Brompton Split Banc (SBC) Competitors

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

Which has more risk & volatility, SBC or AGF.B?

Brompton Split Banc has a beta of 1.51, indicating that its stock price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AGF Management has a beta of 1.73, indicating that its stock price is 73% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate SBC or AGF.B?

AGF Management has a consensus price target of C$12.46, suggesting a potential upside of 18.99%. Given AGF Management's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe AGF Management is more favorable than Brompton Split Banc.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Brompton Split Banc	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
AGF Management	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of SBC or AGF.B?

12.9% of AGF Management shares are held by institutional investors. 18.7% of AGF Management shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor SBC or AGF.B?

In the previous week, AGF Management had 2 more articles in the media than Brompton Split Banc. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for AGF Management and 0 mentions for Brompton Split Banc. Brompton Split Banc's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled AGF Management'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Brompton Split Banc	Neutral
AGF Management	Neutral

Is SBC or AGF.B more profitable?

Brompton Split Banc has a net margin of 90.77% compared to AGF Management's net margin of 16.58%. Brompton Split Banc's return on equity of 14.62% beat AGF Management's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Brompton Split Banc	90.77%	14.62%	5.28%
AGF Management	16.58%	7.64%	5.20%

Is SBC or AGF.B a better dividend stock?

Brompton Split Banc pays an annual dividend of C$1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.6%. AGF Management pays an annual dividend of C$0.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. 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. AGF Management pays out 35.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SBC or AGF.B?

AGF Management received 115 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 36.22% of users gave AGF Management an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Brompton Split Banc	Outperform Votes 69 65.71%	Underperform Votes 36 34.29%
AGF Management	Outperform Votes 184 36.22%	Underperform Votes 324 63.78%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, SBC or AGF.B?

AGF Management has higher revenue and earnings than Brompton Split Banc. Brompton Split Banc is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AGF Management, 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	7.21	C$26.84M	C$1.19	7.99
AGF Management	C$517.16M	1.29	C$85.73M	C$1.28	8.18

Summary

AGF Management beats Brompton Split Banc on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.