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Quarterhill (QTRH) Competitors

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C$1.54 -0.02 (-1.28%)
(As of 01:32 PM ET)

QTRH vs. AGF.B, SVC, GS, ARR, STEP, OSI, VRE, REG, SBC, and DC.A

Should you be buying Quarterhill stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Quarterhill include AGF Management (AGF.B), Sandvine (SVC), Gluskin Sheff + Associates (GS), Altius Renewable Royalties (ARR), STEP Energy Services (STEP), Osino Resources (OSI), Vanguard FTSE Canadian Capped REIT Index ETF (VRE), Regulus Resources (REG), Brompton Split Banc (SBC), and Dundee (DC.A). These companies are all part of the "trading" industry.

Quarterhill vs.

Quarterhill (TSE:QTRH) and AGF Management (TSE:AGF.B) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

AGF Management has higher revenue and earnings than Quarterhill. Quarterhill is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AGF Management, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
QuarterhillC$151.42M1.19-C$19.92M-C$0.24-6.50
AGF ManagementC$517.16M1.35C$85.73MC$1.288.54

3.0% of Quarterhill shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.9% of AGF Management shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of Quarterhill shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 18.7% of AGF Management shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Quarterhill received 156 more outperform votes than AGF Management when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.08% of users gave Quarterhill an outperform vote while only 35.74% of users gave AGF Management an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
QuarterhillOutperform Votes
334
62.08%
Underperform Votes
204
37.92%
AGF ManagementOutperform Votes
178
35.74%
Underperform Votes
320
64.26%

AGF Management has a net margin of 16.58% compared to Quarterhill's net margin of -14.39%. AGF Management's return on equity of 7.64% beat Quarterhill's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Quarterhill-14.39% -13.75% -2.24%
AGF Management 16.58%7.64%5.20%

In the previous week, AGF Management had 2 more articles in the media than Quarterhill. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for AGF Management and 0 mentions for Quarterhill. AGF Management's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Quarterhill's score of 0.00 indicating that AGF Management is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Quarterhill Neutral
AGF Management Positive

Quarterhill pays an annual dividend of C$0.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. AGF Management pays an annual dividend of C$0.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Quarterhill pays out -20.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. AGF Management pays out 35.9% 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.

Quarterhill has a beta of 0.66, indicating that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AGF Management has a beta of 1.73, indicating that its stock price is 73% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Quarterhill currently has a consensus target price of C$2.20, indicating a potential upside of 41.03%. AGF Management has a consensus target price of C$11.82, indicating a potential upside of 8.16%. Given Quarterhill's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Quarterhill is more favorable than AGF Management.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Quarterhill
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
AGF Management
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

Summary

AGF Management beats Quarterhill on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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QTRH vs. The Competition

MetricQuarterhillCommunication Equipment IndustryComputer SectorTSE Exchange
Market CapC$177.65MC$165.57MC$23.86BC$6.19B
Dividend Yield2.67%4.95%2.76%5.31%
P/E Ratio-6.42465.64234.2526.60
Price / Sales1.17112.183,482.471,474.09
Price / Cash2.3526.3533.0882.35
Price / Book1.315.666.883.13
Net Income-C$19.92M-C$764,736.84C$659.20MC$292.70M
7 Day PerformanceN/A-1.46%1.04%1.32%
1 Month Performance-10.98%4.91%1.71%13.16%
1 Year Performance-8.33%35.68%20.15%44.29%

Quarterhill Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
QTRH
Quarterhill
N/AC$1.54
-1.3%
C$2.20
+42.9%
-9.3%C$177.65MC$151.42M-6.42560
AGF.B
AGF Management
1.8651 of 5 stars
C$10.96
+0.3%
C$11.82
+7.9%
+52.9%C$699.91MC$517.16M8.54652
SVC
Sandvine
N/AN/AN/AN/AC$542.07MN/A0.00147,000
GS
Gluskin Sheff + Associates
N/AN/AN/AN/AC$444.64MC$113.89M17.5848,500
ARR
Altius Renewable Royalties
1.6884 of 5 stars
C$11.94
-0.1%
C$15.88
+33.0%
N/AC$367.63MC$2.67M-149.38N/A
STEP
STEP Energy Services
0.9874 of 5 stars
C$5.04
flat
C$5.42
+7.5%
+20.3%C$361.27MC$1B5.601,432
OSI
Osino Resources
N/AC$1.90
flat
C$1.50
-21.1%
+90.0%C$345.57MN/A-5.943
VRE
Vanguard FTSE Canadian Capped REIT Index ETF
N/AC$33.11
+0.8%
N/A+17.4%C$314.55MN/A0.00220
REG
Regulus Resources
N/AC$1.95
+1.0%
N/A+179.7%C$243.09MN/A-64.33440
SBC
Brompton Split Banc
N/AC$10.27
+0.2%
N/A+28.4%C$225.43MC$35.31M11.9240News Coverage
DC.A
Dundee
N/AC$1.71
-1.7%
N/A+75.8%C$147.45MC$6.44M5.12N/AGap Up

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This page (TSE:QTRH) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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