SunOpta (SOY) Competitors

SunOpta (TSE:SOY) and Morguard (TSE:MRC) are both small-cap consumer defensive companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking, risk and dividends.

Which has more risk and volatility, SOY or MRC?

SunOpta has a beta of 1.83, indicating that its stock price is 83% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Morguard has a beta of 1.18, indicating that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to SOY or MRC?

In the previous week, SunOpta and SunOpta both had 1 articles in the media. Morguard's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat SunOpta's score of 0.00 indicating that Morguard is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
SunOpta	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Morguard	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, SOY or MRC?

Morguard has higher revenue and earnings than SunOpta. SunOpta is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Morguard, 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
SunOpta	C$464.89M	0.97	-C$12.73M	-C$0.22	-24.72
Morguard	C$1.13B	1.07	C$196.68M	C$18.34	6.12

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in SOY or MRC?

86.2% of SunOpta shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.4% of Morguard shares are held by institutional investors. 3.8% of SunOpta shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 73.0% of Morguard shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is SOY or MRC more profitable?

Morguard has a net margin of 17.41% compared to SunOpta's net margin of -2.74%. Morguard's return on equity of 4.90% beat SunOpta's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SunOpta	-2.74%	-11.64%	2.68%
Morguard	17.41%	4.90%	2.96%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor SOY or MRC?

SunOpta received 42 more outperform votes than Morguard when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.31% of users gave SunOpta an outperform vote while only 69.12% of users gave Morguard an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
SunOpta	Outperform Votes 192 69.31%	Underperform Votes 85 30.69%
Morguard	Outperform Votes 150 69.12%	Underperform Votes 67 30.88%

Summary

Morguard beats SunOpta on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.