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TSE:GWO

Great-West Lifeco - GWO Competitors

C$34.60
-0.11 (-0.32%)
(As of 03/22/2023 12:00 AM ET)
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Today's Range
C$34.58
C$35.09
50-Day Range
C$33.98
C$37.51
52-Week Range
C$27.99
C$37.69
Volume
1.44 million shs
Average Volume
2.62 million shs
Market Capitalization
C$32.24 billion
P/E Ratio
10.03
Dividend Yield
6.01%
Price Target
C$36.50

GWO vs. POW, MFC, NA, IFC, SLF, FFH, BAM, CM, IGM, and IAG

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), IGM Financial (IGM), and iA Financial (IAG). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.

Great-West Lifeco vs.

Power Co. of Canada (TSE:POW) and Great-West Lifeco (TSE:GWO) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, community ranking, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, risk, dividends and earnings.

Power Co. of Canada has a beta of 1.06, suggesting that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Great-West Lifeco has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.

34.7% of Power Co. of Canada shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.7% of Great-West Lifeco shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.1% of Power Co. of Canada shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 70.6% of Great-West Lifeco shares are owned 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.

Great-West Lifeco has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Power Co. of Canada. Great-West Lifeco is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Power Co. of Canada, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Power Co. of CanadaC$53.07 billion0.40C$2.05 billionC$2.9411.77
Great-West LifecoC$44.70 billion0.72C$3.22 billionC$3.4510.03

In the previous week, Power Co. of Canada had 15 more articles in the media than Great-West Lifeco. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Power Co. of Canada and 2 mentions for Great-West Lifeco. Power Co. of Canada's average media sentiment score of 0.31 beat Great-West Lifeco's score of 0.00 indicating that Power Co. of Canada is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Power Co. of Canada
1 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
8 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Great-West Lifeco
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Power Co. of Canada presently has a consensus target price of C$39.86, suggesting a potential upside of 15.19%. Great-West Lifeco has a consensus target price of C$36.50, suggesting a potential upside of 5.49%. Given Power Co. of Canada's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Power Co. of Canada is more favorable than Great-West Lifeco.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Power Co. of Canada
0 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
Great-West Lifeco
1 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

Great-West Lifeco has a net margin of 7.49% compared to Power Co. of Canada's net margin of 3.97%. Great-West Lifeco's return on equity of 11.25% beat Power Co. of Canada's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Power Co. of Canada 3.97% 8.33% 0.41%
Great-West Lifeco 7.49% 11.25% 0.41%

Power Co. of Canada pays an annual dividend of C$1.98 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. Great-West Lifeco pays an annual dividend of C$2.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. Power Co. of Canada pays out 67.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Great-West Lifeco pays out 60.3% 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. Great-West Lifeco is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Power Co. of Canada received 23 more outperform votes than Great-West Lifeco when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 55.07% of users gave Power Co. of Canada an outperform vote while only 39.97% of users gave Great-West Lifeco an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Power Co. of CanadaOutperform Votes
288
55.07%
Underperform Votes
235
44.93%
Great-West LifecoOutperform Votes
265
39.97%
Underperform Votes
398
60.03%

Summary

Power Co. of Canada and Great-West Lifeco tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding GWO and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of TSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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GWO vs. The Competition

MetricGreat-West LifecoInsurance IndustryFinance SectorTSE Exchange
Market CapC$32.24BC$14.87BC$5.83BC$4.54B
Dividend Yield5.90%4.61%8.38%4.79%
P/E Ratio10.03222.32145.5622.45
Price / Sales0.7234.076,035.921,389.28
Price / Cash0.211.1831.5477.81
Price / Book1.231.643.473.72
Net IncomeC$3.22BC$1.34BC$647.24MC$351.01M
7 Day Performance-1.87%-0.69%28.70%1.00%
1 Month Performance-5.31%-4.54%24.23%-2.57%
1 Year Performance-3.38%-11.14%37.64%4.26%

Great-West Lifeco Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
POW
Power Co. of Canada
1.8493 of 5 stars
C$34.60
-0.1%
C$39.86
+15.2%
-10.6%C$21.18BC$53.07B11.772Dividend Increase
Analyst Report
MFC
Manulife Financial
1.9188 of 5 stars
C$24.46
-0.9%
C$27.50
+12.4%
-7.1%C$45.50BC$15.28B6.6538,000Insider Buying
NA
National Bank of Canada
1.8282 of 5 stars
C$95.49
-1.0%
C$106.95
+12.0%
-5.5%C$32.21BC$9.53B10.0927,804Dividend Announcement
IFC
Intact Financial
1.7743 of 5 stars
C$190.37
+0.4%
C$224.20
+17.8%
+1.0%C$33.36BC$21.26B14.1326,000Insider Selling
Negative News
SLF
Sun Life Financial
1.9668 of 5 stars
C$62.02
-0.5%
C$73.15
+18.0%
-12.2%C$36.39BC$23.32B11.9040,600Insider Selling
News Coverage
FFH
Fairfax Financial
2.037 of 5 stars
C$909.79
+0.3%
C$1,087.50
+19.5%
+47.7%C$20.45BC$26.83B15.1215,891Insider Selling
BAM
Brookfield Asset Management
2.6918 of 5 stars
C$42.60
-1.8%
C$61.50
+44.4%
-40.2%C$17.56BC$3.76B26.30101,700
CM
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
2.0451 of 5 stars
C$57.38
-0.5%
C$66.22
+15.4%
-65.0%C$52.31BC$20.98B11.1646,030Dividend Announcement
Insider Buying
IGM
IGM Financial
1.798 of 5 stars
C$40.76
-0.8%
C$45.50
+11.6%
-10.6%C$9.69BC$3.77B11.653,300Dividend Announcement
Positive News
IAG
iA Financial
1.7483 of 5 stars
C$82.32
-1.0%
C$96.69
+17.5%
+5.7%C$8.62BC$8.60B10.925,222Insider Selling
News Coverage
Negative News
This page (TSE:GWO) was last updated on 3/23/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff