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C$19.21 -0.06 (-0.31%)
As of 08/1/2025 04:00 PM Eastern

TCL.A vs. TCL.B, PNC.A, PNC.B, Y, 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), Postmedia Network Canada (PNC.A), Postmedia Network Canada Corp Class NC (PNC.B), Yellow Pages (Y), GVIC Communications (GCT), Torstar (TS.B), Glacier Media (GVC), Lingo Media (LM), BRP (DOO), and Linamar (LNR).

Transcontinental vs. Its Competitors

Transcontinental (TSE:TCL.B) and Transcontinental (TSE:TCL.A) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, risk and media sentiment.

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

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

Transcontinental is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Transcontinental, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
TranscontinentalC$2.84B0.09C$115.10MC$1.3314.29
TranscontinentalC$2.84B0.48C$115.10MC$1.3314.44

Transcontinental has a consensus target price of C$23.71, indicating a potential upside of 23.42%. Given Transcontinental's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Transcontinental is more favorable than Transcontinental.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Transcontinental
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Transcontinental
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67

Transcontinental pays an annual dividend of C$0.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Transcontinental pays an annual dividend of C$0.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. 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.

Transcontinental has a beta of 0.98, suggesting that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Transcontinental has a beta of 0.98, suggesting that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Transcontinental4.05% 6.16% 4.34%
Transcontinental 4.05%6.16%4.34%

38.3% of Transcontinental shares are owned by institutional investors. 94.1% of Transcontinental shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Transcontinental shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Transcontinental beats Transcontinental on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding TCL.A and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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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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TCL.A vs. The Competition

MetricTranscontinentalPublishing IndustryCyclical SectorTSE Exchange
Market CapC$1.37BC$1.43BC$3.39BC$6.20B
Dividend Yield5.10%7.09%3.55%6.72%
P/E Ratio14.449.6768.6263.43
Price / Sales0.4874.3870.051,251.00
Price / Cash53.3415.7131.1683.29
Price / Book0.871.303.704.87
Net IncomeC$115.10MC$59.19MC$264.31MC$301.20M
7 Day Performance-3.66%-0.57%-2.03%-2.26%
1 Month Performance-6.34%0.56%-0.24%0.81%
1 Year Performance20.44%1.50%1,793.69%26.63%

Transcontinental Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
TCL.A
Transcontinental
2.3113 of 5 stars
C$19.21
-0.3%
C$23.71
+23.4%
+17.2%C$1.37BC$2.84B14.449,000
TCL.B
Transcontinental
N/AC$19.80
-1.8%
N/A+15.9%C$264.53MC$2.84B14.899,000High Trading Volume
PNC.A
Postmedia Network Canada
N/AC$1.52
flat
N/AN/AC$150.20MC$404.05M-2.622,834
PNC.B
Postmedia Network Canada Corp Class NC
N/AC$1.50
+3.4%
N/A+11.9%C$148.14MC$404.05M-2.592,834Gap Up
Y
Yellow Pages
0.9808 of 5 stars
C$10.70
-2.6%
C$10.50
-1.9%
+15.4%C$147.30MC$222.65M4.23627
GCT
GVIC Communications
N/AN/AN/AN/AC$105.15MC$156.19M-4.93680Gap Up
TS.B
Torstar
N/AN/AN/AN/AC$60.19MC$455.51M-0.893,070Gap Down
GVC
Glacier Media
N/AC$0.17
+13.3%
N/A+78.9%C$22.29MC$146.68M-0.241,198News Coverage
Gap Up
LM
Lingo Media
N/AC$0.10
+11.1%
N/A+0.0%C$3.55MC$2.60M10.003,066Gap Up
DOO
BRP
1.0007 of 5 stars
C$70.49
+4.1%
C$69.79
-1.0%
-29.6%C$5.18BC$8.58B26.5720,000
LNR
Linamar
1.7257 of 5 stars
C$67.50
-0.3%
C$67.00
-0.7%
+1.3%C$4.13BC$10.59B7.0532,000News Coverage

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This page (TSE:TCL.A) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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