Chorus Aviation (CHR) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer EFX or CHR?

In the previous week, Enerflex had 6 more articles in the media than Chorus Aviation. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Enerflex and 1 mentions for Chorus Aviation. Chorus Aviation's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Enerflex's score of 0.55 indicating that Chorus Aviation is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Which has more volatility & risk, EFX or CHR?

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

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

39.3% of Enerflex shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.3% of Chorus Aviation shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Enerflex shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 13.8% of Chorus Aviation shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate EFX or CHR?

Enerflex currently has a consensus price target of C$17.53, indicating a potential upside of 0.58%. Chorus Aviation has a consensus price target of C$23.35, indicating a potential upside of 0.34%. Given Enerflex's 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
Enerflex	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71
Chorus Aviation	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, EFX or CHR?

Chorus Aviation has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
Enerflex	C$2.33B	0.93	-C$114.88M	C$1.04	16.76
Chorus Aviation	C$1.37B	0.44	-C$16.59M	-C$0.92	-25.29

Is EFX or CHR 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
Enerflex	-3.72%	-8.76%	3.03%
Chorus Aviation	-7.57%	-11.70%	4.43%

Summary

Enerflex beats Chorus Aviation on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.