Canaccord Genuity Group (OTCMKTS:CCORF) and Macquarie Group (OTCMKTS:MQBKY) Head-To-Head Survey

Macquarie Group (OTCMKTS:MQBKY) and Canaccord Genuity Group (OTCMKTS:CCORF) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, earnings and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares Macquarie Group and Canaccord Genuity Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Macquarie Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Canaccord Genuity Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Macquarie Group and Canaccord Genuity Group’s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Macquarie Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	$4.18	27.23
Canaccord Genuity Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	$0.78	8.12

Canaccord Genuity Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Macquarie Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Macquarie Group and Canaccord Genuity Group, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Macquarie Group	0	0	0	0	N/A
Canaccord Genuity Group	0	0	1	1	3.50

Institutional and Insider Ownership

0.1% of Macquarie Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.7% of Canaccord Genuity Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Dividends

Macquarie Group pays an annual dividend of $5.94 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Canaccord Genuity Group pays an annual dividend of $0.15 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Macquarie Group pays out 142.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Canaccord Genuity Group pays out 19.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

Canaccord Genuity Group beats Macquarie Group on 4 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Macquarie Group

Macquarie Group Limited provides diversified financial services in Australia, the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. The company operates through four segments: Macquarie Asset Management (MAM), Banking and Financial Services (BFS), Commodities and Global Markets (CGM), and Macquarie Capital. The MAM segment provides investment solutions to clients across various capabilities in private markets and public investments, including infrastructure, green investments, agriculture and natural assets, real estate, private credit, asset finance, equities, fixed income, and multi-asset solutions. The BFS segment offers personal banking products comprising home loans, car loans, transaction and savings accounts, and credit cards; and wrap platform and cash management, financial advisory, and private banking services, as well as investment and superannuation products. It also provides deposit, lending, and payment solutions and services to business clients. The CGM segment provides risk management, lending and financing, capital solutions, market access, and physical execution and logistics to corporate and institutional clients; and specialist finance and asset management solutions. The Macquarie Capital segment provides advisory and capital raising services. It is also involved in development and investment in infrastructure and energy projects and companies; and brokerage business, including equity research, sales, execution capabilities, and corporate access. Macquarie Group Limited was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Sydney, Australia.

About Canaccord Genuity Group

Canaccord Genuity Group Inc., a full-service financial services company, provides investment products, and investment banking and brokerage services to institutional, corporate, and private clients. It operates in two segments, Canaccord Genuity Capital Markets and Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management. The Canaccord Genuity Capital Markets segment offers investment banking, advisory, research, merger and acquisition, sales, and trading services. The Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management segment provides wealth management solutions, and brokerage and financial planning services to individual investors, private clients, charities, and intermediaries. The company operates in North America, the United Kingdom, Europe, Asia, Australia, and the Middle East. Canaccord Genuity Group Inc. was founded in 1950 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.