ISV vs. CGY, GDI, DXT, KBL, DCM, KUT, TRI, RBA, ARE, and WTE
Should you be buying Information Services stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Information Services include Calian Group (CGY), GDI Integrated Facility Services (GDI), Dexterra Group (DXT), K-Bro Linen (KBL), DATA Communications Management (DCM), RediShred Capital (KUT), Thomson Reuters (TRI), RB Global (RBA), Aecon Group (ARE), and Westshore Terminals Investment (WTE). These companies are all part of the "industrials" sector.
Information Services vs.
Calian Group (TSE:CGY) and Information Services (TSE:ISV) are both small-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.
Information Services has a net margin of 8.75% compared to Calian Group's net margin of 2.28%. Information Services' return on equity of 12.37% beat Calian Group's return on equity.
Calian Group pays an annual dividend of C$1.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Information Services pays an annual dividend of C$0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Calian Group pays out 78.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Information Services pays out 80.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
Calian Group has a beta of 0.88, meaning that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Information Services has a beta of 0.59, meaning that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Calian Group and Calian Group both had 2 articles in the media. Calian Group's average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat Information Services' score of 0.82 indicating that Calian Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Information Services has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Calian Group. Information Services is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Calian Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Calian Group presently has a consensus price target of C$72.29, suggesting a potential upside of 43.14%. Information Services has a consensus price target of C$33.00, suggesting a potential upside of 22.27%. Given Calian Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Calian Group is more favorable than Information Services.
Calian Group received 98 more outperform votes than Information Services when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.99% of users gave Calian Group an outperform vote while only 53.14% of users gave Information Services an outperform vote.
45.0% of Calian Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.3% of Information Services shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Calian Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 30.0% of Information Services 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.
Summary
Calian Group beats Information Services on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (TSE:ISV) was last updated on 1/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
