CI Financial (CIXXF) Competitors

CI Financial (NYSE:CIXXF) and American Homes 4 Rent (NYSE:AMH) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends and risk.

Which has more volatility and risk, CIXXF or AMH?

CI Financial has a beta of 1.3, suggesting that its share price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Homes 4 Rent has a beta of 0.74, suggesting that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend CIXXF or AMH?

American Homes 4 Rent has a consensus price target of $40.90, indicating a potential upside of 13.99%. Given American Homes 4 Rent's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe American Homes 4 Rent is more favorable than CI Financial.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CI Financial	2 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.33
American Homes 4 Rent	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.53

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, CIXXF or AMH?

American Homes 4 Rent has lower revenue, but higher earnings than CI Financial. CI Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than American Homes 4 Rent, 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
CI Financial	$2.03B	1.65	$3.72M	-$1.38	-16.84
American Homes 4 Rent	$1.73B	7.68	$412.43M	$1.08	33.22

Do institutionals & insiders believe in CIXXF or AMH?

91.9% of American Homes 4 Rent shares are held by institutional investors. 6.3% of American Homes 4 Rent shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is CIXXF or AMH a better dividend stock?

CI Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.55 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. American Homes 4 Rent pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. CI Financial pays out -39.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. American Homes 4 Rent pays out 111.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. American Homes 4 Rent has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years. American Homes 4 Rent is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the media favor CIXXF or AMH?

In the previous week, American Homes 4 Rent had 16 more articles in the media than CI Financial. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for American Homes 4 Rent and 0 mentions for CI Financial. American Homes 4 Rent's average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat CI Financial's score of 0.00 indicating that American Homes 4 Rent is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
CI Financial	Neutral
American Homes 4 Rent	Positive

Is CIXXF or AMH more profitable?

American Homes 4 Rent has a net margin of 23.41% compared to CI Financial's net margin of -2.28%. CI Financial's return on equity of 57.73% beat American Homes 4 Rent's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CI Financial	-2.28%	57.73%	5.23%
American Homes 4 Rent	23.41%	5.45%	3.21%

Summary

American Homes 4 Rent beats CI Financial on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.