iA Financial (IAG) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

iA Financial Corp Inc is a life and health insurance company. It offers life and health insurance products, savings and retirement plans, mutual funds, securities, auto and home insurance, mortgages, and others. The company operates and manages its activities according to five main reportable operating segments Individual Insurance, Individual Wealth Management, Group Insurance, Group Savings and Retirement, and US Operations.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: C$146.23 to C$147.00
• 50-Day Range: C$132.05 to C$149.29
• 52-Week Range: C$84.44 to C$151.29
• Volume: 60,118 shs
• Average Volume: 260,046 shs
• Market Capitalization: C$13.76 billion
• P/E Ratio: 13.97
• Dividend Yield: 2.24%
• Price Target: C$139.75
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

iA Financial Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

iA Financial scored higher than 27% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

iA Financial has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.56, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

iA Financial has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of iA Financial is 13.99, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.54.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of iA Financial is 13.99, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Financial Services sector average P/E ratio of about 13.60.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

iA Financial has a PEG Ratio of 1.26. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

iA Financial has a P/B Ratio of 1.88. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for IAG.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

iA Financial pays a meaningful dividend of 2.61%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

iA Financial does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of iA Financial is 31.25%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for IAG.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.92

News Sentiment

iA Financial has a news sentiment score of 0.92. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.66 average news sentiment score of Financial Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for iA Financial this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

19 people have searched for IAG on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 6% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added iA Financial to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, iA Financial insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought C$0.00 in company stock and sold C$6,151,244.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.09% of the stock of iA Financial is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

48.02% of the stock of iA Financial is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

IAG Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have IAG shares performed this year?

iA Financial's stock was trading at C$133.32 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, IAG stock has increased by 10.2% and is now trading at C$146.87.

How were iA Financial's earnings last quarter?

iA Financial Co. Inc. (TSE:IAG) posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November, 5th. The company reported $2.93 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $2.63 by $0.30. iA Financial had a net margin of 6.85% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 13.73%.
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How do I buy shares of iA Financial?

Shares of IAG stock and other Canadian stocks can be purchased through an online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the Canadian stock market include BMO InvestorLine, CIBC Investor's Edge, Desjardins Online Brokerage, HSBC InvestDirect, Laurentian Bank Discount Brokerage, National Bank Direct Brokerage, Qtrade Investor, Questrade, RBC Direct Investing, Scotia iTrade, TD Direct Investing, and Virtual Brokers.

What other stocks do shareholders of iA Financial own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that iA Financial investors own include Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD), TELUS (T), Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS), Royal Bank of Canada (RY), Bank of Montreal (BMO), BCE (BCE) and Enbridge (ENB).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 11/05/2024
• Today: 7/04/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: TSE
• Sector: Financial Services
• Industry: Insurance - Diversified
• Sub-Industry: Precious Metals
• Current Symbol: TSE:IAG
• CIK: N/A
• Web: ia.ca
• Phone: +1-418-6845000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 5,360
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: C$139.75
• High Stock Price Target: C$150.00
• Low Stock Price Target: C$121.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -4.8%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.56
• Research Coverage: 9 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): C$10.50
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 13.98
• Forward P/E Ratio: 12.63
• P/E Growth: 1.26
• Net Income: C$990.15 million
• Net Margins: 6.85%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 13.73%
• Return on Assets: 0.68%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 20.42
• Current Ratio: N/A
• Quick Ratio: 0.17

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: C$14.46 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.95
• Cash Flow: C$32.15 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 4.57
• Book Value: C$77.94 per share
• Price / Book: 1.88

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 93,824,784
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: C$13.77 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.13