Chorus Aviation (CHR) Competitors

Chorus Aviation (TSE:CHR) and Stantec (TSE:STN) are both industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, risk, profitability, media sentiment, community ranking, institutional ownership and earnings.

Is CHR or STN more profitable?

Stantec has a net margin of 4.78% compared to Chorus Aviation's net margin of -7.57%. Stantec's return on equity of 12.08% beat Chorus Aviation's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Chorus Aviation	-7.57%	-11.70%	4.43%
Stantec	4.78%	12.08%	5.70%

Which has more risk & volatility, CHR or STN?

Chorus Aviation has a beta of 2.14, indicating that its stock price is 114% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Stantec has a beta of 0.82, indicating that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation & earnings, CHR or STN?

Stantec has higher revenue and earnings than Chorus Aviation. Chorus Aviation is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Stantec, 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	2.43	-C$16.59M	-C$0.61	-32.29
Stantec	C$7.14B	1.73	C$341.38M	C$3.00	36.17

Is CHR or STN a better dividend stock?

Chorus Aviation pays an annual dividend of C$0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Stantec pays an annual dividend of C$0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Chorus Aviation pays out -79.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Stantec pays out 28.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Chorus Aviation is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CHR or STN?

Stantec received 87 more outperform votes than Chorus Aviation when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.12% of users gave Chorus Aviation an outperform vote while only 51.08% of users gave Stantec an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Chorus Aviation	Outperform Votes 363 66.12%	Underperform Votes 186 33.88%
Stantec	Outperform Votes 450 51.08%	Underperform Votes 431 48.92%

Do analysts prefer CHR or STN?

Chorus Aviation presently has a consensus price target of C$8.75, indicating a potential downside of 55.27%. Stantec has a consensus price target of C$130.50, indicating a potential upside of 20.39%. Given Stantec's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Stantec is more favorable than Chorus Aviation.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Chorus Aviation	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63
Stantec	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.91

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

2.3% of Chorus Aviation shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.5% of Stantec shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.8% of Chorus Aviation shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Stantec shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to CHR or STN?

In the previous week, Chorus Aviation had 2 more articles in the media than Stantec. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Chorus Aviation and 0 mentions for Stantec. Chorus Aviation's average media sentiment score of 0.60 beat Stantec's score of 0.00 indicating that Chorus Aviation is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Chorus Aviation	Positive
Stantec	Neutral

Summary

Stantec beats Chorus Aviation on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.