Vitalhub (VHI) Competitors

Canaccord Genuity Group (TSE:CF) and Vitalhub (TSE:VHI) 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 earnings, community ranking, risk, valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Does the media prefer CF or VHI?

In the previous week, Vitalhub had 8 more articles in the media than Canaccord Genuity Group. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Vitalhub and 2 mentions for Canaccord Genuity Group. Canaccord Genuity Group's average media sentiment score of 0.53 beat Vitalhub's score of 0.03 indicating that Canaccord Genuity Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Canaccord Genuity Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Vitalhub	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CF or VHI?

Canaccord Genuity Group received 329 more outperform votes than Vitalhub when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 72.22% of users gave Vitalhub an outperform vote while only 53.27% of users gave Canaccord Genuity Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Canaccord Genuity Group	Outperform Votes 342 53.27%	Underperform Votes 300 46.73%
Vitalhub	Outperform Votes 13 72.22%	Underperform Votes 5 27.78%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in CF or VHI?

11.8% of Canaccord Genuity Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.4% of Vitalhub shares are held by institutional investors. 4.6% of Canaccord Genuity Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 18.6% of Vitalhub shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, CF or VHI?

Vitalhub has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Canaccord Genuity Group. Canaccord Genuity Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vitalhub, 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
Canaccord Genuity Group	C$1.83B	0.53	-C$24.41M	-C$0.24	-39.59
Vitalhub	C$65.49M	8.61	C$3.35M	C$0.06	169.48

Which has more volatility and risk, CF or VHI?

Canaccord Genuity Group has a beta of 1.61, meaning that its share price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vitalhub has a beta of 1.26, meaning that its share price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate CF or VHI?

Canaccord Genuity Group presently has a consensus target price of C$12.38, indicating a potential upside of 30.95%. Vitalhub has a consensus target price of C$12.90, indicating a potential upside of 23.80%. Given Canaccord Genuity Group's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Canaccord Genuity Group is more favorable than Vitalhub.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Canaccord Genuity Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Vitalhub	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is CF or VHI more profitable?

Vitalhub has a net margin of 5.11% compared to Canaccord Genuity Group's net margin of -1.33%. Vitalhub's return on equity of 3.01% beat Canaccord Genuity Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Canaccord Genuity Group	-1.33%	-2.33%	0.86%
Vitalhub	5.11%	3.01%	3.81%

Summary

Vitalhub beats Canaccord Genuity Group on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.