Loblaw Companies (OTCMKTS:LBLCF – Get Rating) is one of 58 publicly-traded companies in the “Grocery Stores” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare Loblaw Companies to related companies based on the strength of its dividends, valuation, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Loblaw Companies and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Loblaw Companies | N/A | N/A | -395.50 |
| Loblaw Companies Competitors | $27.14 billion | $590.17 million | 193.40 |
Loblaw Companies’ competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Loblaw Companies. Loblaw Companies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.
Dividends
Insider and Institutional Ownership
70.9% of Loblaw Companies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.0% of shares of all “Grocery Stores” companies are held by institutional investors. 22.3% of shares of all “Grocery Stores” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Loblaw Companies and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Loblaw Companies | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Loblaw Companies Competitors | 1095 | 2717 | 2970 | 113 | 2.30 |
Loblaw Companies currently has a consensus target price of $137.75, indicating a potential upside of 57.41%. As a group, “Grocery Stores” companies have a potential upside of 18.43%. Given Loblaw Companies’ higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Loblaw Companies is more favorable than its competitors.
Profitability
This table compares Loblaw Companies and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Loblaw Companies | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Loblaw Companies Competitors | 1.31% | 9.17% | 3.85% |
Summary
Loblaw Companies competitors beat Loblaw Companies on 10 of the 13 factors compared.
About Loblaw Companies
Loblaw Companies Limited, a food and pharmacy company, engages in the grocery, pharmacy, health and beauty, apparel, general merchandise, financial services, and wireless mobile products and services businesses in Canada. It operates in two segments, Retail and Financial Services. The Retail segment operates corporate and franchise-owned retail food, and associate-owned drug stores. This segment also includes in-store pharmacies, other health and beauty product stores, apparel stores, and other general merchandise stores. The Financial Services segment provides credit card and banking services, the PC Optimum program, insurance brokerage services, and telecommunication services. It also offers PC Health app. The company provides its products and services under various brands. The company was founded in 1919 and is headquartered in Brampton, Canada. Loblaw Companies Limited is a subsidiary of George Weston Limited.
Receive News & Ratings for Loblaw Companies Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for Loblaw Companies and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter.
