Canadian Life Companies Split (LFE) Competitors

Canadian Life Companies Split (TSE:LFE) and Brompton Split Banc (TSE:SBC) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation and profitability.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in LFE or SBC?

9.9% of Canadian Life Companies Split shares are held by institutional investors. 9.8% of Canadian Life Companies Split shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is LFE or SBC a better dividend stock?

Canadian Life Companies Split pays an annual dividend of C$1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 19.3%. Brompton Split Banc pays an annual dividend of C$1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.2%. Canadian Life Companies Split pays out 91.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Brompton Split Banc pays out 101.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Canadian Life Companies Split is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media refer more to LFE or SBC?

In the previous week, Canadian Life Companies Split had 2 more articles in the media than Brompton Split Banc. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Canadian Life Companies Split and 0 mentions for Brompton Split Banc. Canadian Life Companies Split's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat Brompton Split Banc's score of 0.00 indicating that Canadian Life Companies Split is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Canadian Life Companies Split	Positive
Brompton Split Banc	Neutral

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, LFE or SBC?

Brompton Split Banc has higher revenue and earnings than Canadian Life Companies Split. Canadian Life Companies Split is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Brompton Split Banc, 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
Canadian Life Companies Split	C$17.86M	3.48	C$13.40M	C$1.31	4.73
Brompton Split Banc	C$29.56M	8.10	C$26.84M	C$1.19	8.98

Which has more risk and volatility, LFE or SBC?

Canadian Life Companies Split has a beta of 2.91, indicating that its share price is 191% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brompton Split Banc has a beta of 1.51, indicating that its share price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is LFE or SBC more profitable?

Brompton Split Banc has a net margin of 90.77% compared to Canadian Life Companies Split's net margin of 75.04%. Canadian Life Companies Split's return on equity of 30.14% beat Brompton Split Banc's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Canadian Life Companies Split	75.04%	30.14%	9.59%
Brompton Split Banc	90.77%	14.62%	5.28%

Summary

Canadian Life Companies Split beats Brompton Split Banc on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.