iA Financial (IAG) Competitors C$143.45 -1.33 (-0.92%) As of 03:53 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock IAG vs. WPM, ABX, FNV, AGI, PAAS, YRI, OR, AG, IMG, and NVAShould you be buying iA Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of iA Financial include Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM), Barrick Gold (ABX), Franco-Nevada (FNV), Alamos Gold (AGI), Pan American Silver (PAAS), Yamana Gold (YRI), Osisko Gold Royalties (OR), First Majestic Silver (AG), IAMGOLD (IMG), and NuVista Energy (NVA). These companies are all part of the "precious metals" industry. iA Financial vs. Its Competitors Wheaton Precious Metals Barrick Gold Franco-Nevada Alamos Gold Pan American Silver Yamana Gold Osisko Gold Royalties First Majestic Silver IAMGOLD NuVista Energy Wheaton Precious Metals (TSE:WPM) and iA Financial (TSE:IAG) are both large-cap precious metals companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation and profitability. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in WPM or IAG? 69.4% of Wheaton Precious Metals shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.0% of iA Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Wheaton Precious Metals shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of iA Financial shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts rate WPM or IAG? Wheaton Precious Metals currently has a consensus target price of C$110.86, indicating a potential downside of 14.31%. iA Financial has a consensus target price of C$141.00, indicating a potential downside of 1.71%. Given iA Financial's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe iA Financial is more favorable than Wheaton Precious Metals.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Wheaton Precious Metals 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 4 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.44iA Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.56 Does the media prefer WPM or IAG? In the previous week, Wheaton Precious Metals had 21 more articles in the media than iA Financial. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Wheaton Precious Metals and 2 mentions for iA Financial. iA Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat Wheaton Precious Metals' score of 0.53 indicating that iA Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Wheaton Precious Metals 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive iA Financial 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has higher valuation and earnings, WPM or IAG? iA Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Wheaton Precious Metals. iA Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Wheaton Precious Metals, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioWheaton Precious MetalsC$851.18M48.20C$426.03MC$1.9267.32iA FinancialC$14.46B0.93C$990.15MC$10.5013.67 Which has more volatility and risk, WPM or IAG? Wheaton Precious Metals has a beta of 0.7, indicating that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, iA Financial has a beta of 1.13, indicating that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is WPM or IAG more profitable? Wheaton Precious Metals has a net margin of 50.05% compared to iA Financial's net margin of 6.85%. iA Financial's return on equity of 13.73% beat Wheaton Precious Metals' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Wheaton Precious Metals50.05% 8.56% 5.35% iA Financial 6.85%13.73%0.68% Is WPM or IAG a better dividend stock? Wheaton Precious Metals pays an annual dividend of C$0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. iA Financial pays an annual dividend of C$3.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Wheaton Precious Metals pays out 43.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. iA Financial pays out 31.2% 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. SummaryWheaton Precious Metals beats iA Financial on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get iA Financial News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for IAG and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding IAG and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart IAG vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetriciA FinancialInsurance IndustryFinancial SectorTSE ExchangeMarket CapC$13.46BC$191.62BC$6.42BC$6.29BDividend Yield2.61%5.17%4.19%6.72%P/E Ratio13.6716.3514.0861.21Price / Sales0.9313.491,735.191,290.94Price / Cash4.571.84128.7283.29Price / Book1.841.851.964.93Net IncomeC$990.15MC$1.57BC$1.24BC$301.20M7 Day Performance-0.68%1.08%1.06%2.03%1 Month Performance-1.08%1.83%4.38%5.99%1 Year Performance59.62%39.73%20.05%24.46% iA Financial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)IAGiA Financial1.2133 of 5 starsC$143.45-0.9%C$141.00-1.7%+61.8%C$13.46BC$14.46B13.675,360WPMWheaton Precious Metals1.0241 of 5 starsC$125.19+0.5%C$109.50-12.5%+57.8%C$39.70BC$851.18M65.1440Analyst RevisionABXBarrick Gold2.5738 of 5 starsC$29.09+0.2%C$33.13+13.9%+17.1%C$35.36BC$8.51B21.9021,300Analyst RevisionFNVFranco-Nevada1.0365 of 5 starsC$217.13-0.6%C$237.00+9.2%+27.9%C$29.46BC$769.64M-46.8940Analyst RevisionAGIAlamos Gold2.1304 of 5 starsC$36.36-0.2%C$41.54+14.3%+52.2%C$10.75BC$879.15M43.292,400Analyst RevisionPAASPan American Silver2.7043 of 5 starsC$40.76-1.7%C$52.50+28.8%+30.5%C$10.40BC$1.88B-218.5413,000YRIYamana GoldN/AN/AN/AN/AC$7.59BC$1.81B-5.7211,600High Trading VolumeOROsisko Gold Royalties0.5934 of 5 starsC$37.58-1.5%C$34.44-8.3%+58.9%C$7.02BC$248.46M-127.6730Analyst RevisionAGFirst Majestic Silver0.3026 of 5 starsC$12.54-1.2%C$7.25-42.2%N/AC$4.24BC$621.80M-32.515,290IMGIAMGOLD3.9957 of 5 starsC$9.66+0.1%C$11.00+13.9%+81.1%C$3.93BC$1.12B5.015,360Analyst RevisionNVANuVista Energy3.5455 of 5 starsC$14.13+0.5%C$17.14+21.3%+1.3%C$2.89BC$1.22B9.8888Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Wheaton Precious Metals Competitors Barrick Gold Competitors Franco-Nevada Competitors Alamos Gold Competitors Pan American Silver Competitors Yamana Gold Competitors Osisko Gold Royalties Competitors First Majestic Silver Competitors IAMGOLD Competitors NuVista Energy Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (TSE:IAG) was last updated on 7/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredGoogle did what!?!?A new technology has sparked a modern-day gold rush in Silicon Valley. 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