Magna International (MG) Competitors

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

Is MG or LNR more profitable?

Linamar has a net margin of 5.77% compared to Magna International's net margin of 2.29%. Linamar's return on equity of 11.31% beat Magna International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Magna International	2.29%	9.03%	3.82%
Linamar	5.77%	11.31%	5.47%

Is MG or LNR a better dividend stock?

Magna International pays an annual dividend of C$2.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Linamar pays an annual dividend of C$1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Magna International pays out 54.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Linamar pays out 10.2% 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.

Does the media favor MG or LNR?

In the previous week, Magna International had 5 more articles in the media than Linamar. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Magna International and 2 mentions for Linamar. Linamar's average media sentiment score of 1.50 beat Magna International's score of 0.12 indicating that Linamar is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MG or LNR?

Magna International received 57 more outperform votes than Linamar when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.94% of users gave Magna International an outperform vote while only 62.95% of users gave Linamar an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Magna International	Outperform Votes 463 69.94%	Underperform Votes 199 30.06%
Linamar	Outperform Votes 406 62.95%	Underperform Votes 239 37.05%

Which has more risk & volatility, MG or LNR?

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

Do analysts recommend MG or LNR?

Magna International presently has a consensus price target of C$60.00, suggesting a potential downside of 3.71%. Linamar has a consensus price target of C$74.80, suggesting a potential upside of 27.51%. Given Linamar's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Linamar is more favorable than Magna International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Magna International	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
Linamar	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

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

76.1% of Magna International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.1% of Linamar shares are held by institutional investors. 6.2% of Magna International shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 33.5% of Linamar shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, MG or LNR?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Magna International	C$43.07B	0.42	C$987M	C$4.74	13.15
Linamar	C$10.46B	0.35	C$603.68M	C$9.80	5.99

Summary

Magna International beats Linamar on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.