Megalith Financial Acquisition (MFAC) Competitors

First National (NASDAQ:FXNC) and Megalith Financial Acquisition (NYSE:MFAC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, profitability, community ranking, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Do analysts recommend FXNC or MFAC?

First National currently has a consensus price target of $21.50, indicating a potential downside of 4.66%. Given First National's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe First National is more favorable than Megalith Financial Acquisition.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First National	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Megalith Financial Acquisition	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the media refer more to FXNC or MFAC?

In the previous week, First National had 5 more articles in the media than Megalith Financial Acquisition. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for First National and 0 mentions for Megalith Financial Acquisition. First National's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat Megalith Financial Acquisition's score of 0.00 indicating that First National is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
First National	Positive
Megalith Financial Acquisition	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in FXNC or MFAC?

First National received 2 more outperform votes than Megalith Financial Acquisition when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Megalith Financial Acquisition an outperform vote while only 50.00% of users gave First National an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
First National	Outperform Votes 3 50.00%	Underperform Votes 3 50.00%
Megalith Financial Acquisition	Outperform Votes 1 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of FXNC or MFAC?

33.9% of First National shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.3% of Megalith Financial Acquisition shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.5% of First National shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 57.0% of Megalith Financial Acquisition shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, FXNC or MFAC?

First National has a beta of 0.49, indicating that its stock price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Megalith Financial Acquisition has a beta of 0.03, indicating that its stock price is 97% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is FXNC or MFAC more profitable?

First National has a net margin of 8.91% compared to Megalith Financial Acquisition's net margin of 0.00%. First National's return on equity of 6.52% beat Megalith Financial Acquisition's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First National	8.91%	6.52%	0.54%
Megalith Financial Acquisition	N/A	4.56%	0.22%

Which has better valuation & earnings, FXNC or MFAC?

First National has higher revenue and earnings than Megalith Financial Acquisition.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
First National	$69.50M	2.04	$9.62M	$1.12	20.13
Megalith Financial Acquisition	N/A	N/A	$2.36M	N/A	N/A

Summary

First National beats Megalith Financial Acquisition on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.