SAP vs. BB, LSPD, DH, VDY, DCBO, PD, ABST, U, AI, and DV
Should you be buying Saputo stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Saputo include BlackBerry (BB), Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD), DH (DH), Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF (VDY), Docebo (DCBO), Precision Drilling (PD), Absolute Software (ABST), Uranium Participation (U), Atrium Mortgage Investment (AI), and Dolly Varden Silver (DV). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry.
Saputo vs.
Saputo (TSE:SAP) and BlackBerry (TSE:BB) are both mid-cap consumer defensive companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, risk, profitability, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and community ranking.
Saputo has higher revenue and earnings than BlackBerry. BlackBerry is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Saputo, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Saputo had 10 more articles in the media than BlackBerry. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Saputo and 0 mentions for BlackBerry. BlackBerry's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Saputo's score of -0.38 indicating that BlackBerry is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Saputo has a net margin of 1.50% compared to BlackBerry's net margin of -21.66%. Saputo's return on equity of 3.72% beat BlackBerry's return on equity.
BlackBerry received 13 more outperform votes than Saputo when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.88% of users gave Saputo an outperform vote while only 53.11% of users gave BlackBerry an outperform vote.
Saputo presently has a consensus price target of C$32.94, suggesting a potential upside of 43.02%. BlackBerry has a consensus price target of C$3.13, suggesting a potential downside of 45.93%. Given Saputo's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Saputo is more favorable than BlackBerry.
24.8% of Saputo shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.4% of BlackBerry shares are held by institutional investors. 40.5% of Saputo shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of BlackBerry shares are held 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.
Saputo has a beta of 0.32, meaning that its share price is 68% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BlackBerry has a beta of 1.07, meaning that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Saputo beats BlackBerry on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (TSE:SAP) was last updated on 1/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
