Quebecor (QBR.B) Competitors

GFL Environmental (TSE:GFL) and Quebecor (TSE:QBR.B) are both business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings and media sentiment.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, GFL or QBR.B?

Quebecor has lower revenue, but higher earnings than GFL Environmental. GFL Environmental is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Quebecor, 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
GFL Environmental	C$7.88B	3.18	-C$594.65M	-C$1.52	-42.53
Quebecor	C$5.67B	1.11	C$736.30M	C$3.17	12.56

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of GFL or QBR.B?

78.1% of GFL Environmental shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.6% of Quebecor shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.0% of GFL Environmental shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Quebecor shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate GFL or QBR.B?

Quebecor has a consensus price target of C$40.39, suggesting a potential upside of 1.44%. Given Quebecor's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Quebecor is more favorable than GFL Environmental.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
GFL Environmental	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	4 Strong Buy rating(s)	4.00
Quebecor	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Is GFL or QBR.B more profitable?

Quebecor has a net margin of 12.99% compared to GFL Environmental's net margin of -7.55%. Quebecor's return on equity of 37.44% beat GFL Environmental's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
GFL Environmental	-7.55%	-8.41%	1.22%
Quebecor	12.99%	37.44%	7.05%

Is GFL or QBR.B a better dividend stock?

GFL Environmental pays an annual dividend of C$0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Quebecor pays an annual dividend of C$1.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. GFL Environmental pays out -5.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Quebecor pays out 41.0% 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 GFL or QBR.B?

In the previous week, Quebecor had 2 more articles in the media than GFL Environmental. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Quebecor and 1 mentions for GFL Environmental. GFL Environmental's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Quebecor's score of 0.47 indicating that GFL Environmental is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
GFL Environmental	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Quebecor	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk & volatility, GFL or QBR.B?

GFL Environmental has a beta of 1.03, suggesting that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Quebecor has a beta of 0.39, suggesting that its share price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Quebecor beats GFL Environmental on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.