Accord Financial (TSE:ACD) and Element Fleet Management Corp. (EFN.TO) (TSE:EFN) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability and earnings.
Dividends
Accord Financial pays an annual dividend of C$0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Element Fleet Management Corp. (EFN.TO) pays an annual dividend of C$0.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Accord Financial pays out -147.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Element Fleet Management Corp. (EFN.TO) pays out 163.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Accord Financial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Accord Financial and Element Fleet Management Corp. (EFN.TO)'s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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Accord Financial | C$25.49 million | 2.35 | C$-1,626,210.00 | C($0.19) | -36.84 |
Element Fleet Management Corp. (EFN.TO) | C$1.43 billion | 3.83 | C$48.44 million | C$0.11 | 113.45 |
Element Fleet Management Corp. (EFN.TO) has higher revenue and earnings than Accord Financial. Accord Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Element Fleet Management Corp. (EFN.TO), indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Accord Financial and Element Fleet Management Corp. (EFN.TO), as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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Accord Financial | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Element Fleet Management Corp. (EFN.TO) | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2.80 |
Element Fleet Management Corp. (EFN.TO) has a consensus target price of C$15.57, suggesting a potential upside of 24.77%. Given Element Fleet Management Corp. (EFN.TO)'s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Element Fleet Management Corp. (EFN.TO) is more favorable than Accord Financial.
Profitability
This table compares Accord Financial and Element Fleet Management Corp. (EFN.TO)'s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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Accord Financial | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Element Fleet Management Corp. (EFN.TO) | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Summary
Element Fleet Management Corp. (EFN.TO) beats Accord Financial on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.