CGI vs. CLDN, BUR, RAT, JAM, ATT, TRIG, MRC, MYI, N91, and SSON
Should you be buying Canadian General Investments stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Canadian General Investments include Caledonia Investments (CLDN), Burford Capital (BUR), Rathbones Group (RAT), JPMorgan American (JAM), Allianz Technology Trust (ATT), The Renewables Infrastructure Group (TRIG), The Mercantile Investment Trust (MRC), Murray International (MYI), Ninety One Group (N91), and Smithson Investment Trust (SSON). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.
Canadian General Investments vs. Its Competitors
Caledonia Investments (LON:CLDN) and Canadian General Investments (LON:CGI) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, risk and media sentiment.
Caledonia Investments has a net margin of 86.28% compared to Canadian General Investments' net margin of 80.99%. Canadian General Investments' return on equity of 13.23% beat Caledonia Investments' return on equity.
In the previous week, Canadian General Investments had 3 more articles in the media than Caledonia Investments. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Canadian General Investments and 0 mentions for Caledonia Investments. Canadian General Investments' average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat Caledonia Investments' score of 0.00 indicating that Canadian General Investments is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
7.3% of Caledonia Investments shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.2% of Canadian General Investments shares are held by institutional investors. 4.5% of Caledonia Investments shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 82.7% of Canadian General Investments shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Caledonia Investments pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.07 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Canadian General Investments pays an annual dividend of GBX 1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Caledonia Investments pays out 58.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Canadian General Investments pays out 11.7% 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. Canadian General Investments is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Canadian General Investments has higher revenue and earnings than Caledonia Investments. Canadian General Investments is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Caledonia Investments, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Caledonia Investments has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Canadian General Investments has a beta of 1.18, meaning that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Canadian General Investments beats Caledonia Investments on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:CGI) was last updated on 10/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
