Canadian Life Companies Split (LFE) Competitors

Brompton Split Banc (TSE:SBC) and Canadian Life Companies Split (TSE:LFE) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, dividends and profitability.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in SBC or LFE?

9.9% of Canadian Life Companies Split shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.8% of Canadian Life Companies Split shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, SBC or LFE?

Brompton Split Banc has higher revenue and earnings than Canadian Life Companies Split. Canadian Life Companies Split is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Brompton Split Banc, 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
Brompton Split Banc	C$29.56M	8.10	C$26.84M	C$1.19	8.98
Canadian Life Companies Split	C$17.86M	3.48	C$13.40M	C$1.31	4.73

Which has more risk and volatility, SBC or LFE?

Brompton Split Banc has a beta of 1.51, suggesting that its share price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Canadian Life Companies Split has a beta of 2.91, suggesting that its share price is 191% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is SBC or LFE more profitable?

Brompton Split Banc has a net margin of 90.77% compared to Canadian Life Companies Split's net margin of 75.04%. Canadian Life Companies Split's return on equity of 30.14% beat Brompton Split Banc's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Brompton Split Banc	90.77%	14.62%	5.28%
Canadian Life Companies Split	75.04%	30.14%	9.59%

Does the media favor SBC or LFE?

In the previous week, Canadian Life Companies Split had 2 more articles in the media than Brompton Split Banc. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Canadian Life Companies Split and 0 mentions for Brompton Split Banc. Canadian Life Companies Split's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat Brompton Split Banc's score of 0.00 indicating that Canadian Life Companies Split is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Brompton Split Banc	Neutral
Canadian Life Companies Split	Positive

Is SBC or LFE a better dividend stock?

Brompton Split Banc pays an annual dividend of C$1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.2%. Canadian Life Companies Split pays an annual dividend of C$1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 19.3%. Brompton Split Banc pays out 101.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Canadian Life Companies Split pays out 91.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Canadian Life Companies Split is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Canadian Life Companies Split beats Brompton Split Banc on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.