Sienna Senior Living (SIA) Competitors

Sienna Senior Living (TSE:SIA) and dentalcorp (TSE:DNTL) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk and media sentiment.

Does the media favor SIA or DNTL?

In the previous week, Sienna Senior Living and Sienna Senior Living both had 2 articles in the media. Sienna Senior Living's average media sentiment score of 0.64 beat dentalcorp's score of 0.00 indicating that Sienna Senior Living is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Sienna Senior Living	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
dentalcorp	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals believe in SIA or DNTL?

20.5% of Sienna Senior Living shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 14.9% of dentalcorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Sienna Senior Living shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of dentalcorp shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is SIA or DNTL a better dividend stock?

Sienna Senior Living pays an annual dividend of C$0.94 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. dentalcorp pays an annual dividend of C$0.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Sienna Senior Living pays out 240.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. dentalcorp pays out -21.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Is SIA or DNTL more profitable?

Sienna Senior Living has a net margin of 3.57% compared to dentalcorp's net margin of -5.40%. Sienna Senior Living's return on equity of 7.71% beat dentalcorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sienna Senior Living	3.57%	7.71%	3.58%
dentalcorp	-5.40%	-4.71%	0.77%

Do analysts prefer SIA or DNTL?

Sienna Senior Living currently has a consensus price target of C$19.17, indicating a potential upside of 6.30%. dentalcorp has a consensus price target of C$12.82, indicating a potential upside of 55.79%. Given dentalcorp's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe dentalcorp is more favorable than Sienna Senior Living.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sienna Senior Living	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
dentalcorp	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more risk and volatility, SIA or DNTL?

Sienna Senior Living has a beta of 1.00133, indicating that its share price is 0% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, dentalcorp has a beta of 1.375902, indicating that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, SIA or DNTL?

Sienna Senior Living has higher earnings, but lower revenue than dentalcorp. dentalcorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sienna Senior Living, 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
Sienna Senior Living	C$929.68M	1.79	C$33.51M	C$0.39	46.23
dentalcorp	C$1.62B	1.01	-C$80.68M	-C$0.23	-35.78

Summary

Sienna Senior Living beats dentalcorp on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.