Urbana (URB) Competitors

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

Should you buy Urbana stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Urbana with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Urbana include Life & Banc Split (LBS), Dividend 15 Split (DFN), AGF Management (AGF.B), Canadian General Investments (CGI), and Clairvest Group (CVG). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.

How does Urbana compare to Life & Banc Split?

Urbana (TSE:URB) and Life & Banc Split (TSE:LBS) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation and risk.

Urbana has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Life & Banc Split. Life & Banc Split is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Urbana, 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
Urbana	C$114.49M	3.34	C$66.13M	C$2.36	3.92
Life & Banc Split	C$276.59M	4.95	C$37.43M	C$5.34	2.41

In the previous week, Urbana had 6 more articles in the media than Life & Banc Split. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Urbana and 0 mentions for Life & Banc Split. Life & Banc Split's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Urbana's score of -0.04 indicating that Life & Banc Split is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Urbana	Neutral
Life & Banc Split	Neutral

Life & Banc Split has a net margin of 209.82% compared to Urbana's net margin of 162.33%. Life & Banc Split's return on equity of 46.08% beat Urbana's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Urbana	162.33%	18.77%	16.83%
Life & Banc Split	209.82%	46.08%	4.91%

Urbana has a beta of 0.068523, suggesting that its share price is 93% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Life & Banc Split has a beta of 1.778453, suggesting that its share price is 78% 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%. Life & Banc Split pays an annual dividend of C$0.95 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.4%. Urbana pays out 5.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Life & Banc Split pays out 17.8% 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.

1.9% of Urbana shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.6% of Life & Banc Split shares are held by institutional investors. 57.6% of Urbana shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Life & Banc Split beats Urbana on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Urbana compare to Dividend 15 Split?

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

Urbana has a beta of 0.068523, suggesting that its stock price is 93% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Dividend 15 Split has a beta of 1.803574, suggesting that its stock price is 80% more volatile than the broader market.

Dividend 15 Split has higher revenue and earnings than Urbana. Urbana is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dividend 15 Split, 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
Urbana	C$114.49M	3.34	C$66.13M	C$2.36	3.92
Dividend 15 Split	C$343.74M	3.60	C$134.25M	C$1.90	4.37

In the previous week, Urbana had 5 more articles in the media than Dividend 15 Split. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Urbana and 1 mentions for Dividend 15 Split. Dividend 15 Split's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Urbana's score of -0.04 indicating that Dividend 15 Split 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)	3 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Dividend 15 Split	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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 14.5%. Urbana pays out 5.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Dividend 15 Split pays out 63.2% 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.

1.9% of Urbana shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.6% of Dividend 15 Split shares are held by institutional investors. 57.6% of Urbana shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Dividend 15 Split has a net margin of 213.60% compared to Urbana's net margin of 162.33%. Dividend 15 Split's return on equity of 26.49% beat Urbana's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Urbana	162.33%	18.77%	16.83%
Dividend 15 Split	213.60%	26.49%	-1.35%

Summary

Dividend 15 Split beats Urbana on 9 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 financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, dividends, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Urbana has a beta of 0.068523, meaning that its stock price is 93% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, AGF Management has a beta of 1.452342, meaning that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the broader market.

1.9% of Urbana shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.1% of AGF Management shares are held by institutional investors. 57.6% of Urbana shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 18.7% of AGF Management shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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$0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Urbana pays out 5.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. AGF Management pays out 29.1% 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.

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Urbana	C$114.49M	3.34	C$66.13M	C$2.36	3.92
AGF Management	C$559.84M	1.94	C$85.73M	C$1.72	9.89

In the previous week, Urbana had 6 more articles in the media than AGF Management. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Urbana and 0 mentions for AGF Management. AGF Management's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Urbana's score of -0.04 indicating that AGF Management is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Urbana	Neutral
AGF Management	Neutral

AGF Management has a consensus price target of C$19.18, indicating a potential upside of 12.75%. Given AGF Management's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57

Urbana has a net margin of 162.33% compared to AGF Management's net margin of 16.58%. Urbana's return on equity of 18.77% beat AGF Management's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Urbana	162.33%	18.77%	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 financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.

