FirstService (FSV) Competitors

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

Is CIGI or FSV 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
Colliers International Group	2.17%	20.82%	4.44%
FirstService	2.61%	18.24%	5.17%

Is CIGI or FSV a better dividend stock?

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

Which has higher valuation and earnings, CIGI or FSV?

Colliers International Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
Colliers International Group	$4.82B	1.67	$161.73M	$2.20	74.00
FirstService	$5.43B	1.66	$134.38M	$3.12	63.53

Do insiders & institutionals believe in CIGI or FSV?

80.1% of Colliers International Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.3% of FirstService shares are held by institutional investors. 15.3% of Colliers International Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to CIGI or FSV?

In the previous week, FirstService had 3 more articles in the media than Colliers International Group. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for FirstService and 9 mentions for Colliers International Group. FirstService's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat Colliers International Group's score of 1.11 indicating that FirstService is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Colliers International Group	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
FirstService	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer CIGI or FSV?

Colliers International Group presently has a consensus price target of $168.40, suggesting a potential upside of 3.44%. FirstService has a consensus price target of $217.75, suggesting a potential upside of 9.85%. Given FirstService's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe FirstService is more favorable than Colliers International Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Colliers International Group	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.77
FirstService	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has more volatility & risk, CIGI or FSV?

Colliers International Group has a beta of 1.44, meaning that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FirstService has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

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