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FSV vs. CIGI, AIF, REAX, REAL, and BRE

Should you buy FirstService stock or one of its competitors? FirstService's main competitors and comparable companies include Colliers International Group (CIGI), Altus Group (AIF), Real Brokerage (REAX), Real Matters (REAL), and Bridgemarq Real Estate Services (BRE). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "real estate services" industry.

How does FirstService compare to Colliers International Group?

Colliers International Group (TSE:CIGI) and FirstService (TSE:FSV) are both mid-cap real estate companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, profitability, risk and analyst recommendations.

Colliers International Group has a beta of 1.135885, indicating that its share price is 14% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, FirstService has a beta of 0.794724, indicating that its share price is 21% less volatile than the broader market.

Colliers International Group has higher revenue and earnings than FirstService. FirstService is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Colliers International Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Colliers International GroupC$5.96B1.24C$106.51MC$2.1168.68
FirstServiceC$5.60B1.60C$76.13MC$3.5355.08

FirstService has a net margin of 2.90% compared to Colliers International Group's net margin of 1.83%. FirstService's return on equity of 11.98% beat Colliers International Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Colliers International Group1.83% 7.19% 4.07%
FirstService 2.90%11.98%4.67%

FirstService has a consensus target price of C$200.67, indicating a potential upside of 3.21%. Given FirstService's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe FirstService is more favorable than Colliers International Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Colliers International Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
FirstService
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.25

46.9% of Colliers International Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.4% of FirstService shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.3% of Colliers International Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.3% of FirstService shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, FirstService had 1 more articles in the media than Colliers International Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for FirstService and 0 mentions for Colliers International Group. FirstService's average media sentiment score of 0.44 beat Colliers International Group's score of 0.00 indicating that FirstService is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Colliers International Group Neutral
FirstService Neutral

Colliers International Group pays an annual dividend of C$0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. FirstService pays an annual dividend of C$1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Colliers International Group pays out 14.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. FirstService pays out 32.9% 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.

Summary

FirstService beats Colliers International Group on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does FirstService compare to Altus Group?

FirstService (TSE:FSV) and Altus Group (TSE:AIF) are both real estate companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends and risk.

FirstService presently has a consensus price target of C$200.67, indicating a potential upside of 3.21%. Altus Group has a consensus price target of C$55.64, indicating a potential upside of 16.10%. Given Altus Group's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Altus Group is more favorable than FirstService.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
FirstService
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.25
Altus Group
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.43

FirstService has a net margin of 2.90% compared to Altus Group's net margin of -5.32%. FirstService's return on equity of 11.98% beat Altus Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
FirstService2.90% 11.98% 4.67%
Altus Group -5.32%-5.13%3.39%

In the previous week, Altus Group had 10 more articles in the media than FirstService. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Altus Group and 1 mentions for FirstService. FirstService's average media sentiment score of 0.44 beat Altus Group's score of 0.43 indicating that FirstService is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
FirstService
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Altus Group
1 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

FirstService has a beta of 0.794724, meaning that its share price is 21% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Altus Group has a beta of 0.293614, meaning that its share price is 71% less volatile than the broader market.

FirstService has higher revenue and earnings than Altus Group. Altus Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FirstService, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
FirstServiceC$5.60B1.60C$76.13MC$3.5355.08
Altus GroupC$513.79M3.19C$2.68M-C$0.41N/A

50.4% of FirstService shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.2% of Altus Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.3% of FirstService shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.1% of Altus Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

FirstService pays an annual dividend of C$1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Altus Group pays an annual dividend of C$0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. FirstService pays out 32.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Altus Group pays out -146.3% 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. Altus Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

FirstService beats Altus Group on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does FirstService compare to Real Brokerage?

FirstService (TSE:FSV) and Real Brokerage (TSE:REAX) are both real estate companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, institutional ownership and profitability.

FirstService currently has a consensus target price of C$200.67, suggesting a potential upside of 3.21%. Given FirstService's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe FirstService is more favorable than Real Brokerage.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
FirstService
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.25
Real Brokerage
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

FirstService has a net margin of 2.90% compared to Real Brokerage's net margin of -4.70%. FirstService's return on equity of 11.98% beat Real Brokerage's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
FirstService2.90% 11.98% 4.67%
Real Brokerage -4.70%-115.00%-21.55%

FirstService has higher revenue and earnings than Real Brokerage. Real Brokerage is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FirstService, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
FirstServiceC$5.60B1.60C$76.13MC$3.5355.08
Real BrokerageC$500.93M0.00-C$23.57M-C$0.17N/A

In the previous week, FirstService and FirstService both had 1 articles in the media. FirstService's average media sentiment score of 0.44 beat Real Brokerage's score of 0.20 indicating that FirstService is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
FirstService
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Real Brokerage
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

FirstService has a beta of 0.794724, meaning that its share price is 21% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Real Brokerage has a beta of 0.74, meaning that its share price is 26% less volatile than the broader market.

50.4% of FirstService shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.2% of Real Brokerage shares are held by institutional investors. 10.3% of FirstService shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 18.5% of Real Brokerage shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

FirstService beats Real Brokerage on 14 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does FirstService compare to Real Matters?

