EFN vs. ECI, BDI, NIR, WSP, GFL, RBA, STN, CAE, TIH, and BBD.B
Should you be buying Element Fleet Management stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Element Fleet Management include EnerCare (ECI), Black Diamond Group (BDI), Noble Iron (NIR), WSP Global (WSP), GFL Environmental (GFL), RB Global (RBA), Stantec (STN), CAE (CAE), Toromont Industries (TIH), and Bombardier, Inc. Class B (BBD.B).
Element Fleet Management vs.
Element Fleet Management (TSE:EFN) and EnerCare (TSE:ECI) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, community ranking, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and profitability.
In the previous week, Element Fleet Management had 5 more articles in the media than EnerCare. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Element Fleet Management and 0 mentions for EnerCare. Element Fleet Management's average media sentiment score of 0.61 beat EnerCare's score of 0.00 indicating that Element Fleet Management is being referred to more favorably in the media.
50.4% of Element Fleet Management shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Element Fleet Management shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Element Fleet Management has higher revenue and earnings than EnerCare. EnerCare is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Element Fleet Management, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Element Fleet Management has a net margin of 16.46% compared to EnerCare's net margin of 0.00%. Element Fleet Management's return on equity of 11.33% beat EnerCare's return on equity.
Element Fleet Management pays an annual dividend of C$0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. EnerCare pays an annual dividend of C$0.97 per share. Element Fleet Management pays out 39.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. EnerCare pays out 150.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Element Fleet Management is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Element Fleet Management presently has a consensus price target of C$34.00, suggesting a potential upside of 11.48%. Given Element Fleet Management's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Element Fleet Management is more favorable than EnerCare.
Element Fleet Management received 234 more outperform votes than EnerCare when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.00% of users gave Element Fleet Management an outperform vote while only 65.79% of users gave EnerCare an outperform vote.
Summary
Element Fleet Management beats EnerCare on 18 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
Get Element Fleet Management News Delivered to You Automatically
Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for EFN and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter.
New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of TSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
Element Fleet Management Competitors List
Related Companies and Tools
This page (TSE:EFN) was last updated on 5/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
Buy EFN Stock Free EFN Stock Alerts