Guardian Capital Group (GCG.A) Competitors

Guardian Capital Group (TSE:GCG.A) and CI Financial (TSE:CIX) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability and earnings.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, GCG.A or CIX?

Guardian Capital Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than CI Financial. CI Financial 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
Guardian Capital Group	C$397.58M	4.14	C$62.21M	C$6.18	10.83
CI Financial	C$3.57B	1.29	-C$69.09M	-C$0.48	-66.69

Do analysts prefer GCG.A or CIX?

Guardian Capital Group presently has a consensus target price of C$52.00, indicating a potential downside of 22.32%. CI Financial has a consensus target price of C$29.36, indicating a potential downside of 8.23%. Given CI Financial's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe CI Financial is more favorable than Guardian Capital Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Guardian Capital Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
CI Financial	2 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.75

Does the media favor GCG.A or CIX?

In the previous week, Guardian Capital Group had 1 more articles in the media than CI Financial. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Guardian Capital Group and 0 mentions for CI Financial. Guardian Capital Group's average media sentiment score of 0.29 beat CI Financial's score of 0.00 indicating that Guardian Capital Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Guardian Capital Group	Neutral
CI Financial	Neutral

Is GCG.A or CIX a better dividend stock?

Guardian Capital Group pays an annual dividend of C$1.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. CI Financial pays an annual dividend of C$0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Guardian Capital Group pays out 24.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CI Financial pays out -166.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. CI Financial has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. CI Financial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in GCG.A or CIX?

16.9% of Guardian Capital Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.0% of CI Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 23.4% of Guardian Capital Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.8% of CI Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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

Guardian Capital Group has a beta of 1.236189, indicating that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CI Financial has a beta of 1.67, indicating that its stock price is 67% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is GCG.A or CIX more profitable?

Guardian Capital Group has a net margin of 24.73% compared to CI Financial's net margin of -1.94%. Guardian Capital Group's return on equity of 5.26% beat CI Financial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Guardian Capital Group	24.73%	5.26%	2.48%
CI Financial	-1.94%	-7.54%	4.87%

Summary

Guardian Capital Group beats CI Financial on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.