Financial 15 Split (FTN) Competitors

Financial 15 Split (TSE:FTN) and Life & Banc Split (TSE:LBS) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking, valuation, risk, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Which has more volatility and risk, FTN or LBS?

Financial 15 Split has a beta of 1.68, indicating that its share price is 68% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Life & Banc Split has a beta of 1.87, indicating that its share price is 87% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is FTN or LBS more profitable?

Financial 15 Split's return on equity of -9.39% beat Life & Banc Split's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Financial 15 Split	N/A	-9.39%	-0.59%
Life & Banc Split	N/A	-23.47%	-4.59%

Does the media refer more to FTN or LBS?

In the previous week, Financial 15 Split's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Life & Banc Split's average media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Financial 15 Split	Neutral
Life & Banc Split	Neutral

Is FTN or LBS a better dividend stock?

Financial 15 Split pays an annual dividend of C$1.51 per share and has a dividend yield of 17.4%. Life & Banc Split pays an annual dividend of C$1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.1%. Financial 15 Split pays out -158.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Life & Banc Split pays out -61.5% 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. Financial 15 Split is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in FTN or LBS?

Financial 15 Split received 30 more outperform votes than Life & Banc Split when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.85% of users gave Financial 15 Split an outperform vote while only 68.09% of users gave Life & Banc Split an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Financial 15 Split	Outperform Votes 126 68.85%	Underperform Votes 57 31.15%
Life & Banc Split	Outperform Votes 96 68.09%	Underperform Votes 45 31.91%

Which has better valuation & earnings, FTN or LBS?

Financial 15 Split has higher revenue and earnings than Life & Banc Split. Financial 15 Split is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Life & Banc Split, 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
Financial 15 Split	C$1.81 million	168.71	-C$27.11 million	-C$0.95	-9.16
Life & Banc Split	-C$40.23 million	-7.45	-C$64.34 million	-C$1.95	-4.36

Do analysts recommend FTN or LBS?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Financial 15 Split	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Life & Banc Split	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Summary

Financial 15 Split beats Life & Banc Split on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.