Canadian Life Companies Split (LFE) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility and risk, LFE or SBC?

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

Is LFE or SBC 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
Canadian Life Companies Split	75.04%	30.14%	9.59%
Brompton Split Banc	90.77%	14.62%	5.28%

Is LFE or SBC a better dividend stock?

Canadian Life Companies Split pays an annual dividend of C$1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 19.4%. 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 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. 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 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of LFE or SBC?

9.9% of Canadian Life Companies Split shares are held by institutional investors. 9.8% of Canadian Life Companies Split shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor LFE or SBC?

In the previous week, Brompton Split Banc had 1 more articles in the media than Canadian Life Companies Split. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Brompton Split Banc and 1 mentions for Canadian Life Companies Split. Brompton Split Banc's average media sentiment score of 0.45 beat Canadian Life Companies Split's score of 0.00 indicating that Brompton Split Banc is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Canadian Life Companies Split	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Brompton Split Banc	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, LFE or SBC?

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
Canadian Life Companies Split	C$17.86M	3.46	C$13.40M	C$1.31	4.71
Brompton Split Banc	C$29.56M	8.14	C$26.84M	C$1.19	9.02

Summary

Canadian Life Companies Split beats Brompton Split Banc on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.