AIF vs. FSV, CIGI, TCN, GZT, MEQ, SVI, REAX, MPC, REAL, and BRE
Should you be buying Altus Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Altus Group include FirstService (FSV), Colliers International Group (CIGI), Tricon Residential (TCN), Gazit Globe (GZT), Mainstreet Equity (MEQ), StorageVault Canada (SVI), Real Brokerage (REAX), Madison Pacific Properties (MPC), Real Matters (REAL), and Bridgemarq Real Estate Services (BRE). These companies are all part of the "real estate services" industry.
Altus Group vs. Its Competitors
FirstService (TSE:FSV) and Altus Group (TSE:AIF) are both mid-cap real estate companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations and dividends.
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.
FirstService pays an annual dividend of C$1.35 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Altus Group pays an annual dividend of C$0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. 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.
In the previous week, Altus Group had 2 more articles in the media than FirstService. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Altus Group and 2 mentions for FirstService. FirstService's average media sentiment score of 0.39 beat Altus Group's score of 0.07 indicating that FirstService is being referred to more favorably in the media.
77.9% of FirstService shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.7% of Altus Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.3% of FirstService shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.1% of Altus Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
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.
FirstService presently has a consensus price target of C$197.00, indicating a potential downside of 17.69%. Altus Group has a consensus price target of C$57.44, indicating a potential upside of 10.26%. Given Altus Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Altus Group is more favorable than FirstService.
FirstService has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Altus Group has a beta of 0.82, suggesting that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
FirstService beats Altus Group on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (TSE:AIF) was last updated on 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
