Canadian Life Companies Split (LFE) Competitors

Canadian Life Companies Split (TSE:LFE) and Canso Credit Trust - Canso Credit Income Fund (TSE:PBY.UN) are both small-cap asset management industry companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings and media sentiment.

Which has more risk and volatility, LFE or PBY.UN?

Canadian Life Companies Split has a beta of 2.493717, meaning that its stock price is 149% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Canso Credit Trust - Canso Credit Income Fund has a beta of 0.103141, meaning that its stock price is 90% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is LFE or PBY.UN more profitable?

Canadian Life Companies Split has a net margin of 75.04% compared to Canso Credit Trust - Canso Credit Income Fund's net margin of 0.00%. Canadian Life Companies Split's return on equity of 30.14% beat Canso Credit Trust - Canso Credit Income Fund's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Canadian Life Companies Split	75.04%	30.14%	9.59%
Canso Credit Trust - Canso Credit Income Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

Is LFE or PBY.UN a better dividend stock?

Canadian Life Companies Split pays an annual dividend of C$1.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 16.5%. Canso Credit Trust - Canso Credit Income Fund pays an annual dividend of C$0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Canadian Life Companies Split pays out 34.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Canso Credit Trust - Canso Credit Income Fund pays out 67.6% 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. Canadian Life Companies Split is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do insiders and institutionals believe in LFE or PBY.UN?

0.2% of Canadian Life Companies Split shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of Canso Credit Trust - Canso Credit Income Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.8% of Canadian Life Companies Split shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 27.2% of Canso Credit Trust - Canso Credit Income Fund shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, LFE or PBY.UN?

Canadian Life Companies Split has higher revenue and earnings than Canso Credit Trust - Canso Credit Income Fund. Canadian Life Companies Split is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Canso Credit Trust - Canso Credit Income Fund, 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$44.37M	1.55	C$13.40M	C$3.04	2.10
Canso Credit Trust - Canso Credit Income Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	C$0.74	21.39

Does the media favor LFE or PBY.UN?

In the previous week, Canadian Life Companies Split and Canadian Life Companies Split both had 1 articles in the media. Canadian Life Companies Split's average media sentiment score of 0.43 beat Canso Credit Trust - Canso Credit Income Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that Canadian Life Companies Split is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Canadian Life Companies Split	Neutral
Canso Credit Trust - Canso Credit Income Fund	Neutral

Summary

Canadian Life Companies Split beats Canso Credit Trust - Canso Credit Income Fund on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.