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 business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Which has better valuation & 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	10.84
CI Financial	C$3.57B	1.29	-C$69.09M	-C$0.48	-66.69

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

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

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 analysts prefer GCG.A or CIX?

Guardian Capital Group presently has a consensus price target of C$52.00, suggesting a potential downside of 22.35%. CI Financial has a consensus price target of C$29.36, suggesting a potential downside of 8.23%. Given CI Financial's higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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

Do insiders and institutionals believe in GCG.A or CIX?

17.8% of Guardian Capital Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.0% of CI Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 23.4% of Guardian Capital Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.8% of CI Financial shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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%

Does the media refer more to 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 0.00 equaled CI Financial'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Guardian Capital Group	Neutral
CI Financial	Neutral

Summary

Guardian Capital Group beats CI Financial on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.