Brompton Split Banc (SBC) Competitors

AGF Management (TSE:AGF.B) and Brompton Split Banc (TSE:SBC) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, community ranking and dividends.

Is AGF.B or SBC more profitable?

Brompton Split Banc has a net margin of 90.77% compared to AGF Management's net margin of 16.58%. Brompton Split Banc's return on equity of 14.62% beat AGF Management's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AGF Management	16.58%	7.64%	5.20%
Brompton Split Banc	90.77%	14.62%	5.28%

Does the media favor AGF.B or SBC?

In the previous week, Brompton Split Banc had 1 more articles in the media than AGF Management. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Brompton Split Banc and 0 mentions for AGF Management. Brompton Split Banc's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat AGF Management's score of -0.57 indicating that Brompton Split Banc is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
AGF Management	Negative
Brompton Split Banc	Neutral

Which has higher earnings & valuation, AGF.B or SBC?

AGF Management has higher revenue and earnings than Brompton Split Banc. AGF Management is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Brompton Split Banc, 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
AGF Management	C$517.16M	1.14	C$85.73M	C$1.28	7.20
Brompton Split Banc	C$29.56M	6.67	C$26.84M	C$1.19	7.39

Do analysts rate AGF.B or SBC?

AGF Management currently has a consensus price target of C$12.63, suggesting a potential upside of 37.08%. Given AGF Management's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe AGF Management is more favorable than Brompton Split Banc.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AGF Management	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Brompton Split Banc	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has more volatility & risk, AGF.B or SBC?

AGF Management has a beta of 1.73, suggesting that its stock price is 73% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brompton Split Banc has a beta of 1.51, suggesting that its stock price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in AGF.B or SBC?

AGF Management received 115 more outperform votes than Brompton Split Banc when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.71% of users gave Brompton Split Banc an outperform vote while only 36.29% of users gave AGF Management an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
AGF Management	Outperform Votes 184 36.29%	Underperform Votes 323 63.71%
Brompton Split Banc	Outperform Votes 69 65.71%	Underperform Votes 36 34.29%

Is AGF.B or SBC a better dividend stock?

AGF Management pays an annual dividend of C$0.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Brompton Split Banc pays an annual dividend of C$1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.7%. AGF Management pays out 35.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Brompton Split Banc pays out 101.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in AGF.B or SBC?

12.9% of AGF Management shares are held by institutional investors. 18.7% of AGF Management shares are held by company 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.

Summary

AGF Management beats Brompton Split Banc on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.