FirstService (FSV) Competitors

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

Is FSV or CIGI more profitable?

Colliers International Group has a net margin of 2.92% compared to FirstService's net margin of 2.46%. Colliers International Group's return on equity of 20.20% beat FirstService's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
FirstService	2.46%	17.49%	4.87%
Colliers International Group	2.92%	20.20%	4.29%

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 4 mentions for FirstService and 0 mentions for Colliers International Group. FirstService's average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat Colliers International Group's score of 0.00 indicating that FirstService is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
FirstService	Positive
Colliers International Group	Neutral

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 38.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Colliers International Group pays out 10.5% 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.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, FSV or CIGI?

Colliers International Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than FirstService. Colliers International Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FirstService, 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	$5.22B	1.55	$134.38M	$2.89	61.66
Colliers International Group	$4.82B	1.36	$161.73M	$2.85	46.69

Do analysts rate FSV or CIGI?

FirstService presently has a consensus price target of $208.40, suggesting a potential upside of 16.94%. Colliers International Group has a consensus price target of $160.80, suggesting a potential upside of 20.84%. Given Colliers International Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Colliers International Group is more favorable than FirstService.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
FirstService	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Colliers International Group	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.92

Which has more volatility & risk, FSV or CIGI?

FirstService has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Colliers International Group has a beta of 1.39, meaning that its share price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in FSV or CIGI?

69.4% of FirstService shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.1% of Colliers International Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.3% of Colliers International Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

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