Exchange Income (EIF) Competitors

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

Is AC or EIF a better dividend stock?

Air Canada pays an annual dividend of C$0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Exchange Income pays an annual dividend of C$2.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Air Canada pays out 2.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, AC or EIF?

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
Air Canada	C$21.95B	0.32	C$2.54B	C$7.10	2.74
Exchange Income	C$2.76B	1.31	C$128.06M	C$2.55	28.30

Do analysts recommend AC or EIF?

Air Canada currently has a consensus price target of C$25.63, indicating a potential upside of 31.66%. Exchange Income has a consensus price target of C$79.68, indicating a potential upside of 10.31%. Given Air Canada's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Air Canada is more favorable than Exchange Income.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Air Canada	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
Exchange Income	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.07

Do insiders & institutionals believe in AC or EIF?

15.5% of Air Canada shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.3% of Exchange Income shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Air Canada shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.4% of Exchange Income shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, AC or EIF?

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

Is AC or EIF 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
Air Canada	11.57%	177.01%	4.12%
Exchange Income	4.64%	9.73%	4.54%

Does the media prefer AC or EIF?

In the previous week, Air Canada had 6 more articles in the media than Exchange Income. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Air Canada and 0 mentions for Exchange Income. Air Canada's average media sentiment score of 0.17 beat Exchange Income's score of 0.00 indicating that Air Canada is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Air Canada	Neutral
Exchange Income	Neutral

Summary

Air Canada beats Exchange Income on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.