Wilmington Capital Management (WCM.A) Competitors

Guardian Capital Group (TSE:GCG) and Wilmington Capital Management (TSE:WCM.A) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, profitability, dividends, community ranking and analyst recommendations.

Does the media prefer GCG or WCM.A?

In the previous week, Wilmington Capital Management's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Guardian Capital Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Guardian Capital Group	Neutral
Wilmington Capital Management	Neutral

Which has more risk and volatility, GCG or WCM.A?

Guardian Capital Group has a beta of 1.12, meaning that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Wilmington Capital Management has a beta of 0.43, meaning that its stock price is 57% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in GCG or WCM.A?

26.6% of Guardian Capital Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 77.1% of Guardian Capital Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 64.0% of Wilmington Capital Management shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is GCG or WCM.A more profitable?

Wilmington Capital Management has a net margin of 108.27% compared to Wilmington Capital Management's net margin of 38.72%. Wilmington Capital Management's return on equity of 7.89% beat Guardian Capital Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Guardian Capital Group	38.72%	7.89%	2.54%
Wilmington Capital Management	108.27%	7.76%	1.25%

Which has better valuation and earnings, GCG or WCM.A?

Guardian Capital Group has higher revenue and earnings than Wilmington Capital Management. Wilmington Capital Management is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Guardian Capital Group, 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
Guardian Capital Group	C$249.19M	0.48	C$96.49M	C$3.85	11.43
Wilmington Capital Management	C$3.81M	8.33	C$4.12M	C$0.33	8.48

Is GCG or WCM.A a better dividend stock?

Guardian Capital Group pays an annual dividend of C$1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Wilmington Capital Management pays an annual dividend of C$2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 71.4%. Guardian Capital Group pays out 38.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Wilmington Capital Management pays out 606.1% 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 analysts prefer GCG or WCM.A?

Guardian Capital Group presently has a consensus target price of C$53.33, indicating a potential upside of 21.21%. Given Wilmington Capital Management's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Guardian Capital Group is more favorable than Wilmington Capital Management.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Guardian Capital Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Wilmington Capital Management	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer GCG or WCM.A?

Guardian Capital Group received 129 more outperform votes than Wilmington Capital Management when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.67% of users gave Wilmington Capital Management an outperform vote while only 59.79% of users gave Guardian Capital Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Guardian Capital Group	Outperform Votes 171 59.79%	Underperform Votes 115 40.21%
Wilmington Capital Management	Outperform Votes 42 66.67%	Underperform Votes 21 33.33%

Summary

Guardian Capital Group beats Wilmington Capital Management on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.