Trisura Group (TSU) Competitors

Trisura Group (TSE:TSU) and First National Financial (TSE:FN) are both mid-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, community ranking, dividends and earnings.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, TSU or FN?

First National Financial has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Trisura Group. First National Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Trisura 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
Trisura Group	C$2.84B	0.74	C$66.94M	C$1.42	31.36
First National Financial	C$751.40M	2.93	C$248.95M	C$4.15	8.83

Do insiders and institutionals believe in TSU or FN?

42.3% of Trisura Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.1% of First National Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Trisura Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 71.5% of First National Financial shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to TSU or FN?

In the previous week, Trisura Group had 5 more articles in the media than First National Financial. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Trisura Group and 8 mentions for First National Financial. Trisura Group's average media sentiment score of 0.53 beat First National Financial's score of 0.24 indicating that Trisura Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Trisura Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
First National Financial	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk and volatility, TSU or FN?

Trisura Group has a beta of 0.81, meaning that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First National Financial has a beta of 1.06, meaning that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is TSU or FN more profitable?

First National Financial has a net margin of 33.65% compared to Trisura Group's net margin of 2.36%. First National Financial's return on equity of 35.19% beat Trisura Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Trisura Group	2.36%	12.03%	1.92%
First National Financial	33.65%	35.19%	0.56%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor TSU or FN?

First National Financial received 64 more outperform votes than Trisura Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.46% of users gave Trisura Group an outperform vote while only 44.16% of users gave First National Financial an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Trisura Group	Outperform Votes 163 65.46%	Underperform Votes 86 34.54%
First National Financial	Outperform Votes 227 44.16%	Underperform Votes 287 55.84%

Do analysts prefer TSU or FN?

Trisura Group presently has a consensus target price of C$57.56, indicating a potential upside of 29.25%. First National Financial has a consensus target price of C$40.17, indicating a potential upside of 9.60%. Given Trisura Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Trisura Group is more favorable than First National Financial.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Trisura Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
First National Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.17

Is TSU or FN a better dividend stock?

Trisura Group pays an annual dividend of C$0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. First National Financial pays an annual dividend of C$2.45 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.7%. Trisura Group pays out 5.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First National Financial pays out 59.0% 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.

Summary

Trisura Group beats First National Financial on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.