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 contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, earnings, media sentiment and valuation.

Which has more volatility and risk, SIA or DNTL?

Sienna Senior Living has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, dentalcorp has a beta of 1.26, meaning that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor SIA or DNTL?

In the previous week, Sienna Senior Living had 4 more articles in the media than dentalcorp. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Sienna Senior Living and 2 mentions for dentalcorp. Sienna Senior Living's average media sentiment score of 0.58 beat dentalcorp's score of 0.51 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	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
dentalcorp	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, 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$938.65M	1.62	C$33.51M	C$0.40	45.46
dentalcorp	C$1.49B	1.02	-C$80.68M	-C$0.43	-18.83

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 presently has a consensus target price of C$18.93, indicating a potential upside of 3.10%. dentalcorp has a consensus target price of C$12.82, indicating a potential upside of 58.29%. Given dentalcorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
dentalcorp	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do insiders and institutionals believe in SIA or DNTL?

14.6% of Sienna Senior Living shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.3% of dentalcorp shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Sienna Senior Living shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of dentalcorp shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Sienna Senior Living beats dentalcorp on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.