Wajax (WJX) Competitors

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

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

17.2% of ADENTRA shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.3% of Wajax shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.7% of ADENTRA shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Wajax shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer ADEN or WJX?

In the previous week, Wajax had 5 more articles in the media than ADENTRA. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Wajax and 2 mentions for ADENTRA. Wajax's average media sentiment score of -0.06 beat ADENTRA's score of -0.13 indicating that Wajax is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ADENTRA	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Wajax	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ADEN or WJX?

Wajax received 272 more outperform votes than ADENTRA when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 74.63% of users gave ADENTRA an outperform vote while only 50.47% of users gave Wajax an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
ADENTRA	Outperform Votes 50 74.63%	Underperform Votes 17 25.37%
Wajax	Outperform Votes 322 50.47%	Underperform Votes 316 49.53%

Is ADEN or WJX more profitable?

Wajax has a net margin of 3.32% compared to ADENTRA's net margin of 2.07%. Wajax's return on equity of 14.06% beat ADENTRA's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ADENTRA	2.07%	7.87%	4.52%
Wajax	3.32%	14.06%	5.32%

Which has better valuation and earnings, ADEN or WJX?

Wajax has lower revenue, but higher earnings than ADENTRA. Wajax is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ADENTRA, 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
ADENTRA	$2.16B	0.47	$44.77M	$2.66	15.21
Wajax	C$2.10B	0.22	C$69.84M	C$3.13	6.77

Which has more risk & volatility, ADEN or WJX?

ADENTRA has a beta of 1.57, meaning that its stock price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Wajax has a beta of 1.8, meaning that its stock price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ADEN or WJX a better dividend stock?

ADENTRA pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Wajax pays an annual dividend of C$1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.6%. ADENTRA pays out 21.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Wajax pays out 44.7% 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.

Do analysts recommend ADEN or WJX?

Wajax has a consensus price target of C$24.50, suggesting a potential upside of 15.57%. Given Wajax's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Wajax is more favorable than ADENTRA.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ADENTRA	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Wajax	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20

Summary

Wajax beats ADENTRA on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.