's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat GDI Integrated Facility Services' score of 0.32 indicating that K-Bro Linen is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
K-Bro Linen has lower revenue, but higher earnings than GDI Integrated Facility Services. GDI Integrated Facility Services is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than K-Bro Linen, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
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.
GDI Integrated Facility Services has a beta of 0.377951, meaning that its stock price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, K-Bro Linen has a beta of 0.631924, meaning that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500.
21.2% of GDI Integrated Facility Services shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 29.5% of K-Bro Linen shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.6% of GDI Integrated Facility Services shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.3% of K-Bro Linen shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
GDI Integrated Facility Services currently has a consensus target price of C$38.25, suggesting a potential upside of 41.67%. K-Bro Linen has a consensus target price of C$51.25, suggesting a potential upside of 37.03%. Given GDI Integrated Facility Services' higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe GDI Integrated Facility Services is more favorable than K-Bro Linen.
Summary
K-Bro Linen beats GDI Integrated Facility Services on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (TSE:KBL) was last updated on 9/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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