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URB vs. DFN, AGF.B, CGI, CVG, and SEC

Should you buy Urbana stock or one of its competitors? Urbana's main competitors and comparable companies include Dividend 15 Split (DFN), AGF Management (AGF.B), Canadian General Investments (CGI), Clairvest Group (CVG), and Senvest Capital (SEC). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "asset management & custody banks" industry.

How does Urbana compare to Dividend 15 Split?

Urbana (TSE:URB) and Dividend 15 Split (TSE:DFN) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk and profitability.

Urbana pays an annual dividend of C$0.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Dividend 15 Split pays an annual dividend of C$1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.1%. Urbana pays out 5.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Dividend 15 Split pays out 30.8% 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.

Urbana has a beta of 0.006711, suggesting that its share price is 99% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Dividend 15 Split has a beta of 2.029969, suggesting that its share price is 103% more volatile than the broader market.

Dividend 15 Split has a net margin of 625.35% compared to Urbana's net margin of 150.96%. Dividend 15 Split's return on equity of 45.74% beat Urbana's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Urbana150.96% 20.19% 16.83%
Dividend 15 Split 625.35%45.74%-1.35%

In the previous week, Urbana had 5 more articles in the media than Dividend 15 Split. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Urbana and 0 mentions for Dividend 15 Split. Urbana's average media sentiment score of 0.38 beat Dividend 15 Split's score of 0.00 indicating that Urbana is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Urbana Neutral
Dividend 15 Split Neutral

Dividend 15 Split has higher revenue and earnings than Urbana. Dividend 15 Split is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Urbana, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
UrbanaC$127.15M2.99C$66.13MC$2.663.45
Dividend 15 SplitC$677.11M2.18C$134.25MC$3.902.35

1.9% of Urbana shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.8% of Dividend 15 Split shares are owned by institutional investors. 57.6% of Urbana shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Urbana beats Dividend 15 Split on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Urbana compare to AGF Management?

Urbana (TSE:URB) and AGF Management (TSE:AGF.B) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations and valuation.

AGF Management has higher revenue and earnings than Urbana. Urbana is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AGF Management, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
UrbanaC$127.15M2.99C$66.13MC$2.663.45
AGF ManagementC$575.66M2.56C$85.73MC$2.0711.22

Urbana has a beta of 0.006711, suggesting that its stock price is 99% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, AGF Management has a beta of 1.249998, suggesting that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the broader market.

Urbana pays an annual dividend of C$0.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. AGF Management pays an annual dividend of C$0.51 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Urbana pays out 5.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. AGF Management pays out 24.6% 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.

1.9% of Urbana shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 14.4% of AGF Management shares are held by institutional investors. 57.6% of Urbana shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 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 is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Urbana had 3 more articles in the media than AGF Management. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Urbana and 2 mentions for AGF Management. AGF Management's average media sentiment score of 0.40 beat Urbana's score of 0.38 indicating that AGF Management is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Urbana
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
AGF Management
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

AGF Management has a consensus target price of C$20.28, indicating a potential downside of 12.66%. Given AGF Management's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe AGF Management is more favorable than Urbana.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Urbana
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)
3 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.63

Urbana has a net margin of 150.96% compared to AGF Management's net margin of 16.58%. Urbana's return on equity of 20.19% beat AGF Management's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Urbana150.96% 20.19% 16.83%
AGF Management 16.58%7.64%5.20%

Summary

AGF Management beats Urbana on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Urbana compare to Canadian General Investments?

Canadian General Investments (TSE:CGI) and Urbana (TSE:URB) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, dividends, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings and institutional ownership.

In the previous week, Urbana had 4 more articles in the media than Canadian General Investments. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Urbana and 1 mentions for Canadian General Investments. Urbana's average media sentiment score of 0.38 beat Canadian General Investments' score of 0.00 indicating that Urbana is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Canadian General Investments
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Urbana
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Canadian General Investments has a net margin of 213.97% compared to Urbana's net margin of 150.96%. Urbana's return on equity of 20.19% beat Canadian General Investments' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Canadian General Investments213.97% 16.45% 8.12%
Urbana 150.96%20.19%16.83%

Canadian General Investments has higher revenue and earnings than Urbana. Urbana is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Canadian General Investments, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Canadian General InvestmentsC$266.55M4.23C$164.46MC$12.424.35
UrbanaC$127.15M2.99C$66.13MC$2.663.45

Canadian General Investments pays an annual dividend of C$1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Urbana pays an annual dividend of C$0.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Canadian General Investments pays out 8.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Urbana pays out 5.3% 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.

