MCAN Mortgage (MKP) Competitors

First National Financial (TSE:FN) and MCAN Mortgage (TSE:MKP) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends and profitability.

Do analysts prefer FN or MKP?

First National Financial presently has a consensus target price of C$45.40, suggesting a potential downside of 5.93%. MCAN Mortgage has a consensus target price of C$19.00, suggesting a potential downside of 11.01%. Given First National Financial's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe First National Financial is more favorable than MCAN Mortgage.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First National Financial	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.67
MCAN Mortgage	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is FN or MKP more profitable?

MCAN Mortgage has a net margin of 52.77% compared to First National Financial's net margin of 10.70%. First National Financial's return on equity of 24.41% beat MCAN Mortgage's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First National Financial	10.70%	24.41%	0.48%
MCAN Mortgage	52.77%	15.63%	1.71%

Does the media favor FN or MKP?

In the previous week, First National Financial and First National Financial both had 1 articles in the media. First National Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat MCAN Mortgage's score of 0.75 indicating that First National Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
First National Financial	Positive
MCAN Mortgage	Positive

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, FN or MKP?

First National Financial has higher revenue and earnings than MCAN Mortgage. MCAN Mortgage is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First National 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
First National Financial	C$1.73B	1.68	C$185.07M	C$3.07	15.71
MCAN Mortgage	C$173.49M	4.80	C$91.55M	C$2.35	9.10

Which has more risk & volatility, FN or MKP?

First National Financial has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MCAN Mortgage has a beta of 0.85, suggesting that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is FN or MKP a better dividend stock?

First National Financial pays an annual dividend of C$2.45 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. MCAN Mortgage pays an annual dividend of C$1.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.3%. First National Financial pays out 79.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. MCAN Mortgage pays out 66.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. MCAN Mortgage is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of FN or MKP?

4.0% of First National Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.5% of MCAN Mortgage shares are owned by institutional investors. 71.5% of First National Financial shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 15.3% of MCAN Mortgage shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

First National Financial beats MCAN Mortgage on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.