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C$72.49 -0.41 (-0.56%)
As of 08/22/2025 04:00 PM Eastern

DFY vs. KFS, IFC, FFH, X, IAG, IGM, GLXY, ONEX, CWB, and CIX

Should you be buying Definity Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Definity Financial include Kingsway Financial Services Inc. (KFS.TO) (KFS), Intact Financial (IFC), Fairfax Financial (FFH), TMX Group (X), iA Financial (IAG), IGM Financial (IGM), Galaxy Digital (GLXY), Onex (ONEX), Canadian Western Bank (CWB), and CI Financial (CIX).

Definity Financial vs. Its Competitors

Kingsway Financial Services Inc. (KFS.TO) (TSE:KFS) and Definity Financial (TSE:DFY) are both insurance - property & casualty industry companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, risk, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations and profitability.

61.2% of Definity Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Definity Financial shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Definity Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Kingsway Financial Services Inc. (KFS.TO). Kingsway Financial Services Inc. (KFS.TO) is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Definity Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Kingsway Financial Services Inc. (KFS.TO)C$53.38M0.00-C$20.50M-C$0.92N/A
Definity FinancialC$4.40B1.90C$542.33MC$4.7215.35

Definity Financial has a consensus target price of C$74.20, indicating a potential upside of 2.36%. Given Definity Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Definity Financial is more favorable than Kingsway Financial Services Inc. (KFS.TO).

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Kingsway Financial Services Inc. (KFS.TO)
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Definity Financial
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.17

In the previous week, Kingsway Financial Services Inc. (KFS.TO) had 1 more articles in the media than Definity Financial. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Kingsway Financial Services Inc. (KFS.TO) and 0 mentions for Definity Financial. Kingsway Financial Services Inc. (KFS.TO)'s average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Definity Financial'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Kingsway Financial Services Inc. (KFS.TO) Neutral
Definity Financial Neutral

Definity Financial has a net margin of 12.32% compared to Kingsway Financial Services Inc. (KFS.TO)'s net margin of 0.00%. Definity Financial's return on equity of 18.19% beat Kingsway Financial Services Inc. (KFS.TO)'s return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Kingsway Financial Services Inc. (KFS.TO)N/A N/A N/A
Definity Financial 12.32%18.19%4.81%

Summary

Definity Financial beats Kingsway Financial Services Inc. (KFS.TO) on 12 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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DFY vs. The Competition

MetricDefinity FinancialInsurance IndustryFinancial SectorTSE Exchange
Market CapC$8.36BC$14.77BC$6.49BC$6.37B
Dividend Yield1.03%4.42%4.17%6.72%
P/E Ratio15.3513.8314.4173.11
Price / Sales1.90114.091,790.091,702.25
Price / Cash12.315.14127.2083.29
Price / Book2.553.195.134.90
Net IncomeC$542.33MC$914.48MC$1.23BC$301.20M
7 Day Performance1.00%1.80%0.92%1.35%
1 Month Performance-6.00%0.77%2.17%1.88%
1 Year Performance47.37%31.16%24.12%27.39%

Definity Financial Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
DFY
Definity Financial
1.1438 of 5 stars
C$72.49
-0.6%
C$74.20
+2.4%
+47.3%C$8.36BC$4.40B15.353,442
KFS
Kingsway Financial Services Inc. (KFS.TO)
N/AN/AN/AN/AC$61.55MC$53.38M-3.00280
IFC
Intact Financial
1.4547 of 5 stars
C$279.60
+0.2%
C$322.20
+15.2%
+10.3%C$49.74BC$26.64B21.6530,000
FFH
Fairfax Financial
3.5402 of 5 stars
C$2,399.65
+0.7%
C$2,742.86
+14.3%
+53.0%C$38.49BC$21.14B9.1919,300
X
TMX Group
1.0081 of 5 stars
C$57.34
+0.7%
C$59.81
+4.3%
+32.2%C$15.95BC$1.87B33.1022,700Dividend Increase
IAG
iA Financial
2.335 of 5 stars
C$148.12
+0.5%
C$145.88
-1.5%
+48.1%C$13.90BC$14.46B14.115,360
IGM
IGM Financial
2.1051 of 5 stars
C$48.59
+0.6%
C$52.29
+7.6%
+27.2%C$11.59BC$3.35B12.453,300
GLXY
Galaxy Digital
0.8094 of 5 stars
C$36.97
+2.4%
C$24.50
-33.7%
+123.0%C$8.71BC$540.07M3.05434
ONEX
Onex
1.5295 of 5 stars
C$113.61
-0.2%
C$139.33
+22.6%
+25.7%C$5.69BC$645.09M9.03492
CWB
Canadian Western Bank
N/AN/AC$57.94
+∞
N/AC$5.48BC$1.99B18.452,454
CIX
CI Financial
1.8531 of 5 stars
C$31.99
flat
C$29.36
-8.2%
+92.2%C$4.61BC$3.57B-66.69610

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This page (TSE:DFY) was last updated on 8/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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