0.2% of Canadian General Investments shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.9% of Urbana shares are held by institutional investors. 16.0% of Canadian General Investments shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 57.6% of Urbana 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.

Canadian General Investments has a beta of 1.096659, suggesting that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Urbana has a beta of 0.006711, suggesting that its stock price is 99% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Canadian General Investments beats Urbana on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Urbana compare to Clairvest Group?

Urbana (TSE:URB) and Clairvest Group (TSE:CVG) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, risk and media sentiment.

In the previous week, Urbana had 5 more articles in the media than Clairvest Group. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Urbana and 0 mentions for Clairvest Group. Urbana's average media sentiment score of 0.38 beat Clairvest Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Urbana is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Urbana Neutral
Clairvest Group Neutral

1.9% of Urbana shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.4% of Clairvest Group shares are held by institutional investors. 57.6% of Urbana shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 82.3% of Clairvest Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Clairvest Group has higher revenue and earnings than Urbana. Urbana is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Clairvest Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
UrbanaC$127.15M2.99C$66.13MC$2.663.45
Clairvest GroupC$173.01M6.69C$83.21MC$8.0410.76

Urbana has a net margin of 150.96% compared to Clairvest Group's net margin of 57.92%. Urbana's return on equity of 20.19% beat Clairvest Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Urbana150.96% 20.19% 16.83%
Clairvest Group 57.92%9.03%0.17%

Urbana has a beta of 0.006711, indicating that its stock price is 99% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Clairvest Group has a beta of 0.157741, indicating that its stock price is 84% less volatile than the broader market.

Urbana pays an annual dividend of C$0.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Clairvest Group pays an annual dividend of C$0.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Urbana pays out 5.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Clairvest Group pays out 1.2% 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.

Summary

Clairvest Group beats Urbana on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Urbana compare to Senvest Capital?

Urbana (TSE:URB) and Senvest Capital (TSE:SEC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership and profitability.

1.9% of Urbana shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of Senvest Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 57.6% of Urbana shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 61.1% of Senvest Capital shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Urbana had 4 more articles in the media than Senvest Capital. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Urbana and 1 mentions for Senvest Capital. Senvest Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Urbana's score of 0.38 indicating that Senvest Capital is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Urbana Neutral
Senvest Capital Positive

Urbana has a beta of 0.006711, meaning that its stock price is 99% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Senvest Capital has a beta of 0.088382, meaning that its stock price is 91% less volatile than the broader market.

Urbana has a net margin of 150.96% compared to Senvest Capital's net margin of 52.12%. Senvest Capital's return on equity of 28.64% beat Urbana's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Urbana150.96% 20.19% 16.83%
Senvest Capital 52.12%28.64%1.01%

Senvest Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Urbana. Senvest Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Urbana, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
UrbanaC$127.15M2.99C$66.13MC$2.663.45
Senvest CapitalC$1.09B0.95C$234.89MC$256.151.68

Summary

Senvest Capital beats Urbana on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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URB vs. The Competition

MetricUrbanaCapital Markets IndustryFinance SectorTSE Exchange
Market CapC$380.01MC$5.66BC$14.08BC$12.55B
Dividend Yield1.52%7.39%5.88%6.20%
P/E Ratio3.4538.1529.3330.67
Price / Sales2.991,226.15512.269.74
Price / Cash1,080.0048.3339.9782.29
Price / Book0.653.733.704.64
Net IncomeC$66.13MC$417.15MC$1.31BC$299.09M
7 Day Performance0.66%0.57%0.73%0.90%
1 Month Performance3.96%0.99%1.77%3.86%
1 Year Performance33.24%7.76%12.27%35.99%

Urbana Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
URB
Urbana
N/AC$9.18
-0.9%
N/A+32.9%C$380.01MC$127.15M3.452
DFN
Dividend 15 Split
N/AC$9.23
-1.9%
N/A+40.9%C$1.48BC$677.11M2.37N/A
AGF.B
AGF Management
1.759 of 5 stars
C$23.17
-3.0%
C$20.28
-12.5%
+96.4%C$1.47BC$575.66M11.19652
CGI
Canadian General Investments
N/AC$53.55
+2.2%
N/A+28.3%C$1.12BC$266.55M4.31N/A
CVG
Clairvest Group
N/AC$81.50
+3.2%
N/A+16.9%C$1.09BC$173.01M10.1447

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This page (TSE:URB) was last updated on 8/14/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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