Exco Technologies (XTC) Competitors

ABC Technologies (TSE:ABCT) and Exco Technologies (TSE:XTC) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation and profitability.

Which has more risk and volatility, ABCT or XTC?

ABC Technologies has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Exco Technologies has a beta of 0.747733, suggesting that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor ABCT or XTC?

In the previous week, Exco Technologies had 1 more articles in the media than ABC Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Exco Technologies and 0 mentions for ABC Technologies. Exco Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat ABC Technologies' score of 0.00 indicating that Exco Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
ABC Technologies	Neutral
Exco Technologies	Positive

Is ABCT or XTC a better dividend stock?

ABC Technologies pays an annual dividend of C$0.15 per share. Exco Technologies pays an annual dividend of C$0.42 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.1%. ABC Technologies pays out -26.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Exco Technologies pays out 67.7% 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.

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of ABCT or XTC?

28.7% of ABC Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.8% of Exco Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 65.1% of ABC Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 51.8% of Exco Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is ABCT or XTC more profitable?

Exco Technologies has a net margin of 4.52% compared to ABC Technologies' net margin of -3.27%. Exco Technologies' return on equity of 7.37% beat ABC Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ABC Technologies	-3.27%	-13.41%	2.89%
Exco Technologies	4.52%	7.37%	5.36%

Which has better earnings & valuation, ABCT or XTC?

Exco Technologies has lower revenue, but higher earnings than ABC Technologies. ABC Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Exco Technologies, 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
ABC Technologies	C$1.43B	0.00	-C$46.88M	-C$0.57	N/A
Exco Technologies	C$620.01M	0.42	C$28.37M	C$0.62	11.11

Summary

Exco Technologies beats ABC Technologies on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.