Guardian Capital Group (GCG.A) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Guardian Capital Group Ltd is a diversified financial services company. It operates in two main business areas, Asset Management and Financial Advisory. Guardian offers institutional and private wealth investment management services; financial services to international investors; services to financial advisors in its national mutual fund dealer, securities dealer, and insurance distribution network; and maintains and manages a proprietary investment portfolio. The company operates in three main business segments: the Investment Management segment; the Financial Advisory segment; and the Corporate Activities and Investments segment. It derives majority of the revenue from the Financial Advisory segment.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: C$39.96 to C$40.50
• 50-Day Range: C$38.28 to C$45.30
• 52-Week Range: C$37.51 to C$46.13
• Volume: 4,700 shs
• Average Volume: 5,805 shs
• Market Capitalization: C$891.91 million
• P/E Ratio: 16.52
• Dividend Yield: 3.69%
• Price Target: C$52.50
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Guardian Capital Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Guardian Capital Group scored higher than 64% 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: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Guardian Capital Group has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Guardian Capital Group has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Guardian Capital Group is 16.52, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 21.97.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Guardian Capital Group is 16.52, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Financial Services sector average P/E ratio of about 13.04.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Due to a projected decrease in earnings for Guardian Capital Group, their PEG ratio cannot be calculated.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Guardian Capital Group has a P/B Ratio of 0.76. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued 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 GCG.A.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Guardian Capital Group is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.70%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Guardian Capital Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Guardian Capital Group is 60.91%. 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 GCG.A.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.34

News Sentiment

Guardian Capital Group has a news sentiment score of 0.34. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.53 average news sentiment score of Financial Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Guardian Capital Group this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Guardian Capital Group insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

23.38% of the stock of Guardian Capital Group is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 20.80% of the stock of Guardian Capital Group is held by institutions.

GCG.A Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have GCG.A shares performed this year?

Guardian Capital Group's stock was trading at C$42.65 at the start of the year. Since then, GCG.A shares have decreased by 5.9% and is now trading at C$40.14.
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How do I buy shares of Guardian Capital Group?

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Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: TSE
• Sector: Financial Services
• Industry: Asset Management
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: TSE:GCG.A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.guardiancapital.com
• Phone: +1-416-3648341
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: N/A
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: C$52.50
• High Stock Price Target: C$54.00
• Low Stock Price Target: C$51.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +30.8%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): C$2.43
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 16.52
• Forward P/E Ratio: 18.40
• P/E Growth: -22.04
• Net Income: C$62.21 million
• Net Margins: 24.73%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 5.26%
• Return on Assets: 2.48%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 14.28
• Current Ratio: 1.03
• Quick Ratio: 0.64

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: C$251.52 million
• Price / Sales: 3.55
• Cash Flow: C$6.36 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 6.31
• Book Value: C$52.59 per share
• Price / Book: 0.76

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 22,220,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: C$891.91 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.11