Trisura Group (TSU) Competitors

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

Is FN or TSU more profitable?

First National Financial has a net margin of 34.57% compared to First National Financial's net margin of 3.03%. Trisura Group's return on equity of 36.66% beat First National Financial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First National Financial	34.57%	36.66%	0.59%
Trisura Group	3.03%	15.22%	2.30%

Is FN or TSU a better dividend stock?

First National Financial pays an annual dividend of C$2.45 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.6%. Trisura Group pays an annual dividend of C$0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. First National Financial pays out 55.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Trisura Group pays out 4.2% 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.

Does the media refer more to FN or TSU?

In the previous week, First National Financial had 5 more articles in the media than Trisura Group. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for First National Financial and 0 mentions for Trisura Group. First National Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Trisura Group's score of -0.03 indicating that Trisura Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
First National Financial	Neutral
Trisura Group	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in FN or TSU?

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

Which has more volatility and risk, FN or TSU?

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

Do analysts recommend FN or TSU?

First National Financial presently has a consensus price target of C$40.17, indicating a potential upside of 9.00%. Trisura Group has a consensus price target of C$57.56, indicating a potential upside of 34.73%. Given First National Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Trisura Group is more favorable than First National Financial.

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

Do institutionals and insiders believe in FN or TSU?

4.1% of First National Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.6% of Trisura Group shares are held by institutional investors. 71.5% of First National Financial shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Trisura Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, FN or TSU?

First National Financial has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
First National Financial	C$772.21M	2.86	C$263.04M	C$4.39	8.39
Trisura Group	C$2.95B	0.69	C$89.40M	C$1.89	22.60

Summary

First National Financial and Trisura Group tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.