Dundee (DC.A) Competitors

Dundee (TSE:DC.A) and AGF Management (TSE:AGF.B) are both small-cap asset management industry companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, valuation and risk.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of DC.A or AGF.B?

31.4% of Dundee shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.9% of AGF Management shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.2% of Dundee shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 18.7% of AGF Management shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is DC.A or AGF.B more profitable?

Dundee has a net margin of 478.33% compared to AGF Management's net margin of 16.58%. Dundee's return on equity of 9.20% beat AGF Management's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dundee	478.33%	9.20%	-2.18%
AGF Management	16.58%	7.64%	5.20%

Does the media refer more to DC.A or AGF.B?

In the previous week, AGF Management had 1 more articles in the media than Dundee. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for AGF Management and 0 mentions for Dundee. AGF Management's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Dundee's score of 0.67 indicating that AGF Management is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Dundee	Positive
AGF Management	Positive

Is DC.A or AGF.B a better dividend stock?

Dundee pays an annual dividend of C$0.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. AGF Management pays an annual dividend of C$0.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Dundee pays out 32.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. AGF Management pays out 35.9% 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. Dundee is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more volatility & risk, DC.A or AGF.B?

Dundee has a beta of 1.4, suggesting that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AGF Management has a beta of 1.73, suggesting that its stock price is 73% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, DC.A or AGF.B?

AGF Management has higher revenue and earnings than Dundee. Dundee is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AGF Management, 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
Dundee	C$6.44M	38.03	C$30.73M	C$0.34	8.35
AGF Management	C$517.16M	1.56	C$85.73M	C$1.28	9.88

Do analysts recommend DC.A or AGF.B?

AGF Management has a consensus target price of C$13.83, indicating a potential upside of 9.44%. Given AGF Management's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe AGF Management is more favorable than Dundee.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Dundee	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
AGF Management	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Summary

AGF Management beats Dundee on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.