GWO vs. POW, MFC, NA, IFC, SLF, FFH, BAM, CM, X, and BNS
Should you be buying Great-West Lifeco stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Great-West Lifeco include Power Co. of Canada (POW), Manulife Financial (MFC), National Bank of Canada (NA), Intact Financial (IFC), Sun Life Financial (SLF), Fairfax Financial (FFH), Brookfield Asset Management (BAM), Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CM), TMX Group (X), and Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS). These companies are all part of the "financial services" sector.
Great-West Lifeco (TSE:GWO) and Power Co. of Canada (TSE:POW) are both large-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, earnings, profitability, community ranking, risk, institutional ownership and media sentiment.
Power Co. of Canada received 29 more outperform votes than Great-West Lifeco when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 53.45% of users gave Power Co. of Canada an outperform vote while only 39.03% of users gave Great-West Lifeco an outperform vote.
Great-West Lifeco has a beta of 0.86, indicating that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Power Co. of Canada has a beta of 1.11, indicating that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Great-West Lifeco had 3 more articles in the media than Power Co. of Canada. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Great-West Lifeco and 6 mentions for Power Co. of Canada. Great-West Lifeco's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Power Co. of Canada's score of -0.04 indicating that Great-West Lifeco is being referred to more favorably in the media.
12.1% of Great-West Lifeco shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.3% of Power Co. of Canada shares are owned by institutional investors. 70.6% of Great-West Lifeco shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 13.5% of Power Co. of Canada shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Great-West Lifeco has higher revenue and earnings than Power Co. of Canada. Power Co. of Canada is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Great-West Lifeco, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Great-West Lifeco pays an annual dividend of C$2.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Power Co. of Canada pays an annual dividend of C$2.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.2%. Great-West Lifeco pays out 75.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Power Co. of Canada pays out 65.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Power Co. of Canada is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Great-West Lifeco has a net margin of 7.95% compared to Power Co. of Canada's net margin of 6.89%. Great-West Lifeco's return on equity of 10.28% beat Power Co. of Canada's return on equity.
Great-West Lifeco presently has a consensus target price of C$43.11, suggesting a potential upside of 6.98%. Power Co. of Canada has a consensus target price of C$41.78, suggesting a potential upside of 14.59%. Given Power Co. of Canada's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Power Co. of Canada is more favorable than Great-West Lifeco.
Summary
Great-West Lifeco and Power Co. of Canada tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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