E-L Financial (ELF) Competitors

E-L Financial (TSE:ELF) and Shawcor (TSE:SCL) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, community ranking, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, dividends and valuation.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ELF or SCL?

Shawcor received 244 more outperform votes than E-L Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 71.20% of users gave E-L Financial an outperform vote while only 61.10% of users gave Shawcor an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
E-L Financial	Outperform Votes 89 71.20%	Underperform Votes 36 28.80%
Shawcor	Outperform Votes 333 61.10%	Underperform Votes 212 38.90%

Does the media prefer ELF or SCL?

In the previous week, E-L Financial had 1 more articles in the media than Shawcor. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for E-L Financial and 0 mentions for Shawcor. E-L Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.42 beat Shawcor's score of 0.00 indicating that E-L Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
E-L Financial	Positive
Shawcor	Neutral

Which has more volatility and risk, ELF or SCL?

E-L Financial has a beta of 0.85, suggesting that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Shawcor has a beta of 2.35, suggesting that its stock price is 135% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation & earnings, ELF or SCL?

E-L Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Shawcor. Shawcor is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than E-L Financial, 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
E-L Financial	C$3.16B	1.62	C$1.21B	C$328.55	4.49
Shawcor	C$1.35B	0.00	C$2.19M	C$0.03	N/A

Is ELF or SCL more profitable?

E-L Financial has a net margin of 39.40% compared to Shawcor's net margin of 0.16%. E-L Financial's return on equity of 16.57% beat Shawcor's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
E-L Financial	39.40%	16.57%	4.52%
Shawcor	0.16%	0.20%	3.80%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of ELF or SCL?

16.0% of E-L Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.0% of Shawcor shares are owned by institutional investors. 57.8% of E-L Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Shawcor shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

E-L Financial beats Shawcor on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.