Canadian Life Companies Split (LFE) Competitors

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

Do insiders & institutionals believe in AIM or LFE?

31.6% of Aimia shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.9% of Canadian Life Companies Split shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.3% of Aimia shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 9.8% of Canadian Life Companies Split shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer AIM or LFE?

In the previous week, Aimia had 2 more articles in the media than Canadian Life Companies Split. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Aimia and 0 mentions for Canadian Life Companies Split. Canadian Life Companies Split's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat Aimia's score of 0.37 indicating that Canadian Life Companies Split is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Aimia	Neutral
Canadian Life Companies Split	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in AIM or LFE?

Aimia received 304 more outperform votes than Canadian Life Companies Split when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.50% of users gave Canadian Life Companies Split an outperform vote while only 54.18% of users gave Aimia an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Aimia	Outperform Votes 389 54.18%	Underperform Votes 329 45.82%
Canadian Life Companies Split	Outperform Votes 85 62.50%	Underperform Votes 51 37.50%

Is AIM or LFE more profitable?

Canadian Life Companies Split has a net margin of 57.35% compared to Aimia's net margin of -26.20%. Canadian Life Companies Split's return on equity of 32.16% beat Aimia's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Aimia	-26.20%	-16.59%	-4.93%
Canadian Life Companies Split	57.35%	32.16%	9.59%

Which has better valuation & earnings, AIM or LFE?

Canadian Life Companies Split has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Aimia. Aimia is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Canadian Life Companies Split, 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
Aimia	C$396.20M	0.58	-C$117M	-C$1.33	-1.76
Canadian Life Companies Split	C$26.15M	2.34	C$15M	C$1.32	4.52

Which has more volatility & risk, AIM or LFE?

Aimia has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Canadian Life Companies Split has a beta of 2.91, indicating that its share price is 191% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is AIM or LFE a better dividend stock?

Aimia pays an annual dividend of C$0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 34.2%. Canadian Life Companies Split pays an annual dividend of C$1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 20.1%. Aimia pays out -60.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Canadian Life Companies Split pays out 90.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Aimia is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts recommend AIM or LFE?

Aimia currently has a consensus target price of C$4.00, indicating a potential upside of 70.94%. Given Aimia's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Aimia is more favorable than Canadian Life Companies Split.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Aimia	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Canadian Life Companies Split	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

Canadian Life Companies Split beats Aimia on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.