Global Dividend Growth Split (GDV) Competitors

AGF Management (TSE:AGF.B) and Global Dividend Growth Split (TSE:GDV) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, community ranking and earnings.

Is AGF.B or GDV a better dividend stock?

AGF Management pays an annual dividend of C$0.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Global Dividend Growth Split pays an annual dividend of C$1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.2%. AGF Management pays out 35.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Global Dividend Growth Split pays out 33.6% 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. Global Dividend Growth Split is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media favor AGF.B or GDV?

In the previous week, AGF Management had 2 more articles in the media than Global Dividend Growth Split. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for AGF Management and 0 mentions for Global Dividend Growth Split. AGF Management's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Global Dividend Growth Split'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
AGF Management	Neutral
Global Dividend Growth Split	Neutral

Do analysts prefer AGF.B or GDV?

AGF Management currently has a consensus price target of C$12.46, suggesting a potential upside of 19.10%. Given AGF Management's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe AGF Management is more favorable than Global Dividend Growth Split.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AGF Management	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Global Dividend Growth Split	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in AGF.B or GDV?

AGF Management received 184 more outperform votes than Global Dividend Growth Split when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
AGF Management	Outperform Votes 184 36.22%	Underperform Votes 324 63.78%
Global Dividend Growth Split	N/A	N/A

Which has better earnings & valuation, AGF.B or GDV?

AGF Management has higher revenue and earnings than Global Dividend Growth Split. Global Dividend Growth Split is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AGF Management, 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
AGF Management	C$517.16M	1.29	C$85.73M	C$1.28	8.17
Global Dividend Growth Split	C$10.69M	16.00	C$56.88M	C$3.58	3.00

Is AGF.B or GDV more profitable?

Global Dividend Growth Split has a net margin of 532.15% compared to AGF Management's net margin of 16.58%. Global Dividend Growth Split's return on equity of 38.76% beat AGF Management's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AGF Management	16.58%	7.64%	5.20%
Global Dividend Growth Split	532.15%	38.76%	N/A

Do institutionals and insiders believe in AGF.B or GDV?

12.9% of AGF Management shares are owned by institutional investors. 18.7% of AGF Management 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.

Summary

AGF Management beats Global Dividend Growth Split on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.