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 investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership and profitability.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, 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$128.12M	2.22	C$26.84M	C$5.13	2.40
Canadian Life Companies Split	C$44.37M	1.52	C$13.40M	C$3.04	2.06

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%

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in SBC or LFE?

0.3% of Brompton Split Banc shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.2% of Canadian Life Companies Split shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.8% of Canadian Life Companies Split shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility & risk, SBC or LFE?

Brompton Split Banc has a beta of 1.527619, suggesting that its stock price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Canadian Life Companies Split has a beta of 2.682958, suggesting that its stock price is 168% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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 9.7%. Canadian Life Companies Split pays an annual dividend of C$1.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 16.8%. Brompton Split Banc pays out 23.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Canadian Life Companies Split pays out 34.7% 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.

Does the media refer more to SBC or LFE?

In the previous week, Brompton Split Banc had 1 more articles in the media than Canadian Life Companies Split. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Brompton Split Banc and 0 mentions for Canadian Life Companies Split. Brompton Split Banc's average media sentiment score of 0.39 beat Canadian Life Companies Split's score of 0.00 indicating that Brompton Split Banc is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Summary

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