Calfrac Well Services (CFW) Competitors

Wall Financial (TSE:WFC) and Calfrac Well Services (TSE:CFW) are both small-cap banking companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, dividends, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Do analysts recommend WFC or CFW?

Calfrac Well Services has a consensus price target of C$4.63, indicating a potential upside of 34.06%. Given Calfrac Well Services' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Calfrac Well Services is more favorable than Wall Financial.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Wall Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Calfrac Well Services	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is WFC or CFW a better dividend stock?

Wall Financial pays an annual dividend of C$3.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 17.7%. Calfrac Well Services pays an annual dividend of C$0.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Wall Financial pays out 387.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Calfrac Well Services pays out 18.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of WFC or CFW?

0.0% of Wall Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.3% of Calfrac Well Services shares are held by institutional investors. 69.7% of Wall Financial shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 46.9% of Calfrac Well Services shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor WFC or CFW?

In the previous week, Wall Financial had 12 more articles in the media than Calfrac Well Services. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Wall Financial and 0 mentions for Calfrac Well Services. Wall Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.12 beat Calfrac Well Services' score of 0.00 indicating that Wall Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Wall Financial	Neutral
Calfrac Well Services	Neutral

Is WFC or CFW more profitable?

Wall Financial has a net margin of 12.82% compared to Calfrac Well Services' net margin of 1.74%. Wall Financial's return on equity of 14.98% beat Calfrac Well Services' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Wall Financial	12.82%	14.98%	4.20%
Calfrac Well Services	1.74%	4.42%	6.32%

Which has more risk & volatility, WFC or CFW?

Wall Financial has a beta of 0.65, indicating that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Calfrac Well Services has a beta of 1.65, indicating that its share price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, WFC or CFW?

Calfrac Well Services has higher revenue and earnings than Wall Financial. Calfrac Well Services is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Wall Financial, 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
Wall Financial	C$193.65M	2.82	C$24.83M	C$0.77	21.96
Calfrac Well Services	C$1.61B	0.18	C$27.97M	C$0.33	10.54

Summary

Calfrac Well Services beats Wall Financial on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.