E-L Financial (ELF) Competitors

Dorel Industries (TSE:DII.B) and E-L Financial (TSE:ELF) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability and community ranking.

Do analysts recommend DII.B or ELF?

Dorel Industries presently has a consensus target price of C$1.75, suggesting a potential upside of 25.00%. Given Dorel Industries' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Dorel Industries is more favorable than E-L Financial.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Dorel Industries	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00
E-L Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the media prefer DII.B or ELF?

In the previous week, E-L Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Dorel Industries' score of 0.00 indicating that E-L Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Dorel Industries	Neutral
E-L Financial	Positive

Which has better valuation & earnings, DII.B or ELF?

E-L Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Dorel Industries. Dorel Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than E-L Financial, 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
Dorel Industries	C$1.41B	0.03	-C$91.17M	-C$3.92	-0.36
E-L Financial	C$5.55B	0.01	C$1.84B	C$532.90	0.03

Is DII.B or ELF more profitable?

E-L Financial has a net margin of 33.27% compared to Dorel Industries' net margin of -6.47%. E-L Financial's return on equity of 23.62% beat Dorel Industries' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dorel Industries	-6.47%	-48.11%	-1.10%
E-L Financial	33.27%	23.62%	4.52%

Is DII.B or ELF a better dividend stock?

Dorel Industries pays an annual dividend of C$0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 57.1%. E-L Financial pays an annual dividend of C$15.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 94.6%. Dorel Industries pays out -20.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. E-L Financial pays out 2.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Do insiders and institutionals believe in DII.B or ELF?

49.4% of Dorel Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.0% of E-L Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of Dorel Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 57.8% of E-L Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, DII.B or ELF?

Dorel Industries has a beta of 3.06, meaning that its share price is 206% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, E-L Financial has a beta of 0.85, meaning that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor DII.B or ELF?

Dorel Industries received 152 more outperform votes than E-L Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 71.20% of users gave E-L Financial an outperform vote while only 52.39% of users gave Dorel Industries an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Dorel Industries	Outperform Votes 241 52.39%	Underperform Votes 219 47.61%
E-L Financial	Outperform Votes 89 71.20%	Underperform Votes 36 28.80%

Summary

E-L Financial beats Dorel Industries on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.