Extendicare (EXE) Competitors

Sienna Senior Living (TSE:SIA) and Extendicare (TSE:EXE) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Do analysts rate SIA or EXE?

Sienna Senior Living currently has a consensus price target of C$18.79, indicating a potential upside of 4.13%. Extendicare has a consensus price target of C$13.98, indicating a potential upside of 12.16%. Given Extendicare's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Extendicare is more favorable than Sienna Senior Living.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sienna Senior Living	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
Extendicare	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Which has higher earnings and valuation, SIA or EXE?

Extendicare has higher revenue and earnings than Sienna Senior Living. Extendicare is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sienna Senior Living, 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
Sienna Senior Living	C$938.65M	1.59	C$33.51M	C$0.40	44.66
Extendicare	C$1.46B	0.71	C$65.46M	C$0.78	15.89

Is SIA or EXE a better dividend stock?

Sienna Senior Living pays an annual dividend of C$0.94 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Extendicare pays an annual dividend of C$0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Sienna Senior Living pays out 232.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Extendicare pays out 61.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Which has more risk & volatility, SIA or EXE?

Sienna Senior Living has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Extendicare has a beta of 1.26, meaning that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in SIA or EXE?

14.6% of Sienna Senior Living shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.2% of Extendicare shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Sienna Senior Living shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.9% of Extendicare shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer SIA or EXE?

In the previous week, Extendicare had 5 more articles in the media than Sienna Senior Living. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Extendicare and 1 mentions for Sienna Senior Living. Extendicare's average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat Sienna Senior Living's score of 0.86 indicating that Extendicare is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Sienna Senior Living	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Extendicare	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is SIA or EXE more profitable?

Extendicare has a net margin of 4.48% compared to Sienna Senior Living's net margin of 3.57%. Extendicare's return on equity of 64.13% beat Sienna Senior Living's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sienna Senior Living	3.57%	7.71%	3.58%
Extendicare	4.48%	64.13%	7.16%

Summary

Extendicare beats Sienna Senior Living on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.