Spin Master (TOY) Competitors

TWC Enterprises (TSE:TWC) and Spin Master (TSE:TOY) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation and risk.

Is TWC or TOY more profitable?

TWC Enterprises has a net margin of 18.78% compared to Spin Master's net margin of 1.45%. TWC Enterprises' return on equity of 9.23% beat Spin Master's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TWC Enterprises	18.78%	9.23%	2.36%
Spin Master	1.45%	2.24%	4.32%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in TWC or TOY?

0.8% of TWC Enterprises shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.6% of Spin Master shares are held by institutional investors. 84.2% of TWC Enterprises shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Spin Master shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor TWC or TOY?

In the previous week, Spin Master had 12 more articles in the media than TWC Enterprises. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Spin Master and 2 mentions for TWC Enterprises. TWC Enterprises' average media sentiment score of 0.13 beat Spin Master's score of -0.49 indicating that TWC Enterprises is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
TWC Enterprises	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Spin Master	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has higher earnings & valuation, TWC or TOY?

TWC Enterprises has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Spin Master. TWC Enterprises is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Spin Master, 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
TWC Enterprises	C$265.28M	1.94	C$49.81M	C$2.04	10.35
Spin Master	C$1.51B	1.08	C$21.85M	C$0.42	52.30

Is TWC or TOY a better dividend stock?

TWC Enterprises pays an annual dividend of C$0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Spin Master pays an annual dividend of C$0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. TWC Enterprises pays out 14.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Spin Master pays out 113.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Do analysts rate TWC or TOY?

Spin Master has a consensus price target of C$30.63, suggesting a potential upside of 38.57%. Given Spin Master's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Spin Master is more favorable than TWC Enterprises.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TWC Enterprises	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Spin Master	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Which has more volatility & risk, TWC or TOY?

TWC Enterprises has a beta of 1.16, indicating that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Spin Master has a beta of 1.86, indicating that its share price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Spin Master beats TWC Enterprises on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.