Canaccord Genuity Group (CF) Competitors

Canaccord Genuity Group (TSE:CF) and Vitalhub (TSE:VHI) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, valuation, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and dividends.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, CF or VHI?

Vitalhub has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Canaccord Genuity Group. Canaccord Genuity Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vitalhub, 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
Canaccord Genuity Group	C$1.83B	0.53	-C$24.41M	-C$0.24	-39.63
Vitalhub	C$65.49M	8.57	C$3.35M	C$0.06	168.83

Do analysts rate CF or VHI?

Canaccord Genuity Group currently has a consensus target price of C$12.38, indicating a potential upside of 30.81%. Vitalhub has a consensus target price of C$12.90, indicating a potential upside of 24.28%. Given Canaccord Genuity Group's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Canaccord Genuity Group is more favorable than Vitalhub.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Canaccord Genuity Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Vitalhub	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do institutionals and insiders believe in CF or VHI?

11.8% of Canaccord Genuity Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.4% of Vitalhub shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.6% of Canaccord Genuity Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 18.6% of Vitalhub shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor CF or VHI?

In the previous week, Vitalhub had 8 more articles in the media than Canaccord Genuity Group. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Vitalhub and 2 mentions for Canaccord Genuity Group. Canaccord Genuity Group's average media sentiment score of 0.53 beat Vitalhub's score of -0.09 indicating that Canaccord Genuity Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Canaccord Genuity Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Vitalhub	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more volatility and risk, CF or VHI?

Canaccord Genuity Group has a beta of 1.61, indicating that its share price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vitalhub has a beta of 1.26, indicating that its share price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CF or VHI more profitable?

Vitalhub has a net margin of 5.11% compared to Canaccord Genuity Group's net margin of -1.33%. Vitalhub's return on equity of 3.01% beat Canaccord Genuity Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Canaccord Genuity Group	-1.33%	-2.33%	0.86%
Vitalhub	5.11%	3.01%	3.81%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CF or VHI?

Canaccord Genuity Group received 329 more outperform votes than Vitalhub when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 72.22% of users gave Vitalhub an outperform vote while only 53.27% of users gave Canaccord Genuity Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Canaccord Genuity Group	Outperform Votes 342 53.27%	Underperform Votes 300 46.73%
Vitalhub	Outperform Votes 13 72.22%	Underperform Votes 5 27.78%

Summary

Vitalhub beats Canaccord Genuity Group on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.