Chorus Aviation (CHR) Competitors

Chorus Aviation (TSE:CHR) and Labrador Iron Ore Royalty (TSE:LIF) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, institutional ownership and profitability.

Is CHR or LIF more profitable?

Labrador Iron Ore Royalty has a net margin of 94.67% compared to Chorus Aviation's net margin of -7.57%. Labrador Iron Ore Royalty's return on equity of 29.05% beat Chorus Aviation's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Chorus Aviation	-7.57%	-11.70%	4.43%
Labrador Iron Ore Royalty	94.67%	29.05%	11.52%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of CHR or LIF?

2.3% of Chorus Aviation shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.6% of Labrador Iron Ore Royalty shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.8% of Chorus Aviation shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Labrador Iron Ore Royalty shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to CHR or LIF?

In the previous week, Chorus Aviation had 8 more articles in the media than Labrador Iron Ore Royalty. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Chorus Aviation and 1 mentions for Labrador Iron Ore Royalty. Chorus Aviation's average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat Labrador Iron Ore Royalty's score of 0.00 indicating that Chorus Aviation is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Chorus Aviation	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Labrador Iron Ore Royalty	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts rate CHR or LIF?

Chorus Aviation presently has a consensus price target of C$17.24, suggesting a potential downside of 16.82%. Labrador Iron Ore Royalty has a consensus price target of C$33.50, suggesting a potential upside of 27.67%. Given Labrador Iron Ore Royalty's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Labrador Iron Ore Royalty is more favorable than Chorus Aviation.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Chorus Aviation	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Labrador Iron Ore Royalty	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is CHR or LIF a better dividend stock?

Chorus Aviation pays an annual dividend of C$0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Labrador Iron Ore Royalty pays an annual dividend of C$2.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.3%. Chorus Aviation pays out -79.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Labrador Iron Ore Royalty pays out 88.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Which has better earnings and valuation, CHR or LIF?

Labrador Iron Ore Royalty has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Chorus Aviation. Chorus Aviation is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Labrador Iron Ore Royalty, 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
Chorus Aviation	C$218.98M	2.57	-C$16.59M	-C$0.61	-34.22
Labrador Iron Ore Royalty	C$208.43M	8.10	C$197.32M	C$3.05	8.59

Which has more volatility and risk, CHR or LIF?

Chorus Aviation has a beta of 2.14, indicating that its share price is 114% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Labrador Iron Ore Royalty has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Labrador Iron Ore Royalty beats Chorus Aviation on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.