EIF vs. AC, JET, TIH, EFN, SNC, BBD.B, TFII, FTT, ATA, and ATS
Should you be buying Exchange Income stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Exchange Income include Air Canada (AC), Global Crossing Airlines Group (JET), Toromont Industries (TIH), Element Fleet Management (EFN), SNC-Lavalin Group (SNC), Bombardier, Inc. Class B (BBD.B), TFI International (TFII), Finning International (FTT), ATS Automation Tooling Systems (ATA), and ATS (ATS). These companies are all part of the "industrials" sector.
Exchange Income vs.
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 earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, community ranking, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk and valuation.
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.
In the previous week, Air Canada had 12 more articles in the media than Exchange Income. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Air Canada and 3 mentions for Exchange Income. Exchange Income's average media sentiment score of 0.20 beat Air Canada's score of -0.35 indicating that Exchange Income is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Air Canada currently has a consensus price target of C$23.69, suggesting a potential upside of 69.56%. Exchange Income has a consensus price target of C$69.00, suggesting a potential upside of 39.45%. Given Air Canada's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Air Canada is more favorable than Exchange Income.
Air Canada received 429 more outperform votes than Exchange Income when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.29% of users gave Air Canada an outperform vote while only 70.69% of users gave Exchange Income an outperform vote.
Air Canada pays an annual dividend of C$0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. 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.
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.
15.5% of Air Canada shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.3% of Exchange Income shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Air Canada shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.4% of Exchange Income shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
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.
Summary
Air Canada beats Exchange Income on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (TSE:EIF) was last updated on 4/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
