CI Financial (CIXXF) Competitors

Gaming and Leisure Properties (NASDAQ:GLPI) and CI Financial (NYSE:CIXXF) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk and dividends.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, GLPI or CIXXF?

Gaming and Leisure Properties has higher earnings, but lower revenue than CI Financial. CI Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gaming and Leisure Properties, 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
Gaming and Leisure Properties	$1.53B	8.87	$784.62M	$2.58	18.60
CI Financial	$2.03B	1.64	$3.72M	-$1.52	-15.24

Is GLPI or CIXXF a better dividend stock?

Gaming and Leisure Properties pays an annual dividend of $3.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.5%. CI Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.55 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Gaming and Leisure Properties pays out 120.9% 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 -36.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Gaming and Leisure Properties has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Gaming and Leisure Properties is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in GLPI or CIXXF?

91.1% of Gaming and Leisure Properties shares are held by institutional investors. 4.3% of Gaming and Leisure Properties shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, GLPI or CIXXF?

Gaming and Leisure Properties has a beta of 0.71, suggesting that its share price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CI Financial has a beta of 1.29, suggesting that its share price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate GLPI or CIXXF?

Gaming and Leisure Properties currently has a consensus price target of $52.69, indicating a potential upside of 9.81%. Given Gaming and Leisure Properties' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Gaming and Leisure Properties is more favorable than CI Financial.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Gaming and Leisure Properties	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.45
CI Financial	2 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.33

Is GLPI or CIXXF more profitable?

Gaming and Leisure Properties has a net margin of 46.32% compared to CI Financial's net margin of -2.28%. CI Financial's return on equity of 57.73% beat Gaming and Leisure Properties' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gaming and Leisure Properties	46.32%	15.43%	5.76%
CI Financial	-2.28%	57.73%	5.23%

Does the media prefer GLPI or CIXXF?

In the previous week, Gaming and Leisure Properties had 19 more articles in the media than CI Financial. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Gaming and Leisure Properties and 0 mentions for CI Financial. Gaming and Leisure Properties' average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat CI Financial's score of 0.00 indicating that Gaming and Leisure Properties is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Gaming and Leisure Properties	Positive
CI Financial	Neutral

Summary

Gaming and Leisure Properties beats CI Financial on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.