North West (NWC) Competitors C$53.43 +0.55 (+1.04%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider Trades NWC vs. EMP.A, L, ATD.B, ATD.A, WN, MRU, PRMW, PBH, MFI, and JWELShould you be buying North West stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of North West include Empire (EMP.A), Loblaw Companies (L), Alimentation Couche-Tard (ATD.B), Alimentation Couche-Tard (ATD.A), George Weston (WN), Metro (MRU), Primo Water (PRMW), Premium Brands (PBH), Maple Leaf Foods (MFI), and Jamieson Wellness (JWEL). These companies are all part of the "consumer defensive" sector. North West vs. Empire Loblaw Companies Alimentation Couche-Tard Alimentation Couche-Tard George Weston Metro Primo Water Premium Brands Maple Leaf Foods Jamieson Wellness Empire (TSE:EMP.A) and North West (TSE:NWC) are both mid-cap consumer defensive companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, community ranking, risk and media sentiment. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, EMP.A or NWC? Empire has higher revenue and earnings than North West. Empire is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than North West, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioEmpireC$30.87B0.19C$672MC$2.7414.97North WestC$2.52B1.01C$132.55MC$2.7419.50 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer EMP.A or NWC? Empire received 81 more outperform votes than North West when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 51.24% of users gave North West an outperform vote while only 45.48% of users gave Empire an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformEmpireOutperform Votes28745.48% Underperform Votes34454.52% North WestOutperform Votes20651.24% Underperform Votes19648.76% Which has more volatility and risk, EMP.A or NWC? Empire has a beta of 0.48, meaning that its stock price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, North West has a beta of 0.64, meaning that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is EMP.A or NWC more profitable? North West has a net margin of 5.25% compared to Empire's net margin of 2.18%. North West's return on equity of 19.76% beat Empire's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Empire2.18% 12.94% 4.60% North West 5.25%19.76%8.69% Is EMP.A or NWC a better dividend stock? Empire pays an annual dividend of C$0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. North West pays an annual dividend of C$1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Empire pays out 29.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. North West pays out 58.4% 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. Do insiders & institutionals believe in EMP.A or NWC? 40.9% of Empire shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.0% of North West shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of Empire shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of North West shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the media prefer EMP.A or NWC? In the previous week, Empire had 3 more articles in the media than North West. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Empire and 2 mentions for North West. Empire's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat North West's score of 0.22 indicating that Empire is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Empire 2 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive North West 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do analysts prefer EMP.A or NWC? Empire currently has a consensus target price of C$43.71, suggesting a potential upside of 6.54%. North West has a consensus target price of C$49.80, suggesting a potential downside of 6.79%. Given Empire's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Empire is more favorable than North West.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Empire 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.43North West 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25 SummaryEmpire beats North West on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Weiss RatingsTrump won. Buy this coin now.Juan Villaverde called the top and bottom of every crypto bull market since 2012. He believes Bitcoin will go to $150,000 — or more. But there’s one coin he thinks could go even higher.This could be his favorite coin. Get North West News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for NWC 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 NWC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricNorth WestGrocery Stores IndustryDefensive SectorTSE ExchangeMarket CapC$2.55BC$11.42BC$5.08BC$6.25BDividend Yield3.13%2.76%3.14%5.27%P/E Ratio19.50159.83207.9726.84Price / Sales1.0114.68142,428.071,531.29Price / Cash35.8460.20128.2583.81Price / Book3.562.713.033.15Net IncomeC$132.55MC$560.99MC$147.24MC$299.38M7 Day Performance-0.24%-1.54%-1.25%0.76%1 Month Performance3.87%0.22%32.13%12.82%1 Year Performance48.75%8.57%69.42%44.03% North West Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NWCNorth West0.7917 of 5 starsC$53.43+1.0%C$49.80-6.8%+48.3%C$2.55BC$2.52B19.507,382EMP.AEmpire2.0665 of 5 starsC$41.03+1.2%C$43.71+6.5%+5.9%C$5.76BC$30.87B14.97125,000LLoblaw Companies1.1113 of 5 starsC$177.26+1.2%C$191.29+7.9%+46.8%C$54.13BC$60.32B26.8612,000Analyst RevisionATD.BAlimentation Couche-TardN/AN/AC$89.00+∞+0.0%C$52.83BC$53.19B16.01130,000ATD.AAlimentation Couche-TardN/AN/AN/AN/AC$52.79BC$53.19B15.99130,000News CoverageWNGeorge Weston2.5281 of 5 starsC$219.04+1.8%C$246.58+12.6%+33.0%C$28.94BC$60.93B24.67220,000Analyst ForecastMRUMetro0.6755 of 5 starsC$87.08+0.9%C$85.00-2.4%+24.3%C$19.38BC$21.35B21.2997,000News CoveragePRMWPrimo WaterN/AN/AN/A+89.8%C$6.00BC$1.85B54.209,230PBHPremium Brands3.1388 of 5 starsC$80.340.0%C$103.50+28.8%-11.7%C$3.57BC$6.36B31.63540High Trading VolumeMFIMaple Leaf Foods2.8858 of 5 starsC$22.62-0.1%C$29.93+32.3%-11.8%C$2.79BC$4.85B251.5613,500Analyst RevisionJWELJamieson Wellness1.2433 of 5 starsC$35.63+1.1%C$36.69+3.0%+24.8%C$1.48BC$684.71M41.43240Dividend Increase Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Empire Competitors Loblaw Companies Competitors Alimentation Couche-Tard Competitors Alimentation Couche-Tard Competitors George Weston Competitors Metro Competitors Primo Water Competitors Premium Brands Competitors Maple Leaf Foods Competitors Jamieson Wellness 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:NWC) 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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