Postmedia Network Canada Corp Class NC (PNC.B) Competitors

Transcontinental (TSE:TCL.B) and Postmedia Network Canada Corp Class NC (TSE:PNC.B) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, dividends, community ranking, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation and earnings.

Is TCL.B or PNC.B more profitable?

Transcontinental has a net margin of 4.05% compared to Postmedia Network Canada Corp Class NC's net margin of -14.26%. Transcontinental's return on equity of 6.16% beat Postmedia Network Canada Corp Class NC's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Transcontinental	4.05%	6.16%	4.34%
Postmedia Network Canada Corp Class NC	-14.26%	N/A	-6.65%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor TCL.B or PNC.B?

Postmedia Network Canada Corp Class NC received 7 more outperform votes than Transcontinental when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.25% of users gave Transcontinental an outperform vote while only 56.07% of users gave Postmedia Network Canada Corp Class NC an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Transcontinental	Outperform Votes 53 66.25%	Underperform Votes 27 33.75%
Postmedia Network Canada Corp Class NC	Outperform Votes 60 56.07%	Underperform Votes 47 43.93%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in TCL.B or PNC.B?

93.8% of Postmedia Network Canada Corp Class NC shares are owned by institutional investors. 94.1% of Transcontinental shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, TCL.B or PNC.B?

Transcontinental has a beta of 0.98, suggesting that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Postmedia Network Canada Corp Class NC has a beta of 1.29, suggesting that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, TCL.B or PNC.B?

Transcontinental has higher revenue and earnings than Postmedia Network Canada Corp Class NC. Postmedia Network Canada Corp Class NC is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Transcontinental, 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
Transcontinental	C$2.84B	0.08	C$115.10M	C$1.33	13.34
Postmedia Network Canada Corp Class NC	C$404.05M	0.32	-C$57.63M	-C$0.58	-2.24

Does the media refer more to TCL.B or PNC.B?

In the previous week, Transcontinental had 1 more articles in the media than Postmedia Network Canada Corp Class NC. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Transcontinental and 0 mentions for Postmedia Network Canada Corp Class NC. Postmedia Network Canada Corp Class NC's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Transcontinental's score of -0.52 indicating that Postmedia Network Canada Corp Class NC is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Transcontinental	Negative
Postmedia Network Canada Corp Class NC	Neutral

Summary

Transcontinental beats Postmedia Network Canada Corp Class NC on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.