Conifer (CNFR) Competitors

Conifer (NASDAQ:CNFR) and Fundamental Global (NASDAQ:FGF) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and community ranking.

Is CNFR or FGF more profitable?

Conifer has a net margin of 34.76% compared to Fundamental Global's net margin of 20.87%. Fundamental Global's return on equity of -38.66% beat Conifer's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Conifer	34.76%	-335.82%	-9.84%
Fundamental Global	20.87%	-38.66%	-16.17%

Does the media favor CNFR or FGF?

In the previous week, Conifer had 2 more articles in the media than Fundamental Global. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Conifer and 0 mentions for Fundamental Global. Conifer's average media sentiment score of 0.44 beat Fundamental Global's score of 0.00 indicating that Conifer is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Conifer	Neutral
Fundamental Global	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CNFR or FGF?

Conifer received 192 more outperform votes than Fundamental Global when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.83% of users gave Conifer an outperform vote while only 0.00% of users gave Fundamental Global an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Conifer	Outperform Votes 192 57.83%	Underperform Votes 140 42.17%
Fundamental Global	Outperform Votes No Votes	Underperform Votes 3 100.00%

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in CNFR or FGF?

34.9% of Conifer shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.1% of Fundamental Global shares are held by institutional investors. 70.4% of Conifer shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 34.4% of Fundamental Global shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility and risk, CNFR or FGF?

Conifer has a beta of 0.59, indicating that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fundamental Global has a beta of 0.68, indicating that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, CNFR or FGF?

Fundamental Global has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Conifer. Conifer is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fundamental Global, 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
Conifer	$74.82M	0.17	-$25.90M	$2.42	0.44
Fundamental Global	$45.61M	0.61	$3.85M	$1.31	16.79

Summary

Conifer beats Fundamental Global on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.