Sienna Senior Living (SIA) Competitors

Sienna Senior Living (TSE:SIA) and dentalcorp (TSE:DNTL) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, institutional ownership and profitability.

Is SIA or DNTL more profitable?

Sienna Senior Living has a net margin of 3.57% compared to dentalcorp's net margin of -5.40%. Sienna Senior Living's return on equity of 7.71% beat dentalcorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sienna Senior Living	3.57%	7.71%	3.58%
dentalcorp	-5.40%	-4.71%	0.77%

Which has more volatility and risk, SIA or DNTL?

Sienna Senior Living has a beta of 1.030253, suggesting that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, dentalcorp has a beta of 1.40413, suggesting that its share price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to SIA or DNTL?

In the previous week, Sienna Senior Living had 2 more articles in the media than dentalcorp. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Sienna Senior Living and 1 mentions for dentalcorp. Sienna Senior Living's average media sentiment score of 0.64 beat dentalcorp's score of 0.00 indicating that Sienna Senior Living is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Sienna Senior Living	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
dentalcorp	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 better earnings and valuation, SIA or DNTL?

Sienna Senior Living has higher earnings, but lower revenue than dentalcorp. dentalcorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sienna Senior Living, 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
Sienna Senior Living	C$929.68M	1.76	C$33.51M	C$0.39	45.44
dentalcorp	C$1.62B	1.01	-C$80.68M	-C$0.23	-35.70

Do analysts prefer SIA or DNTL?

Sienna Senior Living currently has a consensus target price of C$19.17, suggesting a potential upside of 8.16%. dentalcorp has a consensus target price of C$12.82, suggesting a potential upside of 56.17%. Given dentalcorp's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe dentalcorp is more favorable than Sienna Senior Living.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sienna Senior Living	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
dentalcorp	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do institutionals and insiders believe in SIA or DNTL?

20.6% of Sienna Senior Living shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 14.9% of dentalcorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Sienna Senior Living shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of dentalcorp shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is SIA or DNTL a better dividend stock?

Sienna Senior Living pays an annual dividend of C$0.94 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. dentalcorp pays an annual dividend of C$0.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Sienna Senior Living pays out 240.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. dentalcorp pays out -21.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

Sienna Senior Living beats dentalcorp on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.