GCG vs. CIX, SII, FIH.U, GCG.A, UNC, LBS, CVG, WED, CGI, and AGF.B
Should you be buying Guardian Capital Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Guardian Capital Group include CI Financial (CIX), Sprott (SII), Fairfax India (FIH.U), Guardian Capital Group (GCG.A), United Co.s (UNC), Life & Banc Split (LBS), Clairvest Group (CVG), Westaim (WED), Canadian General Investments (CGI), and AGF Management (AGF.B). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.
Guardian Capital Group vs. Its Competitors
CI Financial (TSE:CIX) and Guardian Capital Group (TSE:GCG) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, profitability, earnings, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.
CI Financial has a beta of 1.67, indicating that its share price is 67% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Guardian Capital Group has a beta of 1.018534, indicating that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, CI Financial and CI Financial both had 1 articles in the media. Guardian Capital Group's average media sentiment score of 0.36 beat CI Financial's score of 0.00 indicating that Guardian Capital Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
CI Financial pays an annual dividend of C$0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Guardian Capital Group pays an annual dividend of C$1.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. CI Financial pays out -166.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Guardian Capital Group pays out 24.3% 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 increased 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.
CI Financial presently has a consensus price target of C$29.36, indicating a potential downside of 8.23%. Guardian Capital Group has a consensus price target of C$45.00, indicating a potential downside of 32.79%. Given CI Financial's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe CI Financial is more favorable than Guardian Capital Group.
Guardian Capital Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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.
Guardian Capital Group has a net margin of 37.41% compared to CI Financial's net margin of -1.94%. Guardian Capital Group's return on equity of 8.33% beat CI Financial's return on equity.
15.0% of CI Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.3% of Guardian Capital Group shares are held by institutional investors. 15.8% of CI Financial shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 77.1% of Guardian Capital Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
CI Financial and Guardian Capital Group tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (TSE:GCG) was last updated on 10/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
