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iA Financial (IAG) Competitors

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C$155.15 -0.98 (-0.63%)
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IAG vs. FNV, PAAