Kingsway Financial Services (NYSE:KFS) and Maiden (NASDAQ:MHLD) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings and profitability.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Kingsway Financial Services and Maiden's gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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Kingsway Financial Services | $59.95 million | 1.74 | $-5,890,000.00 | N/A | N/A |
Maiden | $576.14 million | 0.51 | $-131,900,000.00 | N/A | N/A |
Kingsway Financial Services has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Maiden.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Kingsway Financial Services and Maiden, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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Kingsway Financial Services | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Maiden | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
Maiden has a consensus target price of $2.00, indicating a potential downside of 41.00%. Given Maiden's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Maiden is more favorable than Kingsway Financial Services.
Volatility & Risk
Kingsway Financial Services has a beta of -0.25, meaning that its share price is 125% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Maiden has a beta of 1.32, meaning that its share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
30.9% of Kingsway Financial Services shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 23.1% of Maiden shares are owned by institutional investors. 49.1% of Kingsway Financial Services shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.4% of Maiden shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares Kingsway Financial Services and Maiden's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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Kingsway Financial Services | -13.63% | -16.73% | -0.88% |
Maiden | 5.24% | -2.91% | -0.04% |
Summary
Maiden beats Kingsway Financial Services on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.