iA Financial (IAG) Competitors

iA Financial (TSE:IAG) and Franco-Nevada (TSE:FNV) are both large-cap precious metals companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and dividends.

Is IAG or FNV more profitable?

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.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
iA Financial	6.85%	13.73%	0.68%
Franco-Nevada	-57.55%	-10.83%	-4.57%

Does the media favor IAG or FNV?

In the previous week, Franco-Nevada had 7 more articles in the media than iA Financial. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Franco-Nevada and 8 mentions for iA Financial. iA Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Franco-Nevada's score of 0.55 indicating that iA Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
iA Financial	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Franco-Nevada	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher earnings and valuation, IAG or FNV?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
iA Financial	C$4.95B	2.91	C$990.15M	C$10.71	14.49
Franco-Nevada	C$1.33B	42.65	-C$442.97M	C$4.07	72.56

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in IAG or FNV?

35.4% of iA Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.0% 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, IAG or FNV?

iA Financial has a beta of 0.851904, suggesting that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Franco-Nevada has a beta of 0.534381, suggesting that its share price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate IAG or FNV?

iA Financial currently has a consensus price target of C$145.88, suggesting a potential downside of 5.98%. Franco-Nevada has a consensus price target of C$240.00, suggesting a potential downside of 18.73%. Given iA Financial's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe iA Financial is more favorable than Franco-Nevada.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
iA Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.70
Franco-Nevada	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50

Is IAG or FNV a better dividend stock?

iA Financial pays an annual dividend of C$3.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. 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.

Summary

iA Financial beats Franco-Nevada on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.