Guardian Capital Group (GCG) Competitors

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

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

Fairfax India has higher revenue and earnings than Guardian Capital Group. Guardian Capital Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fairfax India, 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$290.83M	3.51	C$108.81M	C$4.46	9.35
Fairfax India	C$404.28M	4.70	C$228.56M	C$1.68	10.76

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer GCG or FIH.U?

Guardian Capital Group received 39 more outperform votes than Fairfax India when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.17% of users gave Guardian Capital Group an outperform vote while only 57.89% of users gave Fairfax India an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Guardian Capital Group	Outperform Votes 171 59.17%	Underperform Votes 118 40.83%
Fairfax India	Outperform Votes 132 57.89%	Underperform Votes 96 42.11%

Does the media prefer GCG or FIH.U?

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 0.50 beat Guardian Capital Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Fairfax India is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Guardian Capital Group	Neutral
Fairfax India	Positive

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

Guardian Capital Group has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fairfax India has a beta of 1.49, meaning that its share price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of GCG or FIH.U?

26.3% of Guardian Capital Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.8% of Fairfax India shares are owned by institutional investors. 77.1% of Guardian Capital Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 27.5% of Fairfax India shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is GCG or FIH.U more profitable?

Fairfax India has a net margin of 56.53% compared to Guardian Capital Group's net margin of 37.41%. Guardian Capital Group's return on equity of 8.33% beat Fairfax India's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Guardian Capital Group	37.41%	8.33%	2.48%
Fairfax India	56.53%	7.81%	5.34%

Do analysts rate GCG or FIH.U?

Guardian Capital Group currently has a consensus target price of C$45.00, indicating a potential upside of 7.78%. Given Guardian Capital Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Guardian Capital Group is more favorable than Fairfax India.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Guardian Capital Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Fairfax India	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

Fairfax India beats Guardian Capital Group on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.