Altus Group (AIF) Competitors

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

Is FSV or AIF a better dividend stock?

FirstService pays an annual dividend of C$1.35 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Altus Group pays an annual dividend of C$0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. FirstService pays out 39.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Altus Group pays out 1,049.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, FSV or AIF?

FirstService has higher revenue and earnings than Altus Group. FirstService is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Altus 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	C$3.47B	2.51	C$76.13M	C$3.42	80.39
Altus Group	C$735.93M	3.85	C$2.68M	C$0.06	1,066.51

Do analysts recommend FSV or AIF?

FirstService presently has a consensus target price of C$197.00, indicating a potential downside of 28.30%. Altus Group has a consensus target price of C$60.20, indicating a potential downside of 1.23%. Given Altus Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Altus Group is more favorable than FirstService.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
FirstService	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Altus Group	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Is FSV or AIF more profitable?

FirstService has a net margin of 2.19% compared to Altus Group's net margin of 0.36%. FirstService's return on equity of 10.05% beat Altus Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
FirstService	2.19%	10.05%	4.67%
Altus Group	0.36%	0.43%	3.39%

Does the media refer more to FSV or AIF?

In the previous week, Altus Group had 19 more articles in the media than FirstService. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Altus Group and 1 mentions for FirstService. FirstService's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Altus Group's score of 0.43 indicating that FirstService is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
FirstService	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Altus Group	2 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk & volatility, FSV or AIF?

FirstService has a beta of 0.96, meaning that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Altus Group has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in FSV or AIF?

77.9% of FirstService shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.7% of Altus Group shares are held by institutional investors. 10.3% of FirstService shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.1% of Altus Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

FirstService beats Altus Group on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.