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

Which has more volatility and risk, SBC or LFE?

Brompton Split Banc has a beta of 1.51, meaning that its share price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Canadian Life Companies Split has a beta of 2.91, meaning 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 MarketBeat Community favor SBC or LFE?

Canadian Life Companies Split received 16 more outperform votes than Brompton Split Banc when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.71% of users gave Brompton Split Banc an outperform vote while only 62.50% of users gave Canadian Life Companies Split an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Brompton Split Banc	Outperform Votes 69 65.71%	Underperform Votes 36 34.29%
Canadian Life Companies Split	Outperform Votes 85 62.50%	Underperform Votes 51 37.50%

Which has stronger valuation and 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	6.67	C$26.84M	C$1.19	7.39
Canadian Life Companies Split	C$17.86M	2.94	C$13.40M	C$1.31	4.00

Does the media prefer 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 0.00 equaled Canadian Life Companies Split'saverage media sentiment score.

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

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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 13.7%. Canadian Life Companies Split pays an annual dividend of C$1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 22.9%. 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 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.