Lorne Park Capital Partners (CVE:LPC) and Olympia Financial Group (TSE:OLY) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings and analyst recommendations.
Profitability
This table compares Lorne Park Capital Partners and Olympia Financial Group's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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Lorne Park Capital Partners | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Olympia Financial Group | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Lorne Park Capital Partners and Olympia Financial Group's top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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Lorne Park Capital Partners | C$18.72 million | 2.04 | C$611,940.00 | C$0.01 | 62.50 |
Olympia Financial Group | C$48.62 million | 2.33 | C$7.99 million | C$3.32 | 14.16 |
Olympia Financial Group has higher revenue and earnings than Lorne Park Capital Partners. Olympia Financial Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lorne Park Capital Partners, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Dividends
Lorne Park Capital Partners pays an annual dividend of C$0.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Olympia Financial Group pays an annual dividend of C$2.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. Lorne Park Capital Partners pays out 166.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Olympia Financial Group pays out 83.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Olympia Financial Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Lorne Park Capital Partners and Olympia Financial Group, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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Lorne Park Capital Partners | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Olympia Financial Group | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Summary
Olympia Financial Group beats Lorne Park Capital Partners on 6 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks.