XTC vs. MRE, ABCT, WPRT, SSA, MG, LNR, UNS, MTY, TOY, and TCL.A
Should you be buying Exco Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Exco Technologies include Martinrea International (MRE), ABC Technologies (ABCT), Westport Fuel Systems (WPRT), Spectra Products (SSA), Magna International (MG), Linamar (LNR), Uni-Select (UNS), MTY Food Group (MTY), Spin Master (TOY), and Transcontinental (TCL.A). These companies are all part of the "consumer cyclical" sector.
Exco Technologies (TSE:XTC) and Martinrea International (TSE:MRE) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, community ranking and valuation.
In the previous week, Exco Technologies had 2 more articles in the media than Martinrea International. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Exco Technologies and 0 mentions for Martinrea International. Exco Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.51 beat Martinrea International's score of 0.00 indicating that Exco Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Exco Technologies currently has a consensus price target of C$13.00, indicating a potential upside of 61.49%. Martinrea International has a consensus price target of C$18.25, indicating a potential upside of 52.21%. Given Exco Technologies' higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Exco Technologies is more favorable than Martinrea International.
Martinrea International received 105 more outperform votes than Exco Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 54.31% of users gave Martinrea International an outperform vote while only 53.76% of users gave Exco Technologies an outperform vote.
Exco Technologies pays an annual dividend of C$0.42 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Martinrea International pays an annual dividend of C$0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Exco Technologies pays out 56.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Martinrea International pays out 10.6% 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.
Martinrea International has higher revenue and earnings than Exco Technologies. Martinrea International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Exco Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Exco Technologies has a net margin of 4.52% compared to Martinrea International's net margin of 2.78%. Martinrea International's return on equity of 10.13% beat Exco Technologies' return on equity.
Exco Technologies has a beta of 1.19, meaning that its share price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Martinrea International has a beta of 2.23, meaning that its share price is 123% more volatile than the S&P 500.
5.6% of Exco Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.7% of Martinrea International shares are held by institutional investors. 51.7% of Exco Technologies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 15.4% of Martinrea International shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Martinrea International beats Exco Technologies on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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