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 valuation, media sentiment, profitability, community ranking, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings and risk.

Is GSY or PRL more profitable?

goeasy has a net margin of 33.40% compared to Propel's net margin of 10.17%. Propel's return on equity of 36.84% beat goeasy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
goeasy	33.40%	25.28%	6.39%
Propel	10.17%	36.84%	14.93%

Does the media refer more to GSY or PRL?

In the previous week, goeasy had 13 more articles in the media than Propel. MarketBeat recorded 40 mentions for goeasy and 27 mentions for Propel. goeasy's average media sentiment score of 0.73 beat Propel's score of 0.56 indicating that goeasy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
goeasy	10 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Propel	4 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, 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.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, 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$794.25M	3.66	C$265.26M	C$15.37	11.26
Propel	$382.44M	3.21	$38.90M	$1.43	24.94

Does the MarketBeat Community favor GSY or PRL?

goeasy received 368 more outperform votes than Propel when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 74.30% of users gave goeasy an outperform vote while only 45.45% of users gave Propel an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
goeasy	Outperform Votes 373 74.30%	Underperform Votes 129 25.70%
Propel	Outperform Votes 5 45.45%	Underperform Votes 6 54.55%

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 2.7%. Propel pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. goeasy pays out 30.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Propel pays out 39.2% 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.

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in GSY or PRL?

19.1% of goeasy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.1% of Propel shares are owned by institutional investors. 22.1% of goeasy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 33.3% of Propel shares are owned by company 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.

Do analysts prefer GSY or PRL?

goeasy currently has a consensus target price of C$219.89, suggesting a potential upside of 27.04%. Given goeasy's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe goeasy is more favorable than Propel.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
goeasy	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Propel	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.40

Summary

goeasy beats Propel on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.