DC.A vs. AGF.B, SVC, GS, ARR, OSI, STEP, VRE, REG, SBC, and AHR
Should you be buying Dundee stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Dundee include AGF Management (AGF.B), Sandvine (SVC), Gluskin Sheff + Associates (GS), Altius Renewable Royalties (ARR), Osino Resources (OSI), STEP Energy Services (STEP), Vanguard FTSE Canadian Capped REIT Index ETF (VRE), Regulus Resources (REG), Brompton Split Banc (SBC), and Amarc Resources (AHR). These companies are all part of the "trading" industry.
Dundee vs. Its Competitors
AGF Management (TSE:AGF.B) and Dundee (TSE:DC.A) are both small-cap asset management industry companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.
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.
12.9% of AGF Management shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.4% of Dundee shares are owned by institutional investors. 18.7% of AGF Management shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.2% of Dundee shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
AGF Management has a beta of 1.73, suggesting that its stock price is 73% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dundee has a beta of 1.4, suggesting that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500.
AGF Management currently has a consensus price target of C$13.83, indicating a potential upside of 16.05%. Given AGF Management's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe AGF Management is more favorable than Dundee.
AGF Management has higher revenue and earnings than Dundee. AGF Management is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dundee, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
AGF Management pays an annual dividend of C$0.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Dundee pays an annual dividend of C$0.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. AGF Management pays out 35.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Dundee pays out 32.4% 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.
In the previous week, AGF Management and AGF Management both had 2 articles in the media. AGF Management's average media sentiment score of 0.61 beat Dundee's score of 0.05 indicating that AGF Management is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
AGF Management beats Dundee on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (TSE:DC.A) was last updated on 8/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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