Canso Credit Trust - Canso Credit Income Fund (PBY.UN) Competitors

Dividend 15 Split (TSE:DFN) and Canso Credit Trust - Canso Credit Income Fund (TSE:PBY.UN) are both small-cap asset management industry companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Is DFN or PBY.UN a better dividend stock?

Dividend 15 Split pays an annual dividend of C$1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 18.8%. Canso Credit Trust - Canso Credit Income Fund pays an annual dividend of C$0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Dividend 15 Split pays out 111.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Does the media favor DFN or PBY.UN?

In the previous week, Dividend 15 Split and Dividend 15 Split both had 2 articles in the media. Canso Credit Trust - Canso Credit Income Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat Dividend 15 Split's score of 0.80 indicating that Canso Credit Trust - Canso Credit Income Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Dividend 15 Split	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Canso Credit Trust - Canso Credit Income Fund	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better valuation and earnings, DFN or PBY.UN?

Dividend 15 Split has higher revenue and earnings than Canso Credit Trust - Canso Credit Income Fund.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Dividend 15 Split	C$245.88M	3.24	C$134.25M	C$1.08	5.93
Canso Credit Trust - Canso Credit Income Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Is DFN or PBY.UN more profitable?

Dividend 15 Split has a net margin of 54.60% compared to Canso Credit Trust - Canso Credit Income Fund's net margin of 0.00%. Dividend 15 Split's return on equity of 21.91% beat Canso Credit Trust - Canso Credit Income Fund's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dividend 15 Split	54.60%	21.91%	-1.35%
Canso Credit Trust - Canso Credit Income Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in DFN or PBY.UN?

11.0% of Canso Credit Trust - Canso Credit Income Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 27.2% of Canso Credit Trust - Canso Credit Income Fund shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Canso Credit Trust - Canso Credit Income Fund beats Dividend 15 Split on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.