Exco Technologies (XTC) Competitors

Exco Technologies (TSE:XTC) and ABC Technologies (TSE:ABCT) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking, analyst recommendations, valuation and media sentiment.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, XTC or ABCT?

Exco Technologies has higher earnings, but lower revenue than ABC Technologies. ABC Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Exco Technologies, 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
Exco Technologies	C$627.87M	0.35	C$28.37M	C$0.73	7.71
ABC Technologies	C$1.43B	0.00	-C$46.88M	-C$0.57	N/A

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer XTC or ABCT?

Exco Technologies received 230 more outperform votes than ABC Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 53.74% of users gave Exco Technologies an outperform vote while only 0.00% of users gave ABC Technologies an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Exco Technologies	Outperform Votes 230 53.74%	Underperform Votes 198 46.26%
ABC Technologies	Outperform Votes No Votes	Underperform Votes 19 100.00%

Does the media favor XTC or ABCT?

In the previous week, Exco Technologies had 1 more articles in the media than ABC Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Exco Technologies and 0 mentions for ABC Technologies. ABC Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat Exco Technologies' score of -0.45 indicating that ABC Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Exco Technologies	Neutral
ABC Technologies	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, XTC or ABCT?

Exco Technologies has a beta of 1.15, meaning that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ABC Technologies has a beta of 1.04, meaning that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate XTC or ABCT?

Exco Technologies presently has a consensus price target of C$11.00, suggesting a potential upside of 96.08%. Given Exco Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Exco Technologies is more favorable than ABC Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Exco Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
ABC Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is XTC or ABCT more profitable?

Exco Technologies has a net margin of 4.52% compared to ABC Technologies' net margin of -3.27%. Exco Technologies' return on equity of 7.37% beat ABC Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Exco Technologies	4.52%	7.37%	5.36%
ABC Technologies	-3.27%	-13.41%	2.89%

Is XTC or ABCT a better dividend stock?

Exco Technologies pays an annual dividend of C$0.42 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.5%. ABC Technologies pays an annual dividend of C$0.15 per share. Exco Technologies pays out 57.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. ABC Technologies pays out -26.3% 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.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in XTC or ABCT?

4.8% of Exco Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.7% of ABC Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 51.8% of Exco Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 65.1% of ABC Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Exco Technologies beats ABC Technologies on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.