Comparing Triller Group (NYSE:ILLR) and CI Financial (NYSE:CIXXF)

Triller Group (NYSE:ILLR) and CI Financial (NYSE:CIXXF) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation and dividends.

Risk and Volatility

Triller Group has a beta of -1.71, meaning that its stock price is 271% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CI Financial has a beta of 1.3, meaning that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Triller Group and CI Financial, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Triller Group	0	0	0	0	0.00
CI Financial	2	1	0	0	1.33

Profitability

This table compares Triller Group and CI Financial’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Triller Group	-139.01%	-805.50%	-54.21%
CI Financial	-2.28%	57.73%	5.23%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

0.0% of Triller Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.8% of Triller Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Triller Group and CI Financial”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Triller Group	$56.68 million	1.93	-$49.21 million	($1.22)	-0.55
CI Financial	$2.03 billion	1.63	$3.72 million	($1.38)	-16.70

CI Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Triller Group. CI Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Triller Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

CI Financial beats Triller Group on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Triller Group

Triller Group, Inc. engages in the provision of an artificial intelligence-powered, social media and live-streaming event platform for creators. It uses proprietary AI technology to push and track content virtually to affiliated and non-affiliated sites and networks. The company is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

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.