MCAN Mortgage (MKP) Competitors

MCAN Mortgage (TSE:MKP) and First National Financial (TSE:FN) are both financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment and risk.

Do analysts rate MKP or FN?

MCAN Mortgage currently has a consensus price target of C$19.00, indicating a potential downside of 6.13%. First National Financial has a consensus price target of C$45.40, indicating a potential downside of 5.50%. Given First National Financial's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe First National Financial is more favorable than MCAN Mortgage.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MCAN Mortgage	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
First National Financial	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.67

Which has more risk & volatility, MKP or FN?

MCAN Mortgage has a beta of 0.85, meaning that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First National Financial has a beta of 1.04, meaning that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in MKP or FN?

0.5% of MCAN Mortgage shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.0% of First National Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.3% of MCAN Mortgage shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 71.5% of First National Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to MKP or FN?

In the previous week, First National Financial had 13 more articles in the media than MCAN Mortgage. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for First National Financial and 2 mentions for MCAN Mortgage. MCAN Mortgage's average media sentiment score of 0.53 beat First National Financial's score of 0.30 indicating that MCAN Mortgage is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
MCAN Mortgage	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
First National Financial	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, MKP or FN?

First National Financial has higher revenue and earnings than MCAN Mortgage. MCAN Mortgage is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First National Financial, 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
MCAN Mortgage	C$173.49M	4.55	C$91.55M	C$2.35	8.63
First National Financial	C$1.73B	1.67	C$185.07M	C$3.07	15.64

Is MKP or FN more profitable?

MCAN Mortgage has a net margin of 52.77% compared to First National Financial's net margin of 10.70%. First National Financial's return on equity of 24.41% beat MCAN Mortgage's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MCAN Mortgage	52.77%	15.63%	1.71%
First National Financial	10.70%	24.41%	0.48%

Is MKP or FN a better dividend stock?

MCAN Mortgage pays an annual dividend of C$1.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.7%. First National Financial pays an annual dividend of C$2.45 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. MCAN Mortgage pays out 66.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First National Financial pays out 79.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. MCAN Mortgage is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

First National Financial beats MCAN Mortgage on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.