IAG vs. FNV, PAAS, AGI, EQX, IMG, OR, AG, YRI, NG, and PPTA
Should you be buying iA Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of iA Financial include Franco-Nevada (FNV), Pan American Silver (PAAS), Alamos Gold (AGI), Equinox Gold (EQX), IAMGOLD (IMG), Osisko Gold Royalties (OR), First Majestic Silver (AG), Yamana Gold (YRI), NovaGold Resources (NG), and Perpetua Resources (PPTA). These companies are all part of the "precious metals" industry.
iA Financial vs. Its Competitors
iA Financial (TSE:IAG) and Franco-Nevada (TSE:FNV) are both large-cap precious metals companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk and valuation.
35.5% of iA Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.1% of Franco-Nevada shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of iA Financial shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Franco-Nevada shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
iA Financial pays an annual dividend of C$3.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Franco-Nevada pays an annual dividend of C$1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. iA Financial pays out 32.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Franco-Nevada pays out 36.4% 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. iA Financial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
In the previous week, Franco-Nevada had 6 more articles in the media than iA Financial. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Franco-Nevada and 9 mentions for iA Financial. iA Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.64 beat Franco-Nevada's score of 0.55 indicating that iA Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.
iA Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Franco-Nevada. iA Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Franco-Nevada, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
iA Financial currently has a consensus target price of C$149.38, indicating a potential downside of 5.58%. Franco-Nevada has a consensus target price of C$269.38, indicating a potential downside of 5.87%. Given iA Financial's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe iA Financial is more favorable than Franco-Nevada.
iA Financial has a net margin of 6.85% compared to Franco-Nevada's net margin of -57.55%. iA Financial's return on equity of 13.73% beat Franco-Nevada's return on equity.
iA Financial has a beta of 0.889922, indicating that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Franco-Nevada has a beta of 0.762485, indicating that its share price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
iA Financial beats Franco-Nevada on 12 of the 19 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:IAG) was last updated on 10/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
