Life & Banc Split (LBS) Competitors

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LBS vs. SII, CIX, FIH.U, GCG.A, and GCG

Should you buy Life & Banc Split stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Life & Banc Split with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Life & Banc Split include Sprott (SII), CI Financial (CIX), Fairfax India (FIH.U), Guardian Capital Group (GCG.A), and Guardian Capital Group (GCG). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.

How does Life & Banc Split compare to Sprott?

Life & Banc Split (TSE:LBS) and Sprott (TSE:SII) are both financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, earnings, profitability, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Sprott has a consensus target price of C$211.00, indicating a potential upside of 18.43%. Given Sprott's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Sprott is more favorable than Life & Banc Split.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Life & Banc Split	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Sprott	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Life & Banc Split has a beta of 1.778453, meaning that its stock price is 78% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Sprott has a beta of 1.560976, meaning that its stock price is 56% more volatile than the broader market.

Life & Banc Split pays an annual dividend of C$0.95 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.4%. Sprott pays an annual dividend of C$1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Life & Banc Split pays out 17.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Sprott pays out 42.7% 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. Life & Banc Split is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

0.6% of Life & Banc Split shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 29.9% of Sprott shares are held by institutional investors. 17.7% of Sprott shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Life & Banc Split has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Sprott. Life & Banc Split is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sprott, 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
Life & Banc Split	C$276.59M	4.95	C$37.43M	C$5.34	2.41
Sprott	C$368.97M	12.45	C$32.26M	C$3.28	54.32

Life & Banc Split has a net margin of 209.82% compared to Sprott's net margin of 22.72%. Life & Banc Split's return on equity of 46.08% beat Sprott's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Life & Banc Split	209.82%	46.08%	4.91%
Sprott	22.72%	24.26%	10.25%

In the previous week, Sprott had 1 more articles in the media than Life & Banc Split. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Sprott and 0 mentions for Life & Banc Split. Sprott's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Life & Banc Split's score of 0.00 indicating that Sprott is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Life & Banc Split	Neutral
Sprott	Positive

Summary

Sprott beats Life & Banc Split on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Life & Banc Split compare to CI Financial?

CI Financial (TSE:CIX) and Life & Banc Split (TSE:LBS) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations and profitability.

CI Financial pays an annual dividend of C$0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Life & Banc Split pays an annual dividend of C$0.95 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.4%. CI Financial pays out -166.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Life & Banc Split pays out 17.8% 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. CI Financial has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

CI Financial has a beta of 1.67, indicating that its share price is 67% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Life & Banc Split has a beta of 1.778453, indicating that its share price is 78% more volatile than the broader market.

15.0% of CI Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.6% of Life & Banc Split shares are held by institutional investors. 15.8% of CI Financial shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Life & Banc Split has a net margin of 209.82% compared to CI Financial's net margin of -10.05%. Life & Banc Split's return on equity of 46.08% beat CI Financial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CI Financial	-10.05%	-63.05%	4.87%
Life & Banc Split	209.82%	46.08%	4.91%

In the previous week, CI Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Life & Banc Split'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
CI Financial	Neutral
Life & Banc Split	Neutral

Life & Banc Split has lower revenue, but higher earnings than CI Financial. CI Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Life & Banc Split, 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
CI Financial	C$3.57B	1.29	-C$69.09M	-C$0.48	N/A
Life & Banc Split	C$276.59M	4.95	C$37.43M	C$5.34	2.41

Summary

Life & Banc Split beats CI Financial on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Life & Banc Split compare to Fairfax India?

Life & Banc Split (TSE:LBS) and Fairfax India (TSE:FIH.U) are both asset management industry companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, risk and analyst recommendations.

0.6% of Life & Banc Split shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.1% of Fairfax India shares are owned by institutional investors. 27.5% of Fairfax India shares are owned 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.

Life & Banc Split has a net margin of 209.82% compared to Fairfax India's net margin of 56.53%. Life & Banc Split's return on equity of 46.08% beat Fairfax India's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Life & Banc Split	209.82%	46.08%	4.91%
Fairfax India	56.53%	7.81%	5.34%

In the previous week, Fairfax India had 1 more articles in the media than Life & Banc Split. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Fairfax India and 0 mentions for Life & Banc Split. Fairfax India's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Life & Banc Split's score of 0.00 indicating that Fairfax India is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Life & Banc Split	Neutral
Fairfax India	Positive

Life & Banc Split has a beta of 1.778453, meaning that its stock price is 78% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Fairfax India has a beta of 0.671766, meaning that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the broader market.

Fairfax India has higher revenue and earnings than Life & Banc Split. Life & Banc Split is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fairfax India, 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
Life & Banc Split	C$276.59M	4.95	C$37.43M	C$5.34	2.41
Fairfax India	C$380.26M	6.30	C$228.56M	C$1.86	9.59

Summary

Fairfax India beats Life & Banc Split on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Life & Banc Split compare to Guardian Capital Group?

Guardian Capital Group (TSE:GCG.A) and Life & Banc Split (TSE:LBS) 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 analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership and dividends.

