Exchange Income (EIF) Competitors

Air Canada (TSE:AC) and Exchange Income (TSE:EIF) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, risk and analyst recommendations.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in AC or EIF?

Air Canada received 426 more outperform votes than Exchange Income when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.39% of users gave Air Canada an outperform vote while only 70.69% of users gave Exchange Income an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Air Canada	Outperform Votes 988 71.39%	Underperform Votes 396 28.61%
Exchange Income	Outperform Votes 562 70.69%	Underperform Votes 233 29.31%

Do analysts recommend AC or EIF?

Air Canada currently has a consensus target price of C$25.20, suggesting a potential upside of 59.80%. Exchange Income has a consensus target price of C$69.00, suggesting a potential upside of 37.78%. Given Air Canada's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Air Canada is more favorable than Exchange Income.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Air Canada	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.85
Exchange Income	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.14

Do institutionals & insiders believe in AC or EIF?

15.5% of Air Canada shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.3% of Exchange Income shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Air Canada shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.4% of Exchange Income shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer AC or EIF?

In the previous week, Exchange Income had 5 more articles in the media than Air Canada. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Exchange Income and 6 mentions for Air Canada. Air Canada's average media sentiment score of 0.69 beat Exchange Income's score of 0.34 indicating that Air Canada is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Air Canada	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Exchange Income	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is AC or EIF a better dividend stock?

Air Canada pays an annual dividend of C$0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Exchange Income pays an annual dividend of C$2.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Air Canada pays out 2.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Exchange Income pays out 103.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Is AC or EIF more profitable?

Air Canada has a net margin of 11.57% compared to Exchange Income's net margin of 4.64%. Air Canada's return on equity of 177.01% beat Exchange Income's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Air Canada	11.57%	177.01%	4.12%
Exchange Income	4.64%	9.73%	4.54%

Which has more risk and volatility, AC or EIF?

Air Canada has a beta of 2.39, meaning that its share price is 139% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Exchange Income has a beta of 2.04, meaning that its share price is 104% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, AC or EIF?

Air Canada has higher revenue and earnings than Exchange Income. Air Canada is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Exchange Income, 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
Air Canada	C$21.95B	0.26	C$2.54B	C$7.10	2.22
Exchange Income	C$2.76B	0.91	C$128.06M	C$2.55	19.62

Summary

Air Canada beats Exchange Income on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.