Posted by admin on Aug 12th, 2022
California First Leasing (OTCMKTS:CFNB – Get Rating) and Exterran (NYSE:EXTN – Get Rating) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations and risk.
This table compares California First Leasing and Exterran’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
This table compares California First Leasing and Exterran’s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
California First Leasing has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Exterran.
57.7% of Exterran shares are held by institutional investors. 78.5% of California First Leasing shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.3% of Exterran shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
California First Leasing has a beta of 0.36, indicating that its share price is 64% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Exterran has a beta of 0.26, indicating that its share price is 74% less volatile than the S&P 500.
This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for California First Leasing and Exterran, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
California First Leasing beats Exterran on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.
California First Leasing Corporation provides loans and lease financing for universities, businesses, and other commercial or non-profit organizations. The company was formerly known as California First National Bancorp and changed its name to California First Leasing Corporation in February 2021. California First Leasing Corporation was founded in 1977 and is based in Newport Beach, California.
Exterran Corporation, a systems and process company, provides various solutions in the oil, gas, water, and power markets worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Contract Operations, Aftermarket Services, and Product Sales. It offers compression, processing, and treating services through the operation of natural gas compression equipment, and crude oil and natural gas production and process equipment; and water treatment and power generation solutions. The company also sells parts and components; and provides operation, maintenance, repair, overhaul, upgrade, startup and commissioning, and reconfiguration services. In addition, it designs, engineers, manufactures, sells, and installs equipment used in the treating and processing of crude oil, natural gas, natural gas compression packages, and water treatment, including cryogenic plants, mechanical refrigeration and dew point control plants, condensate stabilizers, wellheads, gatherings, residue and high pressure natural gas compression equipment, water treatment equipment, integrated power generation, and skid-mounted production packages for onshore and offshore production facilities. Further, the company sells custom-engineered and built-to-specification natural gas and oil processing and treating equipment; and skid-mounted natural gas compression equipment and pre-engineered compressor units. It serves integrated oil and natural gas companies, national energy companies, and independent oil and natural gas producers, as well as oil and natural gas processors, gatherers, and pipeline operators. The company was founded in 1954 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
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