Colliers International Group (CIGI) Competitors

FirstService (NASDAQ:FSV) and Colliers International Group (NASDAQ:CIGI) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, dividends, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Does the media refer more to FSV or CIGI?

In the previous week, FirstService had 4 more articles in the media than Colliers International Group. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for FirstService and 7 mentions for Colliers International Group. FirstService's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat Colliers International Group's score of 0.94 indicating that FirstService is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
FirstService	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Colliers International Group	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer FSV or CIGI?

FirstService presently has a consensus target price of $217.75, suggesting a potential upside of 18.13%. Colliers International Group has a consensus target price of $173.80, suggesting a potential upside of 12.08%. Given FirstService's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe FirstService is more favorable than Colliers International Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
FirstService	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Colliers International Group	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Which has more volatility and risk, FSV or CIGI?

FirstService has a beta of 0.99, indicating that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Colliers International Group has a beta of 1.44, indicating that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in FSV or CIGI?

69.3% of FirstService shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.1% of Colliers International Group shares are held by institutional investors. 15.3% of Colliers International Group shares 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.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, FSV or CIGI?

Colliers International Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than FirstService. FirstService is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Colliers International Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
FirstService	$5.43B	1.55	$134.38M	$3.12	59.08
Colliers International Group	$4.82B	1.59	$161.73M	$2.20	70.48

Is FSV or CIGI more profitable?

FirstService has a net margin of 2.61% compared to Colliers International Group's net margin of 2.17%. Colliers International Group's return on equity of 20.82% beat FirstService's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
FirstService	2.61%	18.24%	5.17%
Colliers International Group	2.17%	20.82%	4.44%

Is FSV or CIGI a better dividend stock?

FirstService pays an annual dividend of $1.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Colliers International Group pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. FirstService pays out 35.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Colliers International Group pays out 13.6% 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. FirstService has increased its dividend for 7 consecutive years. FirstService is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Colliers International Group beats FirstService on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.