Dividend 15 Split Corp. II (DF) Competitors

AGF Management (TSE:AGF.B) and Dividend 15 Split Corp. II (TSE:DF) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, earnings, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Is AGF.B or DF a better dividend stock?

AGF Management pays an annual dividend of C$0.47 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Dividend 15 Split Corp. II pays an annual dividend of C$1.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 17.0%. AGF Management pays out 30.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Dividend 15 Split Corp. II pays out 41.4% 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.

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

AGF Management has higher revenue and earnings than Dividend 15 Split Corp. II. Dividend 15 Split Corp. II 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
AGF Management	C$534.80M	1.56	C$85.73M	C$1.55	8.39
Dividend 15 Split Corp. II	C$79.57M	2.53	C$29.90M	C$2.66	2.43

Do institutionals and insiders believe in AGF.B or DF?

12.0% of AGF Management shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.2% of Dividend 15 Split Corp. II shares are owned by institutional investors. 18.7% of AGF Management shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is AGF.B or DF more profitable?

Dividend 15 Split Corp. II has a net margin of 159.88% compared to AGF Management's net margin of 16.58%. Dividend 15 Split Corp. II's return on equity of 32.50% beat AGF Management's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AGF Management	16.58%	7.64%	5.20%
Dividend 15 Split Corp. II	159.88%	32.50%	N/A

Does the media prefer AGF.B or DF?

In the previous week, AGF Management had 1 more articles in the media than Dividend 15 Split Corp. II. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for AGF Management and 0 mentions for Dividend 15 Split Corp. II. AGF Management's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Dividend 15 Split Corp. II's score of 0.00 indicating that AGF Management is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
AGF Management	Positive
Dividend 15 Split Corp. II	Neutral

Do analysts rate AGF.B or DF?

AGF Management currently has a consensus target price of C$13.83, suggesting a potential upside of 6.41%. Given AGF Management's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe AGF Management is more favorable than Dividend 15 Split Corp. II.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AGF Management	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Dividend 15 Split Corp. II	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

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

AGF Management has a beta of 1.32043, indicating that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dividend 15 Split Corp. II has a beta of 3.326665, indicating that its stock price is 233% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

AGF Management beats Dividend 15 Split Corp. II on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.