Calian Group (CGY) Competitors

Calian Group (TSE:CGY) and GDI Integrated Facility Services (TSE:GDI) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, earnings, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, community ranking and media sentiment.

Do analysts rate CGY or GDI?

Calian Group currently has a consensus price target of C$69.67, indicating a potential upside of 58.33%. GDI Integrated Facility Services has a consensus price target of C$43.42, indicating a potential upside of 24.87%. Given Calian Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Calian Group is more favorable than GDI Integrated Facility Services.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Calian Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.20
GDI Integrated Facility Services	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CGY or GDI?

45.0% of Calian Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.1% of GDI Integrated Facility Services shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Calian Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.6% of GDI Integrated Facility Services shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CGY or GDI?

GDI Integrated Facility Services received 28 more outperform votes than Calian Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.54% of users gave GDI Integrated Facility Services an outperform vote while only 57.84% of users gave Calian Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Calian Group	Outperform Votes 225 57.84%	Underperform Votes 164 42.16%
GDI Integrated Facility Services	Outperform Votes 253 64.54%	Underperform Votes 139 35.46%

Does the media prefer CGY or GDI?

In the previous week, GDI Integrated Facility Services had 1 more articles in the media than Calian Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for GDI Integrated Facility Services and 0 mentions for Calian Group. Calian Group's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat GDI Integrated Facility Services' score of -0.98 indicating that Calian Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Calian Group	Positive
GDI Integrated Facility Services	Negative

Is CGY or GDI more profitable?

Calian Group has a net margin of 1.50% compared to GDI Integrated Facility Services' net margin of 0.59%. Calian Group's return on equity of 3.37% beat GDI Integrated Facility Services' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Calian Group	1.50%	3.37%	5.35%
GDI Integrated Facility Services	0.59%	3.26%	2.26%

Which has more volatility and risk, CGY or GDI?

Calian Group has a beta of 0.88, meaning that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GDI Integrated Facility Services has a beta of 1.03, meaning that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, CGY or GDI?

GDI Integrated Facility Services has higher revenue and earnings than Calian Group. Calian Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than GDI Integrated Facility Services, 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
Calian Group	C$748.67M	0.70	C$11.21M	C$0.93	47.11
GDI Integrated Facility Services	C$2.58B	0.32	C$15.23M	C$0.63	55.11

Summary

Calian Group beats GDI Integrated Facility Services on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.