TCL.A vs. TCL.B, Y, PNC.A, PNC.B, GCT, TS.B, GVC, LM, DOO, and LNR
Should you be buying Transcontinental stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Transcontinental include Transcontinental (TCL.B), Yellow Pages (Y), Postmedia Network Canada (PNC.A), Postmedia Network Canada Corp Class NC (PNC.B), GVIC Communications (GCT), Torstar (TS.B), Glacier Media (GVC), Lingo Media (LM), BRP (DOO), and Linamar (LNR).
Transcontinental vs. Its Competitors
Transcontinental (TSE:TCL.A) and Transcontinental (TSE:TCL.B) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, valuation, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.
Transcontinental has a beta of 0.98, suggesting that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Transcontinental has a beta of 0.98, suggesting that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Transcontinental pays an annual dividend of C$0.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Transcontinental pays an annual dividend of C$0.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Transcontinental pays out 67.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Transcontinental pays out 67.7% 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.
38.3% of Transcontinental shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Transcontinental shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 94.1% of Transcontinental shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Transcontinental had 2 more articles in the media than Transcontinental. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Transcontinental and 0 mentions for Transcontinental. Transcontinental's average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Transcontinental's score of 0.00 indicating that Transcontinental is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Transcontinental is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Transcontinental, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Transcontinental presently has a consensus price target of C$23.71, indicating a potential upside of 17.37%. Given Transcontinental's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Transcontinental is more favorable than Transcontinental.
Summary
Transcontinental beats Transcontinental on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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.
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This page (TSE:TCL.A) was last updated on 8/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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