United Co.s (UNC) Competitors

United Co.s (TSE:UNC) and Financial 15 Split (TSE:FTN) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, risk and media sentiment.

Is UNC or FTN more profitable?

United Co.s has a net margin of 85.56% compared to Financial 15 Split's net margin of 69.73%. Financial 15 Split's return on equity of 39.96% beat United Co.s' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
United Co.s	85.56%	17.19%	11.66%
Financial 15 Split	69.73%	39.96%	13.91%

Which has more volatility & risk, UNC or FTN?

United Co.s has a beta of 0.6, meaning that its share price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Financial 15 Split has a beta of 1.44, meaning that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is UNC or FTN a better dividend stock?

United Co.s pays an annual dividend of C$1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.4%. Financial 15 Split pays an annual dividend of C$1.51 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.9%. United Co.s pays out 3.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Financial 15 Split pays out 51.9% 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.

Does the media refer more to UNC or FTN?

In the previous week, Financial 15 Split had 2 more articles in the media than United Co.s. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Financial 15 Split and 2 mentions for United Co.s. United Co.s' average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat Financial 15 Split's score of 0.53 indicating that United Co.s is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
United Co.s	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Financial 15 Split	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better valuation and earnings, UNC or FTN?

United Co.s has higher revenue and earnings than Financial 15 Split. United Co.s is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Financial 15 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
United Co.s	C$464.39M	0.35	C$397.35M	C$35.32	0.41
Financial 15 Split	C$254.82M	2.40	C$177.68M	C$2.91	3.48

Summary

Financial 15 Split beats United Co.s on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.