Canaccord Genuity Group (CF) Competitors

First Mining Gold (TSE:FF) and Canaccord Genuity Group (TSE:CF) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, community ranking, valuation, profitability, risk, earnings, dividends and media sentiment.

Is FF or CF more profitable?

First Mining Gold has a net margin of 0.00% compared to First Mining Gold's net margin of -0.98%. First Mining Gold's return on equity of 1.90% beat Canaccord Genuity Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Mining Gold	N/A	-3.02%	-3.17%
Canaccord Genuity Group	-0.98%	1.90%	0.47%

Which has more volatility & risk, FF or CF?

First Mining Gold has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Canaccord Genuity Group has a beta of 1.65, suggesting that its stock price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate FF or CF?

First Mining Gold presently has a consensus price target of C$0.80, indicating a potential upside of 492.59%. Canaccord Genuity Group has a consensus price target of C$11.17, indicating a potential upside of 22.31%. Given Canaccord Genuity Group's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe First Mining Gold is more favorable than Canaccord Genuity Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First Mining Gold	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Canaccord Genuity Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in FF or CF?

Canaccord Genuity Group received 287 more outperform votes than First Mining Gold when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 69.86% of users gave First Mining Gold an outperform vote while only 53.91% of users gave Canaccord Genuity Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
First Mining Gold	Outperform Votes 51 69.86%	Underperform Votes 22 30.14%
Canaccord Genuity Group	Outperform Votes 338 53.91%	Underperform Votes 289 46.09%

Is FF or CF a better dividend stock?

First Mining Gold pays an annual dividend of C$0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 177.8%. Canaccord Genuity Group pays an annual dividend of C$0.34 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. First Mining Gold pays out -800.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Canaccord Genuity Group pays out -113.3% 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. First Mining Gold is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of FF or CF?

8.1% of First Mining Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.2% of Canaccord Genuity Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.8% of First Mining Gold shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.7% of Canaccord Genuity Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, FF or CF?

First Mining Gold has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Canaccord Genuity Group. Canaccord Genuity Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Mining Gold, 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 Mining Gold	N/A	N/A	-C$7.04M	-C$0.03	-4.50
Canaccord Genuity Group	C$1.41B	0.66	-C$26.12M	-C$0.30	-30.43

Does the media prefer FF or CF?

In the previous week, First Mining Gold and First Mining Gold both had 3 articles in the media. Canaccord Genuity Group's average media sentiment score of 0.66 beat First Mining Gold's score of 0.20 indicating that First Mining Gold is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
First Mining Gold	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Canaccord Genuity Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

First Mining Gold and Canaccord Genuity Group tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.