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

Do analysts rate GSY or PRL?

goeasy presently has a consensus target price of C$211.13, suggesting a potential upside of 21.48%. Given goeasy's higher possible upside, 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)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
Propel	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50

Which has higher valuation and 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	2.05	C$277.52M	C$16.45	10.56
Propel	$290.32M	3.50	$32.48M	$1.62	22.55

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 1.5%. 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 more risk & volatility, GSY or PRL?

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

Do institutionals and insiders 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 insiders. Comparatively, 33.3% of Propel shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer GSY or PRL?

In the previous week, Propel had 15 more articles in the media than goeasy. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Propel and 2 mentions for goeasy. Propel's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat goeasy's score of 0.51 indicating that Propel is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
goeasy	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Propel	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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%

Summary

goeasy beats Propel on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.