Exchange Income (EIF) Competitors

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

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 6 more articles in the media than Exchange Income. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Air Canada and 1 mentions for Exchange Income. Exchange Income's average media sentiment score of 1.66 beat Air Canada's score of 0.15 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	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Air Canada	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more volatility and risk, EIF or AC?

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

Do analysts rate EIF or AC?

Exchange Income currently has a consensus price target of C$70.50, suggesting a potential upside of 21.41%. Air Canada has a consensus price target of C$24.31, suggesting a potential upside of 28.16%. Given Air Canada's higher probable 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 better valuation & earnings, 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	1.05	C$128.06M	C$2.55	22.75
Air Canada	C$21.95B	0.31	C$2.54B	C$7.10	2.67

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of 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 insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Air Canada shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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 4.5%. Air Canada pays an annual dividend of C$0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor EIF or AC?

Air Canada received 424 more outperform votes than Exchange Income when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.13% of users gave Air Canada an outperform vote while only 70.95% of users gave Exchange Income an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Exchange Income	Outperform Votes 569 70.95%	Underperform Votes 233 29.05%
Air Canada	Outperform Votes 993 71.13%	Underperform Votes 403 28.87%

Summary

Air Canada beats Exchange Income on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.