CI Financial (CIXXF) Competitors

American Homes 4 Rent (NYSE:AMH) and CI Financial (NYSE:CIXXF) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Which has more volatility and risk, AMH or CIXXF?

American Homes 4 Rent has a beta of 0.72, meaning that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CI Financial has a beta of 1.29, meaning that its share price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is AMH or CIXXF more profitable?

American Homes 4 Rent has a net margin of 23.72% compared to CI Financial's net margin of -2.28%. CI Financial's return on equity of 57.73% beat American Homes 4 Rent's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
American Homes 4 Rent	23.72%	5.60%	3.29%
CI Financial	-2.28%	57.73%	5.23%

Which has better earnings and valuation, AMH or CIXXF?

American Homes 4 Rent has higher earnings, but lower revenue than CI Financial. CI Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than American Homes 4 Rent, 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
American Homes 4 Rent	$1.73B	7.44	$412.43M	$1.11	31.30
CI Financial	$2.03B	1.65	$3.72M	-$1.38	-16.84

Does the media favor AMH or CIXXF?

In the previous week, American Homes 4 Rent had 22 more articles in the media than CI Financial. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for American Homes 4 Rent and 0 mentions for CI Financial. American Homes 4 Rent's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat CI Financial's score of 0.00 indicating that American Homes 4 Rent is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
American Homes 4 Rent	Positive
CI Financial	Neutral

Do analysts prefer AMH or CIXXF?

American Homes 4 Rent presently has a consensus target price of $40.90, indicating a potential upside of 17.71%. Given American Homes 4 Rent's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe American Homes 4 Rent is more favorable than CI Financial.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
American Homes 4 Rent	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.53
CI Financial	2 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.33

Is AMH or CIXXF a better dividend stock?

American Homes 4 Rent pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. CI Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.55 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. American Homes 4 Rent pays out 108.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. CI Financial pays out -39.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. American Homes 4 Rent has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years. American Homes 4 Rent is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in AMH or CIXXF?

91.9% of American Homes 4 Rent shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.3% of American Homes 4 Rent shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

American Homes 4 Rent beats CI Financial on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.