Keyera (KEY) Competitors

Westaim (CVE:WED) and Keyera (TSE:KEY) are both mid-cap financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership and dividends.

Which has more volatility & risk, WED or KEY?

Westaim has a beta of 0.39, indicating that its stock price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Keyera has a beta of 2.09, indicating that its stock price is 109% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is WED or KEY a better dividend stock?

Westaim pays an annual dividend of C$0.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Keyera pays an annual dividend of C$2.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Westaim pays out 27.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Keyera pays out 139.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of WED or KEY?

12.1% of Westaim shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.0% of Keyera shares are held by institutional investors. 9.3% of Westaim shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Keyera shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor WED or KEY?

In the previous week, Keyera had 10 more articles in the media than Westaim. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Keyera and 0 mentions for Westaim. Keyera's average media sentiment score of 0.10 beat Westaim's score of 0.00 indicating that Keyera is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Westaim	Neutral
Keyera	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer WED or KEY?

Keyera received 437 more outperform votes than Westaim when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 69.28% of users gave Westaim an outperform vote while only 55.81% of users gave Keyera an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Westaim	Outperform Votes 106 69.28%	Underperform Votes 47 30.72%
Keyera	Outperform Votes 543 55.81%	Underperform Votes 430 44.19%

Is WED or KEY more profitable?

Westaim has a net margin of 61.76% compared to Keyera's net margin of 4.86%. Westaim's return on equity of 13.13% beat Keyera's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Westaim	61.76%	13.13%	7.60%
Keyera	4.86%	12.02%	6.15%

Do analysts rate WED or KEY?

Westaim currently has a consensus price target of C$7.75, suggesting a potential downside of 73.28%. Keyera has a consensus price target of C$44.08, suggesting a potential upside of 5.07%. Given Keyera's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Keyera is more favorable than Westaim.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Westaim	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Keyera	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.69

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, WED or KEY?

Keyera has higher revenue and earnings than Westaim. Keyera is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Westaim, 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
Westaim	C$104.22M	35.66	C$64.37M	C$0.65	44.62
Keyera	C$7B	1.37	C$340.40M	C$1.49	28.15

Summary

Keyera beats Westaim on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.