Exchange Income (EIF) Competitors

Exchange Income (TSE:EIF) and Air Canada (TSE:AC) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, risk and institutional ownership.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, EIF or AC?

Air Canada has higher revenue and earnings than Exchange Income. Air Canada is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Exchange Income, 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
Exchange Income	C$2.76B	1.15	C$128.06M	C$2.55	24.81
Air Canada	C$21.95B	0.34	C$2.54B	C$7.10	2.98

Is EIF or AC a better dividend stock?

Exchange Income pays an annual dividend of C$2.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Air Canada pays an annual dividend of C$0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Exchange Income pays out 103.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Air Canada pays out 2.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Do analysts prefer EIF or AC?

Exchange Income presently has a consensus target price of C$70.50, suggesting a potential upside of 11.32%. Air Canada has a consensus target price of C$24.22, suggesting a potential upside of 14.46%. Given Air Canada's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Air Canada is more favorable than Exchange Income.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Exchange Income	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.10
Air Canada	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86

Which has more volatility and risk, EIF or AC?

Exchange Income has a beta of 2.04, suggesting that its stock price is 104% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Air Canada has a beta of 2.39, suggesting that its stock price is 139% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in EIF or AC?

11.3% of Exchange Income shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.5% of Air Canada shares are held by institutional investors. 6.4% of Exchange Income shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Air Canada shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is EIF or AC more profitable?

Air Canada has a net margin of 11.57% compared to Exchange Income's net margin of 4.64%. Air Canada's return on equity of 177.01% beat Exchange Income's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Exchange Income	4.64%	9.73%	4.54%
Air Canada	11.57%	177.01%	4.12%

Does the media favor EIF or AC?

In the previous week, Air Canada had 2 more articles in the media than Exchange Income. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Air Canada and 3 mentions for Exchange Income. Exchange Income's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Air Canada's score of 0.13 indicating that Exchange Income is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Exchange Income	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Air Canada	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Air Canada beats Exchange Income on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.