TWC Enterprises (TWC) 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 contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, community ranking, earnings and dividends.

Does the media prefer TWC or TOY?

In the previous week, Spin Master had 1 more articles in the media than TWC Enterprises. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Spin Master and 0 mentions for TWC Enterprises. Spin Master's average media sentiment score of 0.60 beat TWC Enterprises' score of 0.00 indicating that Spin Master is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
TWC Enterprises	Neutral
Spin Master	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, TWC or TOY?

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

Is TWC or TOY more profitable?

TWC Enterprises has a net margin of 9.49% compared to Spin Master's net margin of 2.37%. TWC Enterprises' return on equity of 4.62% beat Spin Master's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TWC Enterprises	9.49%	4.62%	2.36%
Spin Master	2.37%	3.56%	4.32%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in TWC or TOY?

Spin Master received 517 more outperform votes than TWC Enterprises when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 75.06% of users gave Spin Master an outperform vote while only 67.26% of users gave TWC Enterprises an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
TWC Enterprises	Outperform Votes 76 67.26%	Underperform Votes 37 32.74%
Spin Master	Outperform Votes 593 75.06%	Underperform Votes 197 24.94%

Do analysts recommend TWC or TOY?

Spin Master has a consensus target price of C$42.13, suggesting a potential upside of 33.86%. Given Spin Master's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of TWC or TOY?

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

Which has higher valuation & earnings, TWC or TOY?

Spin Master has higher revenue and earnings than TWC Enterprises. 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$266.81M	1.64	C$25.32M	C$1.00	18.00
Spin Master	C$1.94B	0.56	C$46M	C$0.57	55.21

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 1.7%. Spin Master pays an annual dividend of C$0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. TWC Enterprises pays out 30.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Spin Master pays out 84.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. TWC Enterprises is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Spin Master beats TWC Enterprises on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.