X vs. ASTL, TXR, SIM, TG, CMC, ATI, AA, IFC, NA, and SLF
Should you be buying TMX Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of TMX Group include Algoma Steel Group (ASTL), TerraX Minerals (TXR), Siyata Mobile (SIM), Trifecta Gold (TG), Cielo Waste Solutions (CMC), Altai Resources (ATI), Alba Minerals (AA), Intact Financial (IFC), National Bank of Canada (NA), and Sun Life Financial (SLF).
TMX Group vs. Its Competitors
TMX Group (TSE:X) and Algoma Steel Group (TSE:ASTL) are both steel works companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and profitability.
TMX Group pays an annual dividend of C$0.74 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Algoma Steel Group pays an annual dividend of C$0.27 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. TMX Group pays out 42.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Algoma Steel Group pays out -18.5% 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. Algoma Steel Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
TMX Group has a net margin of 25.80% compared to Algoma Steel Group's net margin of -6.33%. TMX Group's return on equity of 3.37% beat Algoma Steel Group's return on equity.
TMX Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Algoma Steel Group. Algoma Steel Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TMX Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
TMX Group currently has a consensus target price of C$55.13, indicating a potential downside of 0.64%. Algoma Steel Group has a consensus target price of C$11.94, indicating a potential upside of 23.96%. Given Algoma Steel Group's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Algoma Steel Group is more favorable than TMX Group.
In the previous week, TMX Group had 5 more articles in the media than Algoma Steel Group. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for TMX Group and 0 mentions for Algoma Steel Group. TMX Group's average media sentiment score of 0.14 beat Algoma Steel Group's score of 0.00 indicating that TMX Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
TMX Group has a beta of 0.43, indicating that its stock price is 57% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Algoma Steel Group has a beta of 1.5, indicating that its stock price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500.
57.3% of TMX Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.7% of Algoma Steel Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of TMX Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.6% of Algoma Steel Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
TMX Group beats Algoma Steel Group on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (TSE:X) was last updated on 7/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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