Cannae (CNNE) & Its Competitors Head to Head Survey

Cannae (NYSE:CNNE) is one of 341 publicly-traded companies in the “Financial Services” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare Cannae to similar businesses based on the strength of its risk, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares Cannae and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cannae	-38.18%	-14.10%	-10.60%
Cannae Competitors	-409.12%	-40.47%	-6.29%

Dividends

Cannae pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Cannae pays out -19.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Financial Services” companies pay a dividend yield of 4.2% and pay out -92.3% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Cannae lags its peers as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Cannae and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cannae	1	0	2	0	2.33
Cannae Competitors	1988	6946	11713	446	2.50

Cannae currently has a consensus price target of $17.00, suggesting a potential downside of 3.98%. As a group, “Financial Services” companies have a potential downside of 6.28%. Given Cannae’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Cannae is more favorable than its peers.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Cannae and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cannae	$423.60 million	-$513.20 million	-5.86
Cannae Competitors	$6.42 billion	$1.09 billion	10.52

Cannae’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Cannae. Cannae 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.

Risk and Volatility

Cannae has a beta of 1.19, indicating that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cannae’s peers have a beta of 2.51, indicating that their average stock price is 151% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

88.1% of Cannae shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.0% of shares of all “Financial Services” companies are held by institutional investors. 10.9% of Cannae shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 21.9% of shares of all “Financial Services” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Cannae peers beat Cannae on 10 of the 15 factors compared.

About Cannae

Cannae Holdings, Inc. is a principal investment firm. The firm primarily invests in restaurants, technology enabled healthcare services, financial services and more. It takes both minority and majority stakes. Cannae Holdings, Inc. was founded in 2014 and is based in Las Vegas, Nevada.