Chorus Aviation (CHR) Competitors

Chorus Aviation (TSE:CHR) and Enerflex (TSE:EFX) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, risk, profitability, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Which has more volatility & risk, CHR or EFX?

Chorus Aviation has a beta of 1.592668, meaning that its stock price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Enerflex has a beta of 2.370734, meaning that its stock price is 137% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, CHR or EFX?

Chorus Aviation has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Enerflex. Chorus Aviation is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Enerflex, 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
Chorus Aviation	C$1.37B	0.42	-C$16.59M	-C$0.92	-24.53
Enerflex	C$2.33B	0.85	-C$114.88M	C$1.04	15.53

Does the media refer more to CHR or EFX?

In the previous week, Enerflex had 4 more articles in the media than Chorus Aviation. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Enerflex and 2 mentions for Chorus Aviation. Enerflex's average media sentiment score of 0.36 beat Chorus Aviation's score of 0.00 indicating that Enerflex is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Chorus Aviation	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Enerflex	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is CHR or EFX more profitable?

Enerflex has a net margin of -3.72% compared to Chorus Aviation's net margin of -7.57%. Enerflex's return on equity of -8.76% beat Chorus Aviation's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Chorus Aviation	-7.57%	-11.70%	4.43%
Enerflex	-3.72%	-8.76%	3.03%

Do analysts rate CHR or EFX?

Chorus Aviation presently has a consensus price target of C$19.48, suggesting a potential downside of 13.71%. Enerflex has a consensus price target of C$16.61, suggesting a potential upside of 2.83%. Given Enerflex's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Enerflex is more favorable than Chorus Aviation.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Chorus Aviation	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Enerflex	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of CHR or EFX?

2.3% of Chorus Aviation shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.6% of Enerflex shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.8% of Chorus Aviation shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Enerflex shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Enerflex beats Chorus Aviation on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.