In the previous week, Urbana had 6 more articles in the media than Canadian General Investments. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Urbana and 0 mentions for Canadian General Investments. Canadian General Investments' average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Urbana's score of -0.04 indicating that Canadian General Investments is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Canadian General Investments	Neutral
Urbana	Neutral

Canadian General Investments has a net margin of 213.97% compared to Urbana's net margin of 162.33%. Urbana's return on equity of 18.77% beat Canadian General Investments' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Canadian General Investments	213.97%	16.45%	8.12%
Urbana	162.33%	18.77%	16.83%

Canadian General Investments pays an annual dividend of C$1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. 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 5.9% 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 insiders. Comparatively, 57.6% of Urbana shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Canadian General Investments	C$266.55M	4.11	C$164.46M	C$12.42	4.23
Urbana	C$114.49M	3.34	C$66.13M	C$2.36	3.92

Canadian General Investments has a beta of 0.994233, suggesting that its share price is 1% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Urbana has a beta of 0.068523, suggesting that its share price is 93% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Canadian General Investments beats Urbana on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Urbana compare to Clairvest Group?

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

Urbana has a net margin of 162.33% compared to Clairvest Group's net margin of 46.10%. Urbana's return on equity of 18.77% beat Clairvest Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Clairvest Group	46.10%	5.72%	0.17%
Urbana	162.33%	18.77%	16.83%

0.3% of Clairvest Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.9% of Urbana shares are owned by institutional investors. 82.3% of Clairvest Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 57.6% of Urbana shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Clairvest Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Clairvest Group	C$114.48M	9.08	C$83.21M	C$5.20	14.62
Urbana	C$114.49M	3.34	C$66.13M	C$2.36	3.92

In the previous week, Urbana had 5 more articles in the media than Clairvest Group. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Urbana and 1 mentions for Clairvest Group. Clairvest Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Urbana's score of -0.04 indicating that Clairvest Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Clairvest Group	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)	3 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Clairvest Group pays an annual dividend of C$0.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Urbana pays an annual dividend of C$0.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Clairvest Group pays out 1.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Urbana pays out 5.9% 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.

Clairvest Group has a beta of -0.001764, meaning that its stock price is 100% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Urbana has a beta of 0.068523, meaning that its stock price is 93% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

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

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URB vs. The Competition

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Metric	Urbana	Asset Management Industry	Financial Sector	TSE Exchange
Market Cap	C$382.49M	C$2.42B	C$5.86B	C$12.16B
Dividend Yield	1.46%	5.94%	5.22%	6.20%
P/E Ratio	3.92	25.28	15.89	37.64
Price / Sales	3.34	1,970.45	982.36	11.68
Price / Cash	1,080.00	60.17	92.81	82.29
Price / Book	0.69	1.38	6.57	4.50
Net Income	C$66.13M	C$265.53M	C$1.14B	C$299.09M
7 Day Performance	-5.23%	0.81%	0.78%	1.38%
1 Month Performance	1.20%	1.99%	1.89%	1.46%
1 Year Performance	49.51%	13.19%	19.90%	55.45%

Urbana Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count
URB Urbana	N/A	C$9.24 -3.9%	N/A	N/A	C$382.49M	C$114.49M	3.92	2
LBS Life & Banc Split	N/A	C$12.10 flat	N/A	+39.5%	C$1.29B	C$276.59M	2.27	N/A
DFN Dividend 15 Split	N/A	C$7.94 flat	N/A	+37.9%	C$1.18B	C$343.74M	4.18	N/A
AGF.B AGF Management	N/A	C$16.95 flat	C$19.18 +13.1%	+50.4%	C$1.08B	C$559.84M	9.85	652
CGI Canadian General Investments	N/A	C$51.35 flat	C$175.00 +240.8%	+43.4%	C$1.07B	C$266.55M	4.13	N/A

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Urbana (URB) Competitors

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

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

How does Urbana compare to Life & Banc Split?

Which has better earnings & valuation, URB or LBS?

Does the media favor URB or LBS?

Is URB or LBS more profitable?

Which has more volatility and risk, URB or LBS?

Is URB or LBS a better dividend stock?

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of URB or LBS?

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How does Urbana compare to Dividend 15 Split?

Which has more risk & volatility, URB or DFN?

Which has better earnings & valuation, URB or DFN?

Does the media prefer URB or DFN?

Is URB or DFN a better dividend stock?

Do institutionals & insiders believe in URB or DFN?

Is URB or DFN more profitable?

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How does Urbana compare to AGF Management?

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

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

Is URB or AGF.B a better dividend stock?

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, URB or AGF.B?

Does the media refer more to URB or AGF.B?

Do analysts prefer URB or AGF.B?

Is URB or AGF.B more profitable?

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How does Urbana compare to Canadian General Investments?

Does the media favor CGI or URB?

Is CGI or URB more profitable?

Is CGI or URB a better dividend stock?

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CGI or URB?

Which has higher valuation and earnings, CGI or URB?

Which has more volatility & risk, CGI or URB?

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How does Urbana compare to Clairvest Group?

Is CVG or URB more profitable?

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in CVG or URB?

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, CVG or URB?

Does the media favor CVG or URB?

Is CVG or URB a better dividend stock?

Which has more volatility & risk, CVG or URB?

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