Stantec (STN) Competitors

Stantec (TSE:STN) and Cameco (TSE:CCO) are both large-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership and community ranking.

Do analysts rate STN or CCO?

Stantec currently has a consensus target price of C$129.50, suggesting a potential upside of 13.74%. Cameco has a consensus target price of C$84.30, suggesting a potential upside of 11.69%. Given Stantec's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Stantec is more favorable than Cameco.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Stantec	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.91
Cameco	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	4 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.36

Which has more volatility & risk, STN or CCO?

Stantec has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cameco has a beta of 0.9, meaning that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor STN or CCO?

In the previous week, Stantec had 2 more articles in the media than Cameco. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Stantec and 1 mentions for Cameco. Cameco's average media sentiment score of 0.01 beat Stantec's score of -0.16 indicating that Cameco is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Stantec	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Cameco	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, STN or CCO?

Stantec has higher revenue and earnings than Cameco. Stantec is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cameco, 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
Stantec	C$5.42B	2.40	C$342.30M	C$3.04	37.45
Cameco	C$2.65B	12.40	C$257.14M	C$0.59	127.93

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in STN or CCO?

73.5% of Stantec shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.1% of Cameco shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Stantec shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Cameco shares are held 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer STN or CCO?

Cameco received 291 more outperform votes than Stantec when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.65% of users gave Cameco an outperform vote while only 51.19% of users gave Stantec an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Stantec	Outperform Votes 450 51.19%	Underperform Votes 429 48.81%
Cameco	Outperform Votes 741 72.65%	Underperform Votes 279 27.35%

Is STN or CCO a better dividend stock?

Stantec pays an annual dividend of C$0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Cameco pays an annual dividend of C$0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Stantec pays out 27.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cameco pays out 20.3% 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.

Is STN or CCO more profitable?

Cameco has a net margin of 9.70% compared to Stantec's net margin of 6.31%. Stantec's return on equity of 12.91% beat Cameco's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Stantec	6.31%	12.91%	5.70%
Cameco	9.70%	4.23%	2.38%

Summary

Cameco beats Stantec on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.