WTE vs. ALC, PSV, FTT, ATA, SES, ATS, MDA, EIF, BBU.UN, and RUS
Should you be buying Westshore Terminals Investment stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Westshore Terminals Investment include Algoma Central (ALC), (PSV.TO) (PSV), Finning International (FTT), ATS Automation Tooling Systems (ATA), Secure Energy Services (SES), ATS (ATS), MDA Space (MDA), Exchange Income (EIF), Brookfield Business Partners (BBU.UN), and Russel Metals (RUS).
Westshore Terminals Investment vs.
Westshore Terminals Investment (TSE:WTE) and Algoma Central (TSE:ALC) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking, risk, profitability, media sentiment and institutional ownership.
Westshore Terminals Investment presently has a consensus price target of C$26.13, suggesting a potential upside of 15.91%. Algoma Central has a consensus price target of C$19.50, suggesting a potential upside of 32.92%. Given Algoma Central's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Algoma Central is more favorable than Westshore Terminals Investment.
Westshore Terminals Investment received 152 more outperform votes than Algoma Central when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.62% of users gave Algoma Central an outperform vote while only 53.76% of users gave Westshore Terminals Investment an outperform vote.
Westshore Terminals Investment has a beta of 0.86, indicating that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Algoma Central has a beta of 0.72, indicating that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Algoma Central's average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat Westshore Terminals Investment's score of -1.05 indicating that Algoma Central is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Westshore Terminals Investment pays an annual dividend of C$1.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.7%. Algoma Central pays an annual dividend of C$0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Westshore Terminals Investment pays out 89.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Algoma Central pays out 45.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
Westshore Terminals Investment has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Algoma Central. Algoma Central is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Westshore Terminals Investment, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
17.8% of Westshore Terminals Investment shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.7% of Algoma Central shares are owned by institutional investors. 47.6% of Westshore Terminals Investment shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 54.6% of Algoma Central shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Westshore Terminals Investment has a net margin of 27.78% compared to Algoma Central's net margin of 9.98%. Westshore Terminals Investment's return on equity of 14.82% beat Algoma Central's return on equity.
Summary
Westshore Terminals Investment beats Algoma Central on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (TSE:WTE) was last updated on 1/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
