Firm Capital Mortgage Investment (FC) Competitors

Firm Capital Mortgage Investment (TSE:FC) and Labrador Iron Ore Royalty (TSE:LIF) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.

Does the media refer more to FC or LIF?

In the previous week, Firm Capital Mortgage Investment's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Labrador Iron Ore Royalty's score of 0.00 indicating that Firm Capital Mortgage Investment is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Firm Capital Mortgage Investment	Positive
Labrador Iron Ore Royalty	Neutral

Is FC or LIF more profitable?

Labrador Iron Ore Royalty has a net margin of 94.67% compared to Firm Capital Mortgage Investment's net margin of 48.76%. Labrador Iron Ore Royalty's return on equity of 29.05% beat Firm Capital Mortgage Investment's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Firm Capital Mortgage Investment	48.76%	8.47%	5.46%
Labrador Iron Ore Royalty	94.67%	29.05%	11.52%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, FC or LIF?

Labrador Iron Ore Royalty has higher revenue and earnings than Firm Capital Mortgage Investment. Firm Capital Mortgage Investment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Labrador Iron Ore Royalty, 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
Firm Capital Mortgage Investment	C$53.99M	8.23	C$35.48M	C$1.03	11.77
Labrador Iron Ore Royalty	C$180.96M	9.62	C$197.32M	C$1.77	15.36

Do analysts rate FC or LIF?

Labrador Iron Ore Royalty has a consensus price target of C$33.50, suggesting a potential upside of 23.21%. Given Labrador Iron Ore Royalty's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Labrador Iron Ore Royalty is more favorable than Firm Capital Mortgage Investment.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Firm Capital Mortgage Investment	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Labrador Iron Ore Royalty	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in FC or LIF?

2.8% of Firm Capital Mortgage Investment shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.4% of Labrador Iron Ore Royalty shares are held by institutional investors. 2.3% of Firm Capital Mortgage Investment shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Labrador Iron Ore Royalty shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility and risk, FC or LIF?

Firm Capital Mortgage Investment has a beta of 0.811813, indicating that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Labrador Iron Ore Royalty has a beta of 0.517499, indicating that its share price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is FC or LIF a better dividend stock?

Firm Capital Mortgage Investment pays an annual dividend of C$0.94 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.7%. Labrador Iron Ore Royalty pays an annual dividend of C$2.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.3%. Firm Capital Mortgage Investment pays out 91.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Labrador Iron Ore Royalty pays out 127.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Summary

Labrador Iron Ore Royalty beats Firm Capital Mortgage Investment on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.