Firm Capital Mortgage Investment (FC) Competitors

Firm Capital Mortgage Investment (TSE:FC) and Enerflex (TSE:EFX) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, risk and analyst recommendations.

Does the media refer more to FC or EFX?

In the previous week, Enerflex had 5 more articles in the media than Firm Capital Mortgage Investment. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Enerflex and 0 mentions for Firm Capital Mortgage Investment. Firm Capital Mortgage Investment's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Enerflex's score of -0.60 indicating that Firm Capital Mortgage Investment is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Firm Capital Mortgage Investment	Neutral
Enerflex	Negative

Which has more risk and volatility, FC or EFX?

Firm Capital Mortgage Investment has a beta of 1.04, meaning that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Enerflex has a beta of 1.71, meaning that its share price is 71% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in FC or EFX?

2.1% of Firm Capital Mortgage Investment shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.2% of Enerflex shares are held by institutional investors. 2.3% of Firm Capital Mortgage Investment shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Enerflex shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is FC or EFX a better dividend stock?

Firm Capital Mortgage Investment pays an annual dividend of C$0.94 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.6%. Enerflex pays an annual dividend of C$0.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Firm Capital Mortgage Investment pays out 98.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Enerflex pays out -10.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Do analysts prefer FC or EFX?

Enerflex has a consensus target price of C$15.71, indicating a potential upside of 45.58%. Given Enerflex's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Enerflex 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
Enerflex	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Is FC or EFX more profitable?

Firm Capital Mortgage Investment has a net margin of 48.76% compared to Enerflex's net margin of -3.72%. Firm Capital Mortgage Investment's return on equity of 8.47% beat Enerflex's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Firm Capital Mortgage Investment	48.76%	8.47%	5.46%
Enerflex	-3.72%	-8.76%	3.03%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, FC or EFX?

Firm Capital Mortgage Investment has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Enerflex. Enerflex is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Firm Capital Mortgage Investment, 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$72.77M	6.25	C$35.48M	C$0.96	12.87
Enerflex	C$3.09B	0.43	-C$114.88M	-C$0.92	-11.72

Summary

Firm Capital Mortgage Investment beats Enerflex on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.