E-L Financial (ELF) Competitors

E-L Financial (TSE:ELF) and Shawcor (TSE:SCL) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, risk, earnings, community ranking and profitability.

Does the media prefer ELF or SCL?

In the previous week, E-L Financial had 3 more articles in the media than Shawcor. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for E-L Financial and 0 mentions for Shawcor. E-L Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Shawcor's score of 0.00 indicating that E-L Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
E-L Financial	Positive
Shawcor	Neutral

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, ELF or SCL?

E-L Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Shawcor. Shawcor 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
E-L Financial	C$5.55B	0.84	C$1.84B	C$532.90	2.54
Shawcor	C$1.35B	0.00	C$2.19M	C$0.03	N/A

Is ELF or SCL more profitable?

E-L Financial has a net margin of 33.27% compared to Shawcor's net margin of 0.16%. E-L Financial's return on equity of 23.62% beat Shawcor's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
E-L Financial	33.27%	23.62%	4.52%
Shawcor	0.16%	0.20%	3.80%

Which has more risk and volatility, ELF or SCL?

E-L Financial has a beta of 0.85, indicating that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Shawcor has a beta of 2.35, indicating that its stock price is 135% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ELF or SCL?

Shawcor received 244 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 61.10% of users gave Shawcor an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
E-L Financial	Outperform Votes 89 71.20%	Underperform Votes 36 28.80%
Shawcor	Outperform Votes 333 61.10%	Underperform Votes 212 38.90%

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in ELF or SCL?

16.0% of E-L Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.0% of Shawcor shares are held by institutional investors. 57.8% of E-L Financial shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Shawcor shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

E-L Financial beats Shawcor on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.