Global Dividend Growth Split (GDV) Competitors

Global Dividend Growth Split (TSE:GDV) and Financial 15 Split (TSE:FTN) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends and risk.

Does the media refer more to GDV or FTN?

In the previous week, Financial 15 Split had 3 more articles in the media than Global Dividend Growth Split. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Financial 15 Split and 1 mentions for Global Dividend Growth Split. Financial 15 Split's average media sentiment score of 0.53 beat Global Dividend Growth Split's score of 0.00 indicating that Financial 15 Split is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Global Dividend Growth Split	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Financial 15 Split	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher valuation & earnings, GDV or FTN?

Financial 15 Split has higher revenue and earnings than Global Dividend Growth Split. Global Dividend Growth Split is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Financial 15 Split, 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
Global Dividend Growth Split	C$10.69M	16.88	C$56.88M	C$3.58	3.17
Financial 15 Split	C$254.82M	2.40	C$177.68M	C$2.91	3.48

Is GDV or FTN more profitable?

Global Dividend Growth Split has a net margin of 532.15% compared to Financial 15 Split's net margin of 69.73%. Financial 15 Split's return on equity of 39.96% beat Global Dividend Growth Split's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Global Dividend Growth Split	532.15%	38.76%	N/A
Financial 15 Split	69.73%	39.96%	13.91%

Is GDV or FTN a better dividend stock?

Global Dividend Growth Split pays an annual dividend of C$1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.6%. Financial 15 Split pays an annual dividend of C$1.51 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.9%. Global Dividend Growth Split pays out 33.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Financial 15 Split pays out 51.9% 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.

Summary

Financial 15 Split beats Global Dividend Growth Split on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.