Energy Fuels (EFR) Competitors

Cogeco Communications (TSE:CCA) and Energy Fuels (TSE:EFR) are both financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk.

Is CCA or EFR more profitable?

Cogeco Communications has a net margin of 11.68% compared to Energy Fuels' net margin of -90.40%. Cogeco Communications' return on equity of 11.56% beat Energy Fuels' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cogeco Communications	11.68%	11.56%	4.96%
Energy Fuels	-90.40%	-9.25%	-4.04%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, CCA or EFR?

Cogeco Communications has higher revenue and earnings than Energy Fuels. Energy Fuels is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cogeco Communications, 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
Cogeco Communications	C$2.97B	1.03	C$346.48M	C$8.26	8.82
Energy Fuels	C$32.84M	34.93	-C$29.68M	-C$0.30	-27.36

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in CCA or EFR?

43.4% of Cogeco Communications shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.9% of Energy Fuels shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Cogeco Communications shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Energy Fuels shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate CCA or EFR?

Cogeco Communications presently has a consensus target price of C$76.60, indicating a potential upside of 5.16%. Given Cogeco Communications' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Cogeco Communications is more favorable than Energy Fuels.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cogeco Communications	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78
Energy Fuels	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	4.00

Does the media favor CCA or EFR?

In the previous week, Energy Fuels had 2 more articles in the media than Cogeco Communications. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Energy Fuels and 2 mentions for Cogeco Communications. Energy Fuels' average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat Cogeco Communications' score of 0.37 indicating that Energy Fuels is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cogeco Communications	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Energy Fuels	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, CCA or EFR?

Cogeco Communications has a beta of 0.59, suggesting that its share price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Energy Fuels has a beta of 1.54, suggesting that its share price is 54% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Cogeco Communications beats Energy Fuels on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.