Diversified Royalty (DIV) Competitors

Diversified Royalty (TSE:DIV) and Acasta Enterprises (TSE:AEF) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, earnings, valuation, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Does the media favor DIV or AEF?

In the previous week, Diversified Royalty had 8 more articles in the media than Acasta Enterprises. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Diversified Royalty and 0 mentions for Acasta Enterprises. Diversified Royalty's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Acasta Enterprises' score of 0.00 indicating that Diversified Royalty is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Diversified Royalty	Positive
Acasta Enterprises	Neutral

Is DIV or AEF more profitable?

Diversified Royalty has a net margin of 49.25% compared to Acasta Enterprises' net margin of 0.00%. Diversified Royalty's return on equity of 11.46% beat Acasta Enterprises' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Diversified Royalty	49.25%	11.46%	6.68%
Acasta Enterprises	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of DIV or AEF?

14.9% of Diversified Royalty shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Diversified Royalty shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer DIV or AEF?

Diversified Royalty currently has a consensus price target of C$3.70, indicating a potential upside of 9.79%. Given Diversified Royalty's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Diversified Royalty is more favorable than Acasta Enterprises.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Diversified Royalty	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Acasta Enterprises	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, DIV or AEF?

Diversified Royalty has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Acasta Enterprises. Acasta Enterprises is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Diversified Royalty, 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
Diversified Royalty	C$59.46M	8.66	C$29.29M	C$0.19	17.59
Acasta Enterprises	C$172.17M	0.00	-C$2.21M	-C$0.03	N/A

Is DIV or AEF a better dividend stock?

Diversified Royalty pays an annual dividend of C$0.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.4%. Acasta Enterprises pays an annual dividend of C$0.06 per share. Diversified Royalty pays out 130.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Acasta Enterprises pays out -200.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

Diversified Royalty beats Acasta Enterprises on 15 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.