Canadian Life Companies Split (TSE:LFE) and Crosswinds (TSE:CWI) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Canadian Life Companies Split and Crosswinds, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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Canadian Life Companies Split | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Crosswinds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Dividends
Canadian Life Companies Split pays an annual dividend of C$0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Crosswinds pays an annual dividend of C$0.89 per share. Canadian Life Companies Split pays out -8.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Crosswinds pays out -3,560.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.
Profitability
This table compares Canadian Life Companies Split and Crosswinds' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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Canadian Life Companies Split | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Crosswinds | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Canadian Life Companies Split and Crosswinds' top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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Canadian Life Companies Split | C$-19,739,256.00 | -2.62 | C$-30,362,448.00 | C($2.27) | -1.71 |
Crosswinds | C$152,204.00 | 0.00 | C$-4,800,000.00 | C($0.03) | N/A |
Crosswinds has higher revenue and earnings than Canadian Life Companies Split. Canadian Life Companies Split is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Crosswinds, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Crosswinds beats Canadian Life Companies Split on 4 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks.