Pinetree Capital (PNP) Competitors

Wall Financial (TSE:WFC) and Pinetree Capital (TSE:PNP) are both small-cap banking companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk and dividends.

Which has more volatility & risk, WFC or PNP?

Wall Financial has a beta of 0.65, indicating that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pinetree Capital has a beta of 0.6, indicating that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor WFC or PNP?

In the previous week, Wall Financial had 4 more articles in the media than Pinetree Capital. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Wall Financial and 1 mentions for Pinetree Capital. Pinetree Capital's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Wall Financial's score of 0.04 indicating that Pinetree Capital is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Wall Financial	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Pinetree Capital	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, WFC or PNP?

Wall Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Pinetree Capital. Pinetree Capital 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	2.53	C$24.83M	C$0.77	19.71
Pinetree Capital	C$8.67M	15.34	C$18.94M	C$2.02	7.02

Is WFC or PNP more profitable?

Pinetree Capital has a net margin of 218.56% compared to Wall Financial's net margin of 12.82%. Pinetree Capital's return on equity of 34.80% beat Wall Financial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Wall Financial	12.82%	14.98%	4.20%
Pinetree Capital	218.56%	34.80%	17.18%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in WFC or PNP?

0.0% of Wall Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.0% of Pinetree Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 69.7% of Wall Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 43.4% of Pinetree Capital shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Pinetree Capital beats Wall Financial on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.