Exco Technologies (XTC) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer ABCT or XTC?

In the previous week, Exco Technologies had 2 more articles in the media than ABC Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Exco Technologies and 0 mentions for ABC Technologies. ABC Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Exco Technologies'average media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
ABC Technologies	Neutral
Exco Technologies	Neutral

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 6.0%. ABC Technologies pays out -26.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Exco Technologies pays out 57.7% 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ABCT or XTC?

Exco Technologies received 230 more outperform votes than ABC Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 53.61% of users gave Exco Technologies an outperform vote while only 0.00% of users gave ABC Technologies an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
ABC Technologies	Outperform Votes No Votes	Underperform Votes 19 100.00%
Exco Technologies	Outperform Votes 230 53.61%	Underperform Votes 199 46.39%

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

28.7% of ABC Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.8% of Exco Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 65.1% of ABC Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 51.8% of Exco Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility & risk, ABCT or XTC?

ABC Technologies has a beta of 1.04, indicating that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Exco Technologies has a beta of 1.15, indicating that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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$627.87M	0.43	C$28.37M	C$0.73	9.64

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%

Do analysts rate ABCT or XTC?

Exco Technologies has a consensus target price of C$11.00, suggesting a potential upside of 56.70%. Given Exco Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Exco Technologies is more favorable than ABC Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ABC Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Exco Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Exco Technologies beats ABC Technologies on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.