FN vs. TF, MKP, TSU, CIX, CWB, GLXY, SII, UNC, GSY, and LB
Should you be buying First National Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of First National Financial include Timbercreek Financial (TF), MCAN Mortgage (MKP), Trisura Group (TSU), CI Financial (CIX), Canadian Western Bank (CWB), Galaxy Digital (GLXY), Sprott (SII), United Co.s (UNC), goeasy (GSY), and Laurentian Bank of Canada (LB). These companies are all part of the "financial services" sector.
Timbercreek Financial (TSE:TF) and First National Financial (TSE:FN) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, dividends, media sentiment, community ranking, risk, institutional ownership, earnings and analyst recommendations.
First National Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Timbercreek Financial. First National Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Timbercreek Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
3.9% of Timbercreek Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.1% of First National Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Timbercreek Financial shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 71.5% of First National Financial shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, First National Financial had 5 more articles in the media than Timbercreek Financial. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for First National Financial and 0 mentions for Timbercreek Financial. First National Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Timbercreek Financial's score of -0.03 indicating that Timbercreek Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Timbercreek Financial presently has a consensus target price of C$8.45, indicating a potential upside of 20.03%. First National Financial has a consensus target price of C$40.17, indicating a potential upside of 9.00%. Given First National Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Timbercreek Financial is more favorable than First National Financial.
Timbercreek Financial pays an annual dividend of C$0.69 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.8%. First National Financial pays an annual dividend of C$2.45 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.6%. Timbercreek Financial pays out 93.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. First National Financial pays out 55.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
Timbercreek Financial has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its share price is 24% more 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.
Timbercreek Financial received 4 more outperform votes than First National Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.57% of users gave Timbercreek Financial an outperform vote while only 44.16% of users gave First National Financial an outperform vote.
Timbercreek Financial has a net margin of 72.79% compared to Timbercreek Financial's net margin of 34.57%. Timbercreek Financial's return on equity of 36.66% beat First National Financial's return on equity.
Summary
Timbercreek Financial beats First National Financial on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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