Exchange Income (EIF) Competitors C$70.54 +0.17 (+0.24%) As of 03:12 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock EIF vs. AC, JET, CAE, TIH, TFII, FTT, SNC, MDA, ATA, and ATSShould you be buying Exchange Income stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Exchange Income include Air Canada (AC), Global Crossing Airlines Group (JET), CAE (CAE), Toromont Industries (TIH), TFI International (TFII), Finning International (FTT), SNC-Lavalin Group (SNC), MDA Space (MDA), ATS Automation Tooling Systems (ATA), and ATS (ATS). These companies are all part of the "industrials" sector. Exchange Income vs. Its Competitors Air Canada Global Crossing Airlines Group CAE Toromont Industries TFI International Finning International SNC-Lavalin Group MDA Space ATS Automation Tooling Systems ATS 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. Do analysts recommend AC or EIF? Air Canada currently has a consensus price target of C$25.57, indicating a potential upside of 36.21%. Exchange Income has a consensus price target of C$80.18, indicating a potential upside of 13.66%. 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) 2.83Exchange Income 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 12 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.07 Does the media prefer AC or EIF? In the previous week, Exchange Income had 7 more articles in the media than Air Canada. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Exchange Income and 1 mentions for Air Canada. Air Canada's average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat Exchange Income's score of 0.47 indicating that Air Canada is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Air Canada 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Exchange Income 2 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral 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 1.1%. Exchange Income pays an annual dividend of C$2.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Air Canada pays out 5.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Exchange Income pays out 100.4% 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAir CanadaC$22.34B0.25C$2.54BC$3.954.75Exchange IncomeC$2.79B1.30C$128.06MC$2.6326.82 Which has more risk & volatility, AC or EIF? Air Canada has a beta of 1.733945, suggesting that its stock price is 73% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Exchange Income has a beta of 0.882334, suggesting that its stock price is 12% less 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 Canada11.57% 177.01% 4.12% Exchange Income 4.64%9.73%4.54% Do insiders & institutionals believe in AC or EIF? 21.1% of Air Canada shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 14.8% 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. SummaryAir Canada beats Exchange Income on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Exchange Income News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for EIF and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart EIF vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricExchange IncomeAirlines IndustryIndustrials SectorTSE ExchangeMarket CapC$3.63BC$5.87BC$7.70BC$9.40BDividend Yield3.75%2.47%4.56%6.50%P/E Ratio26.8287.63305.8925.78Price / Sales1.3019.44216.339.48Price / Cash21.694.9728.9283.29Price / Book2.643.344.645.52Net IncomeC$128.06MC$1.29BC$798.53MC$301.20M7 Day Performance0.38%-1.17%1.12%1.02%1 Month Performance-3.20%-2.14%1.85%8.33%1 Year PerformanceN/A21.73%24.91%37.49% Exchange Income Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EIFExchange Income2.6181 of 5 starsC$70.54+0.2%C$80.18+13.7%+39.2%C$3.63BC$2.79B26.824,340News CoverageDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastACAir Canada3.8484 of 5 starsC$19.13-0.5%C$25.57+33.6%N/AC$5.66BC$22.34B4.8420Positive NewsJETGlobal Crossing Airlines GroupN/AC$1.36-4.9%N/A+0.0%C$63.25MC$3.12M-2.57N/ACAECAE1.8646 of 5 starsC$36.82-0.1%C$41.82+13.6%+55.2%C$11.81BC$4.73B28.3213,000TIHToromont Industries1.8082 of 5 starsC$144.61-0.2%C$140.50-2.8%+15.5%C$11.74BC$5.11B24.477,000News CoveragePositive NewsTFIITFI International2.3588 of 5 starsC$131.34-1.7%C$151.50+15.3%-33.1%C$10.90BC$8.26B30.2625,800News CoverageFTTFinning International2.026 of 5 starsC$57.68-0.6%C$59.44+3.1%+48.6%C$7.65BC$11.38B12.38147,000News CoverageSNCSNC-Lavalin GroupN/AN/AN/AN/AC$7.63BC$7.94B92.5333,876High Trading VolumeMDAMDA Space3.5713 of 5 starsC$32.99-25.0%C$43.22+31.0%+95.4%C$4.12BC$1.35B36.663,000Insider TradeGap UpHigh Trading VolumeATAATS Automation Tooling SystemsN/AN/AN/AN/AC$4.01BC$2.35B29.326,000ATSATS2.1314 of 5 starsC$38.06-0.5%C$47.60+25.1%+9.4%C$3.68BC$2.58B-95.157,000 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Air Canada Alternatives Global Crossing Airlines Group Alternatives CAE Alternatives Toromont Industries Alternatives TFI International Alternatives Finning International Alternatives SNC-Lavalin Group Alternatives MDA Space Alternatives ATS Automation Tooling Systems Alternatives ATS Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (TSE:EIF) was last updated on 9/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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