Exchange Income (EIF) Competitors

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

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of 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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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%

Do analysts rate AC or EIF?

Air Canada presently has a consensus price target of C$26.20, suggesting a potential upside of 52.15%. Exchange Income has a consensus price target of C$70.00, suggesting a potential upside of 34.07%. Given Air Canada's higher possible upside, research 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)	2 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.92
Exchange Income	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.25

Does the MarketBeat Community favor AC or EIF?

Air Canada received 426 more outperform votes than Exchange Income when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.49% of users gave Air Canada an outperform vote while only 70.78% of users gave Exchange Income an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Air Canada	Outperform Votes 988 71.49%	Underperform Votes 394 28.51%
Exchange Income	Outperform Votes 562 70.78%	Underperform Votes 232 29.22%

Which has more risk and volatility, AC or EIF?

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

Which has higher earnings & 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	0.28	C$2.54B	C$7.10	2.42
Exchange Income	C$2.76B	0.94	C$128.06M	C$2.55	20.45

Does the media refer more to AC or EIF?

In the previous week, Air Canada had 35 more articles in the media than Exchange Income. MarketBeat recorded 40 mentions for Air Canada and 5 mentions for Exchange Income. Air Canada's average media sentiment score of 0.20 beat Exchange Income's score of 0.02 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	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Exchange Income	1 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 1.2%. Exchange Income pays an annual dividend of C$2.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. 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.

Summary

Air Canada beats Exchange Income on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.