Dundee (DC.A) Competitors

Laurentian Bank of Canada (TSE:LB) and Dundee (TSE:DC.A) are both small-cap trading companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, dividends and earnings.

Does the media refer more to LB or DC.A?

In the previous week, Dundee had 5 more articles in the media than Laurentian Bank of Canada. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Dundee and 0 mentions for Laurentian Bank of Canada. Dundee's average media sentiment score of 0.37 beat Laurentian Bank of Canada's score of 0.00 indicating that Dundee is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Laurentian Bank of Canada	Neutral
Dundee	Neutral

Which has better earnings and valuation, LB or DC.A?

Dundee has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Laurentian Bank of Canada. Dundee is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Laurentian Bank of Canada, 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
Laurentian Bank of Canada	C$974.90M	1.47	-C$5.52M	C$3.05	10.63
Dundee	C$3.76M	95.12	C$30.73M	C$0.48	8.27

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

Laurentian Bank of Canada has a beta of 1.434464, meaning that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dundee has a beta of 0.875331, meaning that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer LB or DC.A?

Laurentian Bank of Canada presently has a consensus price target of C$30.57, indicating a potential downside of 5.67%. Given Laurentian Bank of Canada's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Laurentian Bank of Canada is more favorable than Dundee.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Laurentian Bank of Canada	3 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.57
Dundee	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is LB or DC.A more profitable?

Dundee has a net margin of 478.33% compared to Laurentian Bank of Canada's net margin of -0.30%. Dundee's return on equity of 9.20% beat Laurentian Bank of Canada's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Laurentian Bank of Canada	-0.30%	-0.20%	-0.03%
Dundee	478.33%	9.20%	-2.18%

Do insiders and institutionals believe in LB or DC.A?

14.5% of Laurentian Bank of Canada shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.8% of Dundee shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Laurentian Bank of Canada shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.2% of Dundee shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Laurentian Bank of Canada beats Dundee on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.