Linamar (LNR) Competitors

Uni-Select (TSE:UNS) and Linamar (TSE:LNR) are both mid-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, community ranking, dividends, media sentiment, valuation and earnings.

Which has more risk & volatility, UNS or LNR?

Uni-Select has a beta of 1.57, indicating that its share price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Linamar has a beta of 1.41, indicating that its share price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate UNS or LNR?

Linamar has a consensus target price of C$74.80, indicating a potential upside of 24.31%. Given Linamar's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Linamar is more favorable than Uni-Select.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Uni-Select	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Linamar	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Is UNS or LNR more profitable?

Linamar has a net margin of 5.77% compared to Uni-Select's net margin of 4.18%. Uni-Select's return on equity of 13.61% beat Linamar's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Uni-Select	4.18%	13.61%	5.13%
Linamar	5.77%	11.31%	5.47%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of UNS or LNR?

50.2% of Uni-Select shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.1% of Linamar shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Uni-Select shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 33.5% of Linamar shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better valuation & earnings, UNS or LNR?

Linamar has higher revenue and earnings than Uni-Select. Uni-Select is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Linamar, 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
Uni-Select	C$1.77B	0.00	C$74.01M	C$1.97	N/A
Linamar	C$10.46B	0.35	C$603.68M	C$9.80	6.14

Does the media prefer UNS or LNR?

In the previous week, Linamar had 19 more articles in the media than Uni-Select. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Linamar and 0 mentions for Uni-Select. Uni-Select's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Linamar's score of -0.32 indicating that Uni-Select is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Uni-Select	Neutral
Linamar	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community favor UNS or LNR?

Uni-Select received 127 more outperform votes than Linamar when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.31% of users gave Uni-Select an outperform vote while only 62.95% of users gave Linamar an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Uni-Select	Outperform Votes 533 73.31%	Underperform Votes 194 26.69%
Linamar	Outperform Votes 406 62.95%	Underperform Votes 239 37.05%

Summary

Linamar beats Uni-Select on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.