Propel (PRL) Competitors

goeasy (TSE:GSY) and Propel (TSE:PRL) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, community ranking, dividends and institutional ownership.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor GSY or PRL?

goeasy received 368 more outperform votes than Propel when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 74.26% of users gave goeasy an outperform vote while only 50.00% of users gave Propel an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
goeasy	Outperform Votes 375 74.26%	Underperform Votes 130 25.74%
Propel	Outperform Votes 7 50.00%	Underperform Votes 7 50.00%

Is GSY or PRL more profitable?

goeasy has a net margin of 19.49% compared to Propel's net margin of 11.19%. Propel's return on equity of 37.46% beat goeasy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
goeasy	19.49%	25.26%	6.39%
Propel	11.19%	37.46%	14.93%

Which has more risk and volatility, GSY or PRL?

goeasy has a beta of 1.87, indicating that its share price is 87% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Propel has a beta of 1.75, indicating that its share price is 75% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend GSY or PRL?

goeasy presently has a consensus target price of C$223.00, indicating a potential upside of 48.97%. Given goeasy's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe goeasy is more favorable than Propel.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
goeasy	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88
Propel	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50

Is GSY or PRL a better dividend stock?

goeasy pays an annual dividend of C$4.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Propel pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. goeasy pays out 28.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Propel pays out 34.6% 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. goeasy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has better valuation & earnings, GSY or PRL?

goeasy has higher revenue and earnings than Propel. goeasy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Propel, 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
goeasy	C$1.42B	1.76	C$277.52M	C$16.45	9.10
Propel	$290.32M	2.16	$32.48M	$1.62	13.92

Does the media favor GSY or PRL?

In the previous week, goeasy had 3 more articles in the media than Propel. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for goeasy and 0 mentions for Propel. goeasy's average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat Propel's score of 1.12 indicating that goeasy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
goeasy	Positive
Propel	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals believe in GSY or PRL?

19.1% of goeasy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.1% of Propel shares are held by institutional investors. 22.1% of goeasy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 33.3% of Propel shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

goeasy beats Propel on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.