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 businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and media sentiment.

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 5.6%. MCAN Mortgage pays an annual dividend of C$1.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.1%. First National Financial pays out 64.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. MCAN Mortgage pays out 70.9% 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor FN or MKP?

MCAN Mortgage received 49 more outperform votes than First National Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.43% of users gave MCAN Mortgage an outperform vote while only 44.02% of users gave First National Financial an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
First National Financial	Outperform Votes 228 44.02%	Underperform Votes 290 55.98%
MCAN Mortgage	Outperform Votes 277 66.43%	Underperform Votes 140 33.57%

Which has higher earnings and 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$711.26M	3.71	C$227.90M	C$3.80	11.59
MCAN Mortgage	C$131.16M	5.63	C$81.30M	C$2.20	8.80

Is FN or MKP more profitable?

MCAN Mortgage has a net margin of 61.99% compared to First National Financial's net margin of 32.60%. First National Financial's return on equity of 30.22% beat MCAN Mortgage's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First National Financial	32.60%	30.22%	0.48%
MCAN Mortgage	61.99%	14.76%	1.71%

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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to FN or MKP?

In the previous week, First National Financial had 3 more articles in the media than MCAN Mortgage. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for First National Financial and 3 mentions for MCAN Mortgage. First National Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat MCAN Mortgage's score of 0.33 indicating that First National Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
First National Financial	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
MCAN Mortgage	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more volatility & risk, FN or MKP?

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

Do analysts rate FN or MKP?

First National Financial presently has a consensus price target of C$42.67, indicating a potential downside of 3.12%. MCAN Mortgage has a consensus price target of C$19.00, indicating a potential downside of 1.81%. Given MCAN Mortgage's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe MCAN Mortgage is more favorable than First National Financial.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First National Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
MCAN Mortgage	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

First National Financial beats MCAN Mortgage on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.