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 better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, profitability, community ranking and analyst recommendations.

Which has better 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	1.36	C$85.73M	C$1.28	8.58
Brompton Split Banc	C$35.31M	6.37	C$16.95M	C$0.86	11.91

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of 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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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 4.2%. Brompton Split Banc pays an annual dividend of C$1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.7%. AGF Management pays out 35.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Brompton Split Banc pays out 139.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

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

AGF Management received 109 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 35.74% of users gave AGF Management an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
AGF Management	Outperform Votes 178 35.74%	Underperform Votes 320 64.26%
Brompton Split Banc	Outperform Votes 69 65.71%	Underperform Votes 36 34.29%

Is AGF.B or SBC more profitable?

Brompton Split Banc has a net margin of 48.01% compared to AGF Management's net margin of 16.58%. Brompton Split Banc's return on equity of 9.94% 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	48.01%	9.94%	5.28%

Do analysts rate AGF.B or SBC?

AGF Management currently has a consensus target price of C$11.82, indicating a potential upside of 7.66%. Given AGF Management's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, 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)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Brompton Split Banc	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the media favor AGF.B or SBC?

In the previous week, AGF Management had 1 more articles in the media than Brompton Split Banc. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for AGF Management and 1 mentions for Brompton Split Banc. AGF Management's average media sentiment score of 0.46 beat Brompton Split Banc's score of 0.00 indicating that AGF Management is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
AGF Management	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Brompton Split Banc	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

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

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

Summary

AGF Management beats Brompton Split Banc on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.