Wajax (WJX) Competitors

Wajax (TSE:WJX) and Doman Building Materials Group (TSE:DBM) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, risk, earnings and community ranking.

Is WJX or DBM more profitable?

Wajax has a net margin of 2.55% compared to Doman Building Materials Group's net margin of 2.27%. Wajax's return on equity of 10.40% beat Doman Building Materials Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Wajax	2.55%	10.40%	5.32%
Doman Building Materials Group	2.27%	9.41%	4.52%

Which has more volatility and risk, WJX or DBM?

Wajax has a beta of 1.8, meaning that its stock price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Doman Building Materials Group has a beta of 1.53, meaning that its stock price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in WJX or DBM?

24.3% of Wajax shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.4% of Doman Building Materials Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Wajax shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.0% of Doman Building Materials Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in WJX or DBM?

Doman Building Materials Group received 133 more outperform votes than Wajax when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.31% of users gave Doman Building Materials Group an outperform vote while only 50.63% of users gave Wajax an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Wajax	Outperform Votes 324 50.63%	Underperform Votes 316 49.38%
Doman Building Materials Group	Outperform Votes 457 72.31%	Underperform Votes 175 27.69%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, WJX or DBM?

Doman Building Materials Group has higher revenue and earnings than Wajax. Wajax is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Doman Building Materials Group, 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
Wajax	C$2.09B	0.21	C$53.19M	C$2.44	8.24
Doman Building Materials Group	C$2.49B	0.26	C$56.55M	C$0.65	11.58

Does the media refer more to WJX or DBM?

In the previous week, Wajax's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Doman Building Materials Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Wajax	Neutral
Doman Building Materials Group	Neutral

Do analysts recommend WJX or DBM?

Wajax currently has a consensus price target of C$24.50, indicating a potential upside of 21.83%. Doman Building Materials Group has a consensus price target of C$11.29, indicating a potential upside of 50.68%. Given Doman Building Materials Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Doman Building Materials Group is more favorable than Wajax.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Wajax	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
Doman Building Materials Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.20

Is WJX or DBM a better dividend stock?

Wajax pays an annual dividend of C$1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.0%. Doman Building Materials Group pays an annual dividend of C$0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.5%. Wajax pays out 57.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Doman Building Materials Group pays out 86.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Summary

Doman Building Materials Group beats Wajax on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.