Brompton Split Banc (SBC) Competitors

AGF Management (TSE:AGF.B) and Brompton Split Banc (TSE:SBC) 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 institutional ownership, risk, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations and profitability.

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

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
AGF Management	C$534.80M	1.54	C$85.73M	C$1.55	8.25
Brompton Split Banc	C$128.12M	2.19	C$26.84M	C$5.13	2.37

Is AGF.B or SBC a better dividend stock?

AGF Management pays an annual dividend of C$0.47 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Brompton Split Banc pays an annual dividend of C$1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.9%. AGF Management pays out 30.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Brompton Split Banc pays out 23.4% 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. Brompton Split Banc is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

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

12.0% of AGF Management shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.3% of Brompton Split Banc shares are held by institutional investors. 18.7% of AGF Management shares are held 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.

Is AGF.B or SBC 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
AGF Management	16.58%	7.64%	5.20%
Brompton Split Banc	90.77%	14.62%	5.28%

Does the media prefer AGF.B or SBC?

In the previous week, AGF Management and AGF Management both had 1 articles in the media. AGF Management's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Brompton Split Banc's score of 0.29 indicating that AGF Management is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
AGF Management	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Brompton Split Banc	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

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

AGF Management has a beta of 1.277475, indicating that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brompton Split Banc has a beta of 1.527619, indicating that its stock price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer AGF.B or SBC?

AGF Management presently has a consensus target price of C$13.83, suggesting a potential upside of 8.24%. Given AGF Management's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe AGF Management is more favorable than Brompton Split Banc.

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

Summary

AGF Management beats Brompton Split Banc on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.