Maple Leaf Foods (MFI) Competitors C$22.70 +0.08 (+0.35%) (As of 10:17 AM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider Trades MFI vs. SAP, PBH, JWEL, SOY, CLR, HLF, BABY, TPK, SWP, and BUShould you be buying Maple Leaf Foods stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Maple Leaf Foods include Saputo (SAP), Premium Brands (PBH), Jamieson Wellness (JWEL), SunOpta (SOY), Clearwater Seafoods Incorporated (CLR.TO) (CLR), High Liner Foods (HLF), Else Nutrition (BABY), Swiss Water Decaffeinated Coffee (TPK), Swiss Water Decaffeinated Coffee (SWP), and Burcon NutraScience (BU). These companies are all part of the "packaged foods" industry. Maple Leaf Foods vs. Saputo Premium Brands Jamieson Wellness SunOpta Clearwater Seafoods Incorporated (CLR.TO) High Liner Foods Else Nutrition Swiss Water Decaffeinated Coffee Swiss Water Decaffeinated Coffee Burcon NutraScience Maple Leaf Foods (TSE:MFI) and Saputo (TSE:SAP) are both consumer defensive companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, valuation, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk and community ranking. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MFI or SAP? Maple Leaf Foods received 91 more outperform votes than Saputo when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.98% of users gave Maple Leaf Foods an outperform vote while only 62.00% of users gave Saputo an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformMaple Leaf FoodsOutperform Votes53864.98% Underperform Votes29035.02% SaputoOutperform Votes44762.00% Underperform Votes27438.00% Do analysts recommend MFI or SAP? Maple Leaf Foods presently has a consensus target price of C$29.93, indicating a potential upside of 31.84%. Saputo has a consensus target price of C$34.50, indicating a potential upside of 32.49%. Given Saputo's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Saputo is more favorable than Maple Leaf Foods.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Maple Leaf Foods 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Saputo 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.86 Do institutionals and insiders believe in MFI or SAP? 26.4% of Maple Leaf Foods shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.8% of Saputo shares are owned by institutional investors. 39.9% of Maple Leaf Foods shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 40.5% of Saputo shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the media refer more to MFI or SAP? In the previous week, Maple Leaf Foods had 12 more articles in the media than Saputo. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Maple Leaf Foods and 5 mentions for Saputo. Maple Leaf Foods' average media sentiment score of 0.41 beat Saputo's score of -0.15 indicating that Maple Leaf Foods is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Maple Leaf Foods 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Saputo 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Is MFI or SAP a better dividend stock? Maple Leaf Foods pays an annual dividend of C$0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Saputo pays an annual dividend of C$0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Maple Leaf Foods pays out 977.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Saputo pays out 120.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Is MFI or SAP more profitable? Saputo has a net margin of 1.50% compared to Maple Leaf Foods' net margin of 0.24%. Saputo's return on equity of 3.72% beat Maple Leaf Foods' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Maple Leaf Foods0.24% 0.75% 2.85% Saputo 1.50%3.72%4.11% Which has more volatility and risk, MFI or SAP? Maple Leaf Foods has a beta of 0.47, suggesting that its share price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Saputo has a beta of 0.32, suggesting that its share price is 68% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, MFI or SAP? Saputo has higher revenue and earnings than Maple Leaf Foods. Saputo is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Maple Leaf Foods, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMaple Leaf FoodsC$4.85B0.58C$11.78MC$0.09252.22SaputoC$17.74B0.62C$266MC$0.6341.33 SummarySaputo beats Maple Leaf Foods on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad DTIDownload Our Tesla Ebook For FreeLike many of you, we here at the TradingPub are bullish on Tesla long term. We believe the company will continue to be a leader in technology, EVs and A.I. We also believe it’s share price will be rewarded in a big way… In fact, our #1 Tesla expert just published a brand new Ebook regarding Tesla’s future, and we’d like to send it to you at no cost.To claim your copy free of charge simply follow this link. Get Maple Leaf Foods News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MFI 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 MFI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMaple Leaf FoodsPackaged Foods IndustryDefensive SectorTSE ExchangeMarket CapC$2.80BC$1.67BC$5.06BC$6.19BDividend Yield3.93%2.81%3.17%5.31%P/E Ratio252.22172.71207.1726.74Price / Sales0.5853.16141,240.911,510.91Price / Cash27.20109.42127.1782.77Price / Book1.772.993.003.14Net IncomeC$11.78MC$111.96MC$149.02MC$294.89M7 Day Performance1.29%-0.95%-1.28%0.87%1 Month Performance1.34%0.69%32.21%12.84%1 Year Performance-7.35%9.60%69.30%43.96% Maple Leaf Foods Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MFIMaple Leaf Foods2.893 of 5 starsC$22.70+0.4%C$29.93+31.8%-11.8%C$2.80BC$4.85B252.2213,500Analyst RevisionSAPSaputo3.508 of 5 starsC$26.04+0.2%C$34.50+32.5%-3.4%C$11.05BC$17.74B41.27112,000PBHPremium Brands3.1394 of 5 starsC$79.99-0.4%C$103.50+29.4%-11.7%C$3.55BC$6.36B31.63540JWELJamieson Wellness1.2793 of 5 starsC$35.91+0.8%C$36.69+2.2%+24.8%C$1.49BC$684.71M41.43240Dividend IncreaseSOYSunOptaN/AC$10.57-1.1%N/A+56.4%C$1.23BC$688.01M-105.701,450Negative NewsCLRClearwater Seafoods Incorporated (CLR.TO)N/AN/AN/AN/AC$536.82MC$507.11M86.741,845HLFHigh Liner Foods1.1063 of 5 starsC$14.98+1.6%C$15.42+2.9%+31.1%C$448.35MC$992.12M7.64N/ABABYElse NutritionN/AC$1.17flatN/A+0.0%C$121.91MC$4.02M-6.161,729TPKSwiss Water Decaffeinated CoffeeN/AN/AN/A+0.0%C$49.84MC$86.49M18.03N/ASWPSwiss Water Decaffeinated CoffeeN/AC$4.03+0.8%N/A+49.3%C$38.37MC$155.97M57.5783BUBurcon NutraScienceN/AC$0.11-29.0%N/A+3.3%C$15.63MC$324,553.00-0.7420News CoverageGap DownHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Saputo Competitors Premium Brands Competitors Jamieson Wellness Competitors SunOpta Competitors Clearwater Seafoods Incorporated (CLR.TO) Competitors High Liner Foods Competitors Else Nutrition Competitors Swiss Water Decaffeinated Coffee Competitors Swiss Water Decaffeinated Coffee Competitors Burcon NutraScience Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (TSE:MFI) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe Crypto That’s Making Wall Street SweatThe Crypto Wall Street Is Desperate to Hide It's happening now, right under everyone's radar. 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