TELUS International (Cda) (TIXT) Competitors

TELUS International (Cda) (NYSE:TIXT) and Frontdoor (NASDAQ:FTDR) are both business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, valuation, community ranking, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in TIXT or FTDR?

Frontdoor received 79 more outperform votes than TELUS International (Cda) when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.55% of users gave Frontdoor an outperform vote while only 42.03% of users gave TELUS International (Cda) an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
TELUS International (Cda)	Outperform Votes 58 42.03%	Underperform Votes 80 57.97%
Frontdoor	Outperform Votes 137 58.55%	Underperform Votes 97 41.45%

Does the media prefer TIXT or FTDR?

In the previous week, TELUS International (Cda) had 14 more articles in the media than Frontdoor. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for TELUS International (Cda) and 5 mentions for Frontdoor. Frontdoor's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat TELUS International (Cda)'s score of 0.06 indicating that Frontdoor is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
TELUS International (Cda)	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	15 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Frontdoor	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, TIXT or FTDR?

TELUS International (Cda) has a beta of 0.72, indicating that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Frontdoor has a beta of 1.18, indicating that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend TIXT or FTDR?

TELUS International (Cda) presently has a consensus price target of $6.00, indicating a potential upside of 130.77%. Frontdoor has a consensus price target of $50.25, indicating a potential upside of 34.04%. Given TELUS International (Cda)'s higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe TELUS International (Cda) is more favorable than Frontdoor.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TELUS International (Cda)	2 Sell rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.12
Frontdoor	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Is TIXT or FTDR more profitable?

Frontdoor has a net margin of 12.87% compared to TELUS International (Cda)'s net margin of -2.30%. Frontdoor's return on equity of 132.99% beat TELUS International (Cda)'s return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TELUS International (Cda)	-2.30%	5.73%	2.48%
Frontdoor	12.87%	132.99%	22.10%

Which has better valuation & earnings, TIXT or FTDR?

Frontdoor has lower revenue, but higher earnings than TELUS International (Cda). TELUS International (Cda) is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Frontdoor, 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
TELUS International (Cda)	$2.66B	0.27	-$61M	-$0.35	-7.43
Frontdoor	$1.84B	1.52	$171M	$3.03	12.37

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in TIXT or FTDR?

59.5% of TELUS International (Cda) shares are held by institutional investors. 4.8% of TELUS International (Cda) shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Frontdoor shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Frontdoor beats TELUS International (Cda) on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.