Exchange Income (EIF) Competitors

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

Is AC or EIF more profitable?

Air Canada has a net margin of 7.92% compared to Exchange Income's net margin of 4.44%. Air Canada's return on equity of 603.77% beat Exchange Income's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Air Canada	7.92%	603.77%	4.12%
Exchange Income	4.44%	9.38%	4.54%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in AC or EIF?

Air Canada received 423 more outperform votes than Exchange Income when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.77% of users gave Air Canada an outperform vote while only 70.83% of users gave Exchange Income an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Air Canada	Outperform Votes 984 71.77%	Underperform Votes 387 28.23%
Exchange Income	Outperform Votes 561 70.83%	Underperform Votes 231 29.17%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, 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$22.26B	0.37	C$1.76B	C$4.48	5.18
Exchange Income	C$2.61B	1.01	C$115.73M	C$2.42	22.98

Which has more risk and volatility, AC or EIF?

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

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 0.9%. Exchange Income pays an annual dividend of C$2.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Air Canada pays out 4.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Exchange Income pays out 109.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Does the media refer more to AC or EIF?

In the previous week, Exchange Income had 8 more articles in the media than Air Canada. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Exchange Income and 3 mentions for Air Canada. Air Canada's average media sentiment score of 0.39 beat Exchange Income's score of -0.24 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	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Exchange Income	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts recommend AC or EIF?

Air Canada currently has a consensus target price of C$25.75, suggesting a potential upside of 10.94%. Exchange Income has a consensus target price of C$68.28, suggesting a potential upside of 22.80%. Given Exchange Income's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Exchange Income is more favorable than Air Canada.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Air Canada	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.93
Exchange Income	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.25

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 company insiders. Comparatively, 6.4% of Exchange Income shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Air Canada beats Exchange Income on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.