Critical Contrast: Firm Capital Mortgage Investment (FCMGF) versus Its Competitors

Firm Capital Mortgage Investment (OTCMKTS:FCMGFGet Free Report) is one of 347 public companies in the “Financial Services” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare Firm Capital Mortgage Investment to similar businesses based on the strength of its profitability, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

0.3% of Firm Capital Mortgage Investment shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.6% of shares of all “Financial Services” companies are held by institutional investors. 21.5% of shares of all “Financial Services” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Firm Capital Mortgage Investment and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Firm Capital Mortgage Investment N/A N/A N/A
Firm Capital Mortgage Investment Competitors -405.23% -22.84% -6.32%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Firm Capital Mortgage Investment and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.

Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Firm Capital Mortgage Investment 0 1 0 0 2.00
Firm Capital Mortgage Investment Competitors 1908 6795 11491 414 2.51

As a group, “Financial Services” companies have a potential upside of 4.12%. Given Firm Capital Mortgage Investment’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Firm Capital Mortgage Investment has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Dividends

Firm Capital Mortgage Investment pays an annual dividend of $0.94 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.1%. Firm Capital Mortgage Investment pays out 117.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. As a group, “Financial Services” companies pay a dividend yield of 3.9% and pay out -103.1% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Firm Capital Mortgage Investment and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

Gross Revenue Net Income Price/Earnings Ratio
Firm Capital Mortgage Investment N/A N/A 10.61
Firm Capital Mortgage Investment Competitors $6.61 billion $1.06 billion 11.21

Firm Capital Mortgage Investment’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Firm Capital Mortgage Investment. Firm Capital Mortgage Investment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Summary

Firm Capital Mortgage Investment peers beat Firm Capital Mortgage Investment on 9 of the 13 factors compared.

About Firm Capital Mortgage Investment

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Firm Capital Mortgage Investment Corporation, through its mortgage banker, Firm Capital Corporation, invests in short-term residential and commercial real estate mortgage loans and real estate related debt investments in Canada. It engages in originating, funding, purchasing, and servicing mortgage investments. The company also offers mortgage services, such as real estate financing, real estate investment financing, capital market, and loan servicing and advisory services; and a line of lending programs, including construction and development lending, investment property financing, short term lending, bridge finance, mezzanine and equity investments, capital market facilities, alternative residential lending program, and infill construction lending program. Firm Capital Mortgage Investment Corporation was founded in 1988 and is based in Toronto, Canada.

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