Stella-Jones (SJ) Competitors C$66.54 +0.51 (+0.77%) As of 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock SJ vs. STN, QBR.B, MEG, NVEI, QBR.A, LIF, EFX, TIXT, CHR, and MAXShould you be buying Stella-Jones stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Stella-Jones include Stantec (STN), Quebecor (QBR.B), MEG Energy (MEG), Nuvei (NVEI), Quebecor (QBR.A), Labrador Iron Ore Royalty (LIF), Enerflex (EFX), TELUS International (Cda) (TIXT), Chorus Aviation (CHR), and Midas Gold Corp. (MAX.TO) (MAX). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry. Stella-Jones vs. Stantec Quebecor MEG Energy Nuvei Quebecor Labrador Iron Ore Royalty Enerflex TELUS International (Cda) Chorus Aviation Midas Gold Corp. (MAX.TO) Stantec (TSE:STN) and Stella-Jones (TSE:SJ) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, community ranking, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings and valuation. Do analysts prefer STN or SJ? Stantec currently has a consensus price target of C$140.50, suggesting a potential upside of 16.23%. Stella-Jones has a consensus price target of C$86.60, suggesting a potential upside of 30.15%. Given Stella-Jones' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Stella-Jones is more favorable than Stantec.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Stantec 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Stella-Jones 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Is STN or SJ more profitable? Stella-Jones has a net margin of 9.43% compared to Stantec's net margin of 4.78%. Stella-Jones' return on equity of 18.36% beat Stantec's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Stantec4.78% 12.08% 5.70% Stella-Jones 9.43%18.36%9.38% Which has more risk and volatility, STN or SJ? Stantec has a beta of 0.82, indicating that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Stella-Jones has a beta of 0.64, indicating that its share price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community favor STN or SJ? Stantec received 48 more outperform votes than Stella-Jones when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.34% of users gave Stella-Jones an outperform vote while only 51.57% of users gave Stantec an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformStantecOutperform Votes46151.57% Underperform Votes43348.43% Stella-JonesOutperform Votes41363.34% Underperform Votes23936.66% Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in STN or SJ? 73.5% of Stantec shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.6% of Stella-Jones shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Stantec shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Stella-Jones shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has preferable valuation & earnings, STN or SJ? Stantec has higher revenue and earnings than Stella-Jones. Stella-Jones is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Stantec, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioStantecC$7.14B1.93C$341.38MC$3.0040.34Stella-JonesC$3.41B1.09C$321.05MC$5.7311.62 Does the media favor STN or SJ? In the previous week, Stantec had 6 more articles in the media than Stella-Jones. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Stantec and 1 mentions for Stella-Jones. Stantec's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Stella-Jones' score of 0.00 indicating that Stantec is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Stantec 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Stella-Jones 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Is STN or SJ a better dividend stock? Stantec pays an annual dividend of C$0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Stella-Jones pays an annual dividend of C$1.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Stantec pays out 28.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Stella-Jones pays out 19.6% 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. Stella-Jones is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. SummaryStantec beats Stella-Jones on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Stella-Jones News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SJ 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 SJ vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricStella-JonesLumber & Wood Production IndustryMaterials SectorTSE ExchangeMarket CapC$3.72BC$1.05BC$2.97BC$5.50BDividend Yield1.61%16.17%5.22%6.84%P/E Ratio11.628.5675.8130.43Price / Sales1.0913.3623,032,091,497,815,300.00565.90Price / CashN/A16.7624.3282.93Price / Book2.050.675.223.52Net IncomeC$321.05M-C$82.94MC$155.11MC$299.64M7 Day Performance3.86%0.83%5.62%6.13%1 Month Performance-1.92%-5.00%1.85%-2.61%1 Year Performance-17.00%15.75%16.48%11.60% Stella-Jones Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SJStella-Jones2.5357 of 5 starsC$66.54+0.8%C$86.60+30.1%-17.5%C$3.72BC$3.41B11.62280Gap DownSTNStantec2.0942 of 5 starsC$119.38+0.6%C$140.42+17.6%+8.9%C$13.61BC$7.14B39.8431,000Analyst ForecastGap DownQBR.BQuebecor1.2995 of 5 starsC$35.15+2.1%C$38.67+10.0%+20.9%C$5.55BC$5.67B11.0910,039Analyst ForecastNews CoverageMEGMEG Energy3.249 of 5 starsC$19.09-1.5%C$30.35+59.0%-36.6%C$4.95BC$5.39B10.11449Gap UpNVEINuveiN/AN/AN/AN/AC$3.13BC$1.31B-432.821,370QBR.AQuebecorN/AC$34.97+0.5%N/A+25.7%C$2.68BC$5.67B11.0310,000Positive NewsLIFLabrador Iron Ore Royalty1.395 of 5 starsC$27.88+1.3%C$33.50+20.2%-6.7%C$1.79BC$208.43M9.13600EFXEnerflex1.5659 of 5 starsC$9.06flatC$13.97+54.2%+13.6%C$1.13BC$3.09B-9.8414,000Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageGap UpTIXTTELUS International (Cda)N/AC$3.45+3.0%N/A-71.0%C$663.37MC$1.86B21.4073,100Positive NewsCHRChorus Aviation1.1642 of 5 starsC$18.73+1.5%C$9.53-49.1%+826.2%C$508.71MC$218.98M-30.924,573Analyst ForecastNews CoverageGap DownMAXMidas Gold Corp. (MAX.TO)N/AN/AN/AN/AC$431.51MN/A-1.90160 Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Stantec Alternatives Quebecor Alternatives MEG Energy Alternatives Nuvei Alternatives Quebecor Alternatives Labrador Iron Ore Royalty Alternatives Enerflex Alternatives TELUS International (Cda) Alternatives Chorus Aviation Alternatives Midas Gold Corp. (MAX.TO) Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (TSE:SJ) was last updated on 4/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners[Action Required] Claim Your FREE IRS Loophole GuideThis shouldn't surprise anyone who's been paying attention, but... Pres. 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