Fairfax India (FIH.U) Competitors

Fairfax India (TSE:FIH.U) and Guardian Capital Group (TSE:GCG.A) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk and profitability.

Is FIH.U or GCG.A more profitable?

Guardian Capital Group has a net margin of 233.40% compared to Fairfax India's net margin of 61.90%. Fairfax India's return on equity of 13.14% beat Guardian Capital Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fairfax India	61.90%	13.14%	8.33%
Guardian Capital Group	233.40%	10.09%	2.75%

Does the media refer more to FIH.U or GCG.A?

In the previous week, Fairfax India had 2 more articles in the media than Guardian Capital Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Fairfax India and 0 mentions for Guardian Capital Group. Fairfax India's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Guardian Capital Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Fairfax India	Neutral
Guardian Capital Group	Neutral

Do analysts recommend FIH.U or GCG.A?

Guardian Capital Group has a consensus target price of C$55.67, suggesting a potential upside of 19.71%. Given Guardian Capital Group's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Guardian Capital Group is more favorable than Fairfax India.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Fairfax India	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Guardian Capital Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has more risk & volatility, FIH.U or GCG.A?

Fairfax India has a beta of 1.5, meaning that its share price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Guardian Capital Group has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer FIH.U or GCG.A?

Fairfax India received 35 more outperform votes than Guardian Capital Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.89% of users gave Fairfax India an outperform vote while only 52.15% of users gave Guardian Capital Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Fairfax India	Outperform Votes 132 57.89%	Underperform Votes 96 42.11%
Guardian Capital Group	Outperform Votes 97 52.15%	Underperform Votes 89 47.85%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, FIH.U or GCG.A?

Fairfax India has higher revenue and earnings than Guardian Capital Group. Fairfax India is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Guardian Capital Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Fairfax India	C$600.57M	2.57	C$371.77M	C$2.72	5.39
Guardian Capital Group	C$241.18M	4.34	C$8M	C$3.99	11.65

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in FIH.U or GCG.A?

32.3% of Fairfax India shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.5% of Guardian Capital Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 27.5% of Fairfax India shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 22.4% of Guardian Capital Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Fairfax India beats Guardian Capital Group on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.