MCAN Mortgage (MKP) Competitors

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

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, FN or MKP?

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
First National Financial	C$1.73B	1.43	C$185.07M	C$3.07	13.44
MCAN Mortgage	C$173.49M	4.32	C$91.55M	C$2.35	8.20

Which has more volatility and risk, FN or MKP?

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

Do analysts rate FN or MKP?

First National Financial currently has a consensus price target of C$41.00, suggesting a potential downside of 0.63%. MCAN Mortgage has a consensus price target of C$19.00, suggesting a potential downside of 1.25%. Given First National Financial's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe First National Financial is more favorable than MCAN Mortgage.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First National Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
MCAN Mortgage	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media refer more to FN or MKP?

In the previous week, MCAN Mortgage had 1 more articles in the media than First National Financial. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for MCAN Mortgage and 2 mentions for First National Financial. First National Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.37 beat MCAN Mortgage's score of 0.20 indicating that First National Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

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

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

Is FN or MKP 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
First National Financial	10.70%	24.41%	0.48%
MCAN Mortgage	52.77%	15.63%	1.71%

Is FN or MKP a better dividend stock?

First National Financial pays an annual dividend of C$2.45 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. MCAN Mortgage pays an annual dividend of C$1.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.1%. 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 pays out 66.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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 17 factors compared between the two stocks.