Analyzing CI Financial (NYSE:CIXXF) and Fifth Street Asset Management (OTCMKTS:FSAM)

Fifth Street Asset Management (OTCMKTS:FSAM) and CI Financial (NYSE:CIXXF) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, risk and valuation.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Fifth Street Asset Management and CI Financial”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Fifth Street Asset Management	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
CI Financial	$2.03 billion	1.63	$3.72 million	($1.38)	-16.70

CI Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Fifth Street Asset Management.

Risk and Volatility

Fifth Street Asset Management has a beta of 1.23, meaning that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CI Financial has a beta of 1.3, meaning that its share price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

Fifth Street Asset Management pays an annual dividend of $0.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 992.9%. CI Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.55 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. CI Financial pays out -39.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Fifth Street Asset Management and CI Financial, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Fifth Street Asset Management	0	0	0	0	0.00
CI Financial	2	1	0	0	1.33

Profitability

This table compares Fifth Street Asset Management and CI Financial’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fifth Street Asset Management	N/A	N/A	N/A
CI Financial	-2.28%	57.73%	5.23%

Summary

CI Financial beats Fifth Street Asset Management on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Fifth Street Asset Management

Fifth Street Asset Management Inc. is an asset management holding company. The firm provides asset management services through its subsidiaries. Fifth Street Asset Management Inc. was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut.

About CI Financial

CI Financial Corp. is a publicly owned asset management holding company. Through its subsidiaries, the firm manages separate client focused equity, fixed income, and alternative investments portfolios. It also manages mutual funds, hedge funds, and fund of funds for its clients through its subsidiaries. The firm was founded in 1965 and is based in Toronto, Canada with additional offices in Vancouver, Canada; Calgary, Canada; and Montreal, Canada.