PIC.A vs. WED, GS, LBS, BK, OLY, XLY, AIM, URB, DC.A, and SBC
Should you be buying Premium Income stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Premium Income include Westaim (WED), Gluskin Sheff + Associates (GS), Life & Banc Split (LBS), Canadian Banc (BK), Olympia Financial Group (OLY), Auxly Cannabis Group (XLY), Aimia (AIM), Urbana (URB), Dundee (DC.A), and Brompton Split Banc (SBC). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.
Premium Income vs. Its Competitors
Westaim (CVE:WED) and Premium Income (TSE:PIC.A) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations and valuation.
Westaim has a net margin of 44.28% compared to Premium Income's net margin of 17.94%. Premium Income's return on equity of 7.93% beat Westaim's return on equity.
12.1% of Westaim shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.3% of Westaim shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Westaim has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Premium Income. Premium Income is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Westaim, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Westaim and Westaim both had 1 articles in the media. Westaim's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Premium Income's score of 0.00 indicating that Westaim is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Westaim pays an annual dividend of C$0.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Premium Income pays an annual dividend of C$0.81 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.6%. Westaim pays out 40.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Premium Income pays out 0.0% 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. Premium Income is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Westaim has a beta of 0.39, suggesting that its share price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Premium Income has a beta of 1.2, suggesting that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Westaim beats Premium Income on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (TSE:PIC.A) was last updated on 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff