Currency Exchange International (CXI) Competitors

Goldmoney (TSE:XAU) and Currency Exchange International (TSE:CXI) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and risk.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in XAU or CXI?

1.1% of Goldmoney shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.1% of Currency Exchange International shares are held by institutional investors. 34.4% of Goldmoney shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 25.6% of Currency Exchange International shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, XAU or CXI?

Goldmoney has a beta of 0.55367, suggesting that its share price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Currency Exchange International has a beta of 0.336153, suggesting that its share price is 66% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is XAU or CXI more profitable?

Currency Exchange International has a net margin of 2.90% compared to Goldmoney's net margin of -31.01%. Currency Exchange International's return on equity of 3.06% beat Goldmoney's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Goldmoney	-31.01%	-16.22%	6.93%
Currency Exchange International	2.90%	3.06%	7.69%

Does the media prefer XAU or CXI?

In the previous week, Currency Exchange International had 2 more articles in the media than Goldmoney. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Currency Exchange International and 1 mentions for Goldmoney. Currency Exchange International's average media sentiment score of 1.35 beat Goldmoney's score of 1.05 indicating that Currency Exchange International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Goldmoney	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Currency Exchange International	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer XAU or CXI?

Currency Exchange International has a consensus price target of C$30.00, indicating a potential upside of 20.00%. Given Currency Exchange International's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Currency Exchange International is more favorable than Goldmoney.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Goldmoney	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Currency Exchange International	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, XAU or CXI?

Currency Exchange International has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Goldmoney. Goldmoney is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Currency Exchange International, 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
Goldmoney	C$145.68M	0.95	-C$24.11M	C$1.43	7.65
Currency Exchange International	C$87.38M	1.78	C$1.75M	C$0.69	36.23

Summary

Currency Exchange International beats Goldmoney on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.