Head to Head Contrast: AutoCanada (AOCIF) and Its Peers

AutoCanada (OTCMKTS:AOCIF) is one of 286 public companies in the “Specialty Retail” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare AutoCanada to similar companies based on the strength of its institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, profitability and valuation.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

44.8% of AutoCanada shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.6% of shares of all “Specialty Retail” companies are held by institutional investors. 21.1% of shares of all “Specialty Retail” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for AutoCanada and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AutoCanada	0	3	0	0	2.00
AutoCanada Competitors	3546	15259	21201	548	2.46

As a group, “Specialty Retail” companies have a potential upside of 10.75%. Given AutoCanada’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe AutoCanada has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Profitability

This table compares AutoCanada and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AutoCanada	N/A	N/A	N/A
AutoCanada Competitors	-2.47%	-29.63%	2.70%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares AutoCanada and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
AutoCanada	N/A	N/A	8.43
AutoCanada Competitors	$6.99 billion	$387.72 million	14.66

AutoCanada’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than AutoCanada. AutoCanada is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Dividends

AutoCanada pays an annual dividend of $1.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.1%. AutoCanada pays out 51.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Specialty Retail” companies pay a dividend yield of 2.0% and pay out 35.8% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

AutoCanada rivals beat AutoCanada on 10 of the 13 factors compared.

About AutoCanada

AutoCanada Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates franchised automobile dealerships and related business. The company offers a range of automotive products and services, including new and used vehicles, vehicle leasing, vehicle parts, vehicle maintenance and collision repair services, and extended service contracts; and vehicle protection, after-market products, and auction services. It also arranges financing and insurance for vehicle purchases by its customers through third-party finance and insurance sources. The company sells its vehicles under the Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Ram, FIAT, Alfa Romeo, Chevrolet, GMC, Buick, Cadillac, Infiniti, Nissan, Hyundai, Subaru, Audi, Volkswagen, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, MINI, Ford, Acura, Honda, Kia, and Porsche brands. It operates franchised dealerships in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick in Canada, as well as in Illinois, the United States. The company also offers used vehicles online. AutoCanada Inc. was incorporated in 2009 and is based in Edmonton, Canada.