Supremex (SXP) Competitors

Richards Packaging Income Fund (TSE:RPI.UN) and Supremex (TSE:SXP) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, community ranking and profitability.

Does the media prefer RPI.UN or SXP?

In the previous week, Richards Packaging Income Fund had 1 more articles in the media than Supremex. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Richards Packaging Income Fund and 1 mentions for Supremex. Supremex's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Richards Packaging Income Fund's score of -0.20 indicating that Supremex is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Richards Packaging Income Fund	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Supremex	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in RPI.UN or SXP?

33.7% of Richards Packaging Income Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.1% of Supremex shares are owned by institutional investors. 25.8% of Richards Packaging Income Fund shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 38.6% of Supremex shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is RPI.UN or SXP a better dividend stock?

Richards Packaging Income Fund pays an annual dividend of C$1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Supremex pays an annual dividend of C$0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Richards Packaging Income Fund pays out 40.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Supremex pays out 36.4% 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.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, RPI.UN or SXP?

Richards Packaging Income Fund has higher revenue and earnings than Supremex. Supremex is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Richards Packaging Income Fund, 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
Richards Packaging Income Fund	C$415.52M	0.78	C$38.48M	C$3.27	9.09
Supremex	C$284.70M	0.33	C$11.20M	C$0.44	8.73

Does the MarketBeat Community favor RPI.UN or SXP?

Supremex received 59 more outperform votes than Richards Packaging Income Fund when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.53% of users gave Supremex an outperform vote while only 63.33% of users gave Richards Packaging Income Fund an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Richards Packaging Income Fund	Outperform Votes 76 63.33%	Underperform Votes 44 36.67%
Supremex	Outperform Votes 135 68.53%	Underperform Votes 62 31.47%

Is RPI.UN or SXP more profitable?

Richards Packaging Income Fund has a net margin of 9.26% compared to Supremex's net margin of 3.93%. Richards Packaging Income Fund's return on equity of 21.32% beat Supremex's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Richards Packaging Income Fund	9.26%	21.32%	10.78%
Supremex	3.93%	8.31%	4.61%

Which has more volatility and risk, RPI.UN or SXP?

Richards Packaging Income Fund has a beta of 0.47, meaning that its share price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Supremex has a beta of 1.32, meaning that its share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Richards Packaging Income Fund beats Supremex on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.