FirstService (TSE:FSV) and Real Matters (TSE:REAL) are both real estate companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, risk and dividends.

FirstService has a beta of 0.794724, indicating that its share price is 21% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Real Matters has a beta of 1.584564, indicating that its share price is 58% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, FirstService and FirstService both had 1 articles in the media. Real Matters' average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat FirstService's score of 0.44 indicating that Real Matters is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
FirstService
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Real Matters
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

FirstService has higher revenue and earnings than Real Matters. Real Matters is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FirstService, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
FirstServiceC$5.60B1.60C$76.13MC$3.5355.08
Real MattersC$191.25M1.91C$3.57M-C$0.27N/A

FirstService currently has a consensus price target of C$200.67, indicating a potential upside of 3.21%. Real Matters has a consensus price target of C$7.43, indicating a potential upside of 51.29%. Given Real Matters' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Real Matters is more favorable than FirstService.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
FirstService
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.25
Real Matters
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.57

FirstService has a net margin of 2.90% compared to Real Matters' net margin of -10.07%. FirstService's return on equity of 11.98% beat Real Matters' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
FirstService2.90% 11.98% 4.67%
Real Matters -10.07%-21.48%-1.58%

50.4% of FirstService shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.7% of Real Matters shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.3% of FirstService shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.2% of Real Matters shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

FirstService beats Real Matters on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does FirstService compare to Bridgemarq Real Estate Services?

Bridgemarq Real Estate Services (TSE:BRE) and FirstService (TSE:FSV) are both real estate companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

FirstService has a net margin of 2.90% compared to Bridgemarq Real Estate Services' net margin of -0.49%. FirstService's return on equity of 11.98% beat Bridgemarq Real Estate Services' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Bridgemarq Real Estate Services-0.49% 2.19% 8.71%
FirstService 2.90%11.98%4.67%

Bridgemarq Real Estate Services currently has a consensus price target of C$11.25, suggesting a potential upside of 178.47%. FirstService has a consensus price target of C$200.67, suggesting a potential upside of 3.21%. Given Bridgemarq Real Estate Services' higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Bridgemarq Real Estate Services is more favorable than FirstService.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Bridgemarq Real Estate Services
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
FirstService
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.25

In the previous week, Bridgemarq Real Estate Services had 3 more articles in the media than FirstService. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Bridgemarq Real Estate Services and 1 mentions for FirstService. Bridgemarq Real Estate Services' average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat FirstService's score of 0.44 indicating that Bridgemarq Real Estate Services is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Bridgemarq Real Estate Services
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
FirstService
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

FirstService has higher revenue and earnings than Bridgemarq Real Estate Services. Bridgemarq Real Estate Services is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FirstService, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Bridgemarq Real Estate ServicesC$399.28M0.10-C$3.23M-C$0.20N/A
FirstServiceC$5.60B1.60C$76.13MC$3.5355.08

Bridgemarq Real Estate Services has a beta of 0.870821, indicating that its share price is 13% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, FirstService has a beta of 0.794724, indicating that its share price is 21% less volatile than the broader market.

Bridgemarq Real Estate Services pays an annual dividend of C$1.35 per share and has a dividend yield of 33.4%. FirstService pays an annual dividend of C$1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Bridgemarq Real Estate Services pays out -675.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. FirstService pays out 32.9% 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. Bridgemarq Real Estate Services is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

0.1% of Bridgemarq Real Estate Services shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.4% of FirstService shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Bridgemarq Real Estate Services shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.3% of FirstService shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

FirstService beats Bridgemarq Real Estate Services on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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FSV vs. The Competition

MetricFirstServiceReal Estate Management & Development IndustryReal Estate SectorTSE Exchange
Market CapC$8.94BC$3.32BC$5.66BC$12.55B
Dividend Yield0.87%4.53%6.19%6.20%
P/E Ratio55.0814.3330.1330.79
Price / Sales1.6091.52139.779.79
Price / Cash46.4820.1734.5182.29
Price / Book5.132.131.924.65
Net IncomeC$76.13M-C$436.16M-C$63.69MC$299.09M
7 Day Performance-3.16%0.69%0.29%1.02%
1 Month Performance-4.55%1.17%-0.01%4.01%
1 Year Performance-29.52%-7.86%13.18%36.32%

FirstService Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
FSV
FirstService
0.9287 of 5 stars
C$194.45
-0.8%
C$200.67
+3.2%
-28.7%C$8.94BC$5.60B55.0825,000
CIGI
Colliers International Group
N/AC$140.72
+1.1%
N/A-33.8%C$7.19BC$5.96B66.6916,800
AIF
Altus Group
2.7269 of 5 stars
C$46.93
+0.5%
C$55.63
+18.5%
-20.1%C$1.68BC$506.77MN/A2,900
REAX
Real Brokerage
N/AN/AN/AN/AC$435.92MC$500.93MN/A60
REAL
Real Matters
2.7947 of 5 stars
C$4.97
+1.6%
C$7.43
+49.5%
-15.3%C$369.21MC$191.25MN/A3,470

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