FirstService (FSV) Competitors

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

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 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 & risk, FSV or CIGI?

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

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%

Do analysts recommend FSV or CIGI?

FirstService currently has a consensus target price of $217.75, indicating a potential upside of 16.43%. Colliers International Group has a consensus target price of $173.80, indicating a potential upside of 14.33%. Given FirstService's higher probable upside, 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)	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

Does the media prefer FSV or CIGI?

In the previous week, FirstService had 2 more articles in the media than Colliers International Group. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for FirstService and 2 mentions for Colliers International Group. Colliers International Group's average media sentiment score of 1.47 beat FirstService's score of 1.00 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	3 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	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better earnings and valuation, 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	1.63	$134.38M	$3.12	59.95
Colliers International Group	$4.82B	1.56	$161.73M	$2.20	69.10

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of FSV or CIGI?

69.4% 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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

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