Firm Capital Mortgage Investment (FC) Competitors

Labrador Iron Ore Royalty (TSE:LIF) and Firm Capital Mortgage Investment (TSE:FC) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, LIF or FC?

Labrador Iron Ore Royalty has higher revenue and earnings than Firm Capital Mortgage Investment. Labrador Iron Ore Royalty is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Firm Capital Mortgage Investment, 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
Labrador Iron Ore Royalty	C$208.43M	8.52	C$197.32M	C$3.05	9.05
Firm Capital Mortgage Investment	C$72.77M	6.24	C$35.48M	C$0.96	12.85

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of LIF or FC?

21.6% of Labrador Iron Ore Royalty shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.1% of Firm Capital Mortgage Investment shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Labrador Iron Ore Royalty shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Firm Capital Mortgage Investment shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to LIF or FC?

In the previous week, Labrador Iron Ore Royalty and Labrador Iron Ore Royalty both had 1 articles in the media. Labrador Iron Ore Royalty's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Firm Capital Mortgage Investment's score of 0.00 indicating that Labrador Iron Ore Royalty is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Labrador Iron Ore Royalty	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Firm Capital Mortgage Investment	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is LIF or FC more profitable?

Labrador Iron Ore Royalty has a net margin of 94.67% compared to Firm Capital Mortgage Investment's net margin of 48.76%. Labrador Iron Ore Royalty's return on equity of 29.05% beat Firm Capital Mortgage Investment's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Labrador Iron Ore Royalty	94.67%	29.05%	11.52%
Firm Capital Mortgage Investment	48.76%	8.47%	5.46%

Do analysts prefer LIF or FC?

Labrador Iron Ore Royalty currently has a consensus target price of C$33.50, indicating a potential upside of 21.29%. Given Labrador Iron Ore Royalty's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Labrador Iron Ore Royalty is more favorable than Firm Capital Mortgage Investment.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Labrador Iron Ore Royalty	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Firm Capital Mortgage Investment	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has more risk and volatility, LIF or FC?

Labrador Iron Ore Royalty has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Firm Capital Mortgage Investment has a beta of 1.04, indicating that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is LIF or FC a better dividend stock?

Labrador Iron Ore Royalty pays an annual dividend of C$2.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.8%. Firm Capital Mortgage Investment pays an annual dividend of C$0.94 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.6%. Labrador Iron Ore Royalty pays out 88.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Firm Capital Mortgage Investment pays out 98.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Labrador Iron Ore Royalty is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Labrador Iron Ore Royalty beats Firm Capital Mortgage Investment on 14 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.