CGI vs. CLDN, MRC, AJB, TEM, WWH, ATT, FGT, PNL, WTAN, and JTC
Should you be buying Canadian General Investments stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Canadian General Investments include Caledonia Investments (CLDN), The Mercantile Investment Trust (MRC), AJ Bell (AJB), Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust (TEM), Worldwide Healthcare (WWH), Allianz Technology Trust (ATT), Finsbury Growth & Income (FGT), Personal Assets (PNL), Witan Investment Trust (WTAN), and JTC (JTC). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.
Canadian General Investments vs.
Canadian General Investments (LON:CGI) and Caledonia Investments (LON:CLDN) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, community ranking, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.
Caledonia Investments received 98 more outperform votes than Canadian General Investments when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.67% of users gave Canadian General Investments an outperform vote while only 60.94% of users gave Caledonia Investments an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Caledonia Investments had 2 more articles in the media than Canadian General Investments. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Caledonia Investments and 2 mentions for Canadian General Investments. Canadian General Investments' average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Caledonia Investments' score of 0.71 indicating that Canadian General Investments is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Canadian General Investments has a beta of 1.18, meaning that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Caledonia Investments has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.
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.
Canadian General Investments pays an annual dividend of GBX 56 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Caledonia Investments pays an annual dividend of GBX 70 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Canadian General Investments pays out 1,284.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Caledonia Investments pays out 1,897.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Canadian General Investments is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Caledonia Investments has higher revenue and earnings than Canadian General 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.
36.6% of Canadian General Investments shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.9% of Caledonia Investments shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.0% of Canadian General Investments shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 40.2% of Caledonia Investments shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Canadian General Investments beats Caledonia Investments on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:CGI) was last updated on 1/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