Guardian Capital Group has higher revenue and earnings than Life & Banc Split. Life & Banc Split is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Guardian Capital Group, 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
Guardian Capital Group	C$391.74M	4.26	C$62.21M	C$7.48	9.09
Life & Banc Split	C$276.59M	4.95	C$37.43M	C$5.34	2.41

28.2% of Guardian Capital Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.6% of Life & Banc Split shares are held by institutional investors. 23.4% of Guardian Capital Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Guardian Capital Group has a beta of 0.825168, indicating that its share price is 17% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Life & Banc Split has a beta of 1.778453, indicating that its share price is 78% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Guardian Capital Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Life & Banc Split'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Guardian Capital Group	Neutral
Life & Banc Split	Neutral

Life & Banc Split has a net margin of 209.82% compared to Guardian Capital Group's net margin of 24.73%. Life & Banc Split's return on equity of 46.08% beat Guardian Capital Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Guardian Capital Group	24.73%	5.26%	2.48%
Life & Banc Split	209.82%	46.08%	4.91%

Guardian Capital Group pays an annual dividend of C$1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Life & Banc Split pays an annual dividend of C$0.95 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.4%. Guardian Capital Group pays out 20.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Life & Banc Split pays out 17.8% 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. Life & Banc Split is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Life & Banc Split beats Guardian Capital Group on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Life & Banc Split compare to Guardian Capital Group?

Life & Banc Split (TSE:LBS) and Guardian Capital Group (TSE:GCG) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation and profitability.

In the previous week, Life & Banc Split's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Guardian Capital Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Life & Banc Split	Neutral
Guardian Capital Group	Neutral

Life & Banc Split has a net margin of 209.82% compared to Guardian Capital Group's net margin of 38.85%. Life & Banc Split's return on equity of 46.08% beat Guardian Capital Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Life & Banc Split	209.82%	46.08%	4.91%
Guardian Capital Group	38.85%	13.66%	2.48%

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Life & Banc Split	C$276.59M	4.95	C$37.43M	C$5.34	2.41
Guardian Capital Group	C$391.74M	4.26	C$108.81M	C$7.48	9.09

Life & Banc Split has a beta of 1.778453, meaning that its stock price is 78% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Guardian Capital Group has a beta of 0.628588, meaning that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the broader market.

Life & Banc Split pays an annual dividend of C$0.95 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.4%. Guardian Capital Group pays an annual dividend of C$1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Life & Banc Split pays out 17.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Guardian Capital Group pays out 20.3% 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. Life & Banc Split is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

0.6% of Life & Banc Split shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.9% of Guardian Capital Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 77.1% of Guardian Capital Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Life & Banc Split beats Guardian Capital Group on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of TSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.

LBS vs. The Competition

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Metric	Life & Banc Split	Asset Management Industry	Financial Sector	TSE Exchange
Market Cap	C$1.37B	C$2.42B	C$5.86B	C$12.16B
Dividend Yield	9.44%	5.94%	5.22%	6.20%
P/E Ratio	2.41	25.28	15.89	37.64
Price / Sales	4.95	1,970.45	982.36	11.68
Price / Cash	0.51	60.17	92.81	82.29
Price / Book	0.99	1.38	6.57	4.50
Net Income	C$37.43M	C$265.53M	C$1.14B	C$299.09M
7 Day Performance	6.36%	0.81%	0.78%	1.38%
1 Month Performance	8.06%	1.99%	1.89%	1.46%
1 Year Performance	41.27%	13.19%	19.90%	55.45%

Life & Banc Split Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
LBS Life & Banc Split	N/A	C$12.87 +1.3%	N/A	+39.5%	C$1.37B	C$276.59M	2.41	N/A
SII Sprott	2.6182 of 5 stars	C$196.20 -2.0%	C$211.00 +7.5%	+117.4%	C$5.06B	C$368.97M	59.82	170	Dividend Announcement
CIX CI Financial	N/A	C$31.99 flat	N/A	+1.8%	C$4.61B	C$3.57B	N/A	610
FIH.U Fairfax India	N/A	C$17.10 -5.0%	N/A	-0.6%	C$2.30B	C$380.26M	9.19	12	News Coverage
GCG.A Guardian Capital Group	N/A	C$67.99 flat	C$53.00 -22.0%	+64.7%	C$1.67B	C$391.74M	9.09	N/A

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Life & Banc Split (LBS) Competitors

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Life & Banc Split (LBS) Competitors

LBS vs. SII, CIX, FIH.U, GCG.A, and GCG

How does Life & Banc Split compare to Sprott?

Do analysts prefer LBS or SII?

Which has more volatility & risk, LBS or SII?

Is LBS or SII a better dividend stock?

Do insiders & institutionals believe in LBS or SII?

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, LBS or SII?

Is LBS or SII more profitable?

Does the media favor LBS or SII?

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How does Life & Banc Split compare to CI Financial?

Is CIX or LBS a better dividend stock?

Which has more risk & volatility, CIX or LBS?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in CIX or LBS?

Is CIX or LBS more profitable?

Does the media favor CIX or LBS?

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, CIX or LBS?

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How does Life & Banc Split compare to Fairfax India?

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of LBS or FIH.U?

Is LBS or FIH.U more profitable?

Does the media refer more to LBS or FIH.U?

Which has more risk and volatility, LBS or FIH.U?

Which has better valuation & earnings, LBS or FIH.U?

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How does Life & Banc Split compare to Guardian Capital Group?

Which has better valuation & earnings, GCG.A or LBS?

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in GCG.A or LBS?

Which has more risk & volatility, GCG.A or LBS?

Does the media prefer GCG.A or LBS?

Is GCG.A or LBS more profitable?

Is GCG.A or LBS a better dividend stock?

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How does Life & Banc Split compare to Guardian Capital Group?

Does the media refer more to LBS or GCG?

Is LBS or GCG more profitable?

Which has better valuation and earnings, LBS or GCG?

Which has more volatility and risk, LBS or GCG?

Is LBS or GCG a better dividend stock?

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of LBS or GCG?

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