Mainstreet Equity (MEQ) Competitors

Colliers International Group (TSE:CIGI) and Mainstreet Equity (TSE:MEQ) are both real estate companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, community ranking, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, earnings and risk.

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of CIGI or MEQ?

78.2% of Colliers International Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.0% of Mainstreet Equity shares are held by institutional investors. 11.3% of Colliers International Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 48.9% of Mainstreet Equity shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer CIGI or MEQ?

Colliers International Group presently has a consensus target price of C$180.00, indicating a potential upside of 13.29%. Mainstreet Equity has a consensus target price of C$217.50, indicating a potential upside of 17.57%. Given Mainstreet Equity's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Mainstreet Equity is more favorable than Colliers International Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Colliers International Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Mainstreet Equity	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is CIGI or MEQ a better dividend stock?

Colliers International Group pays an annual dividend of C$0.41 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Mainstreet Equity pays an annual dividend of C$0.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Colliers International Group pays out 9.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Mainstreet Equity pays out 0.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Does the media favor CIGI or MEQ?

In the previous week, Colliers International Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Mainstreet Equity'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Colliers International Group	Neutral
Mainstreet Equity	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CIGI or MEQ?

Mainstreet Equity received 17 more outperform votes than Colliers International Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 76.32% of users gave Colliers International Group an outperform vote while only 56.68% of users gave Mainstreet Equity an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Colliers International Group	Outperform Votes 174 76.32%	Underperform Votes 54 23.68%
Mainstreet Equity	Outperform Votes 191 56.68%	Underperform Votes 146 43.32%

Which has more risk & volatility, CIGI or MEQ?

Colliers International Group has a beta of 1.66, suggesting that its stock price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mainstreet Equity has a beta of 1.63, suggesting that its stock price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, CIGI or MEQ?

Mainstreet Equity has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Colliers International Group. Mainstreet Equity is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Colliers International Group, 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
Colliers International Group	C$3.15B	1.76	C$106.51M	C$4.32	36.77
Mainstreet Equity	C$258.81M	6.66	C$187.49M	C$20.14	9.19

Is CIGI or MEQ more profitable?

Mainstreet Equity has a net margin of 72.44% compared to Colliers International Group's net margin of 3.38%. Colliers International Group's return on equity of 13.81% beat Mainstreet Equity's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Colliers International Group	3.38%	13.81%	4.07%
Mainstreet Equity	72.44%	12.68%	2.56%

Summary

Mainstreet Equity beats Colliers International Group on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.