GCG vs. FIH.U, UNC, SII, CVG, GCG.A, CGI, SEC, AGF.B, DFN, and FTN
Should you be buying Guardian Capital Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Guardian Capital Group include Fairfax India (FIH.U), United Co.s (UNC), Sprott (SII), Clairvest Group (CVG), Guardian Capital Group (GCG.A), Canadian General Investments (CGI), Senvest Capital (SEC), AGF Management (AGF.B), Dividend 15 Split (DFN), and Financial 15 Split (FTN). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.
Guardian Capital Group vs.
Guardian Capital Group (TSE:GCG) and Fairfax India (TSE:FIH.U) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability and risk.
In the previous week, Guardian Capital Group had 1 more articles in the media than Fairfax India. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Guardian Capital Group and 0 mentions for Fairfax India. Guardian Capital Group's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Fairfax India's score of 0.00 indicating that Guardian Capital Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Guardian Capital Group has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fairfax India has a beta of 1.49, suggesting that its share price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500.
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.
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.
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 insiders. Comparatively, 27.5% of Fairfax India shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
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.
Guardian Capital Group presently has a consensus target price of C$45.00, indicating a potential upside of 7.91%. Given Guardian Capital Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Guardian Capital Group is more favorable than Fairfax India.
Summary
Guardian Capital Group beats Fairfax India on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (TSE:GCG) was last updated on 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff