FirstService (FSV) Competitors

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

Do insiders & institutionals 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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better 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	$5.22B	1.76	$134.38M	$3.12	64.75
Colliers International Group	$4.82B	1.70	$161.73M	$2.20	75.18

Does the media refer more to FSV or CIGI?

In the previous week, FirstService and FirstService both had 9 articles in the media. Colliers International Group's average media sentiment score of 1.42 beat FirstService's score of 1.31 indicating that Colliers International Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
FirstService	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Colliers International Group	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is FSV or CIGI a better dividend stock?

FirstService pays an annual dividend of $1.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. 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 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 more volatility and risk, FSV or CIGI?

FirstService has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Colliers International Group has a beta of 1.41, suggesting that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate FSV or CIGI?

FirstService currently has a consensus price target of $217.75, indicating a potential upside of 7.79%. Colliers International Group has a consensus price target of $172.30, indicating a potential upside of 4.17%. Given FirstService's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly 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)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Colliers International Group	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.77

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%

Summary

Colliers International Group beats FirstService on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.