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Linamar (LNR) Competitors

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C$65.99 +0.80 (+1.23%)
As of 07/8/2025 04:00 PM Eastern

LNR vs. MG, UNS, ABCT, MRE, XTC, WPRT, SSA, CCL.B, CTC.A, and CTC

Should you be buying Linamar stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Linamar include Magna International (MG), Uni-Select (UNS), ABC Technologies (ABCT), Martinrea International (MRE), Exco Technologies (XTC), Westport Fuel Systems (WPRT), Spectra Products (SSA), CCL Industries (CCL.B), Canadian Tire (CTC.A), and Canadian Tire (CTC). These companies are all part of the "consumer cyclical" sector.

Linamar vs. Its Competitors

Linamar (TSE:LNR) and Magna International (TSE:MG) are both consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation and institutional ownership.

Linamar pays an annual dividend of C$1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Magna International pays an annual dividend of C$2.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Linamar pays out 10.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Magna International pays out 48.1% 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.

20.1% of Linamar shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.1% of Magna International shares are held by institutional investors. 33.5% of Linamar shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.2% of Magna International 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.

Linamar has a net margin of 5.58% compared to Magna International's net margin of 2.52%. Linamar's return on equity of 10.73% beat Magna International's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Linamar5.58% 10.73% 5.47%
Magna International 2.52%9.11%3.82%

Linamar currently has a consensus target price of C$64.40, suggesting a potential downside of 2.41%. Magna International has a consensus target price of C$61.00, suggesting a potential upside of 7.07%. Given Magna International's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Magna International is more favorable than Linamar.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Linamar
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.25
Magna International
1 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.75

In the previous week, Linamar had 2 more articles in the media than Magna International. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Linamar and 1 mentions for Magna International. Magna International's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Linamar's score of 0.35 indicating that Magna International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Linamar
0 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Magna International
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Linamar has a beta of 1.41, meaning that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Magna International has a beta of 1.6, meaning that its stock price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
LinamarC$10.59B0.38C$591.22MC$9.586.89
Magna InternationalC$30.04B0.38C$758.25MC$5.3310.70

Summary

Linamar and Magna International tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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LNR vs. The Competition

MetricLinamarAuto Parts IndustryCyclical SectorTSE Exchange
Market CapC$4.04BC$1.79BC$3.37BC$6.17B
Dividend Yield1.85%2.51%3.53%6.72%
P/E Ratio6.897.5374.1056.52
Price / Sales0.3848.0771.931,068.65
Price / Cash4.708.8831.1683.29
Price / Book0.711.853.754.66
Net IncomeC$591.22M-C$136.59MC$264.31MC$301.20M
7 Day Performance-1.43%0.90%0.71%0.66%
1 Month Performance6.47%2.93%2.68%3.50%
1 Year Performance1.29%-1.07%2,629.57%27.52%

Linamar Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
LNR
Linamar
1.5405 of 5 stars
C$65.99
+1.2%
C$64.40
-2.4%
+0.7%C$4.04BC$10.59B6.8932,000News Coverage
MG
Magna International
1.9407 of 5 stars
C$52.64
-0.1%
C$61.00
+15.9%
-1.9%C$10.65BC$30.04B9.88165,000
UNS
Uni-Select
N/AN/AN/AN/AC$2.10BC$1.77B24.355,200
ABCT
ABC Technologies
N/AN/AN/AN/AC$779.62MC$1.43B-11.82N/A
MRE
Martinrea International
4.2469 of 5 stars
C$8.48
+0.8%
C$11.19
+31.9%
-21.9%C$630.34MC$5.14B6.3219,000Positive News
XTC
Exco Technologies
N/AC$6.93
+2.2%
N/A-9.4%C$268.42MC$627.87M9.525,000
WPRT
Westport Fuel Systems
N/AC$4.18
+0.7%
N/A-44.8%C$49.70MC$212.03M-1.981,715High Trading Volume
SSA
Spectra Products
N/AC$0.18
-5.3%
N/A-2.5%C$2.51MC$1.76M18.00147,000Positive News
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CCL.B
CCL Industries
3.5417 of 5 stars
C$79.41
+0.1%
C$89.25
+12.4%
+13.8%C$13.27BC$6.94B21.1221,000
CTC.A
Canadian Tire
1.4061 of 5 stars
C$185.39
+1.4%
C$171.25
-7.6%
+36.5%C$9.68BC$16.35B27.0613,735
CTC
Canadian Tire
1.5796 of 5 stars
C$250.00
-4.2%
C$140.00
-44.0%
+23.3%C$9.57BC$11.21B14.3514,322High Trading Volume

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This page (TSE:LNR) was last updated on 7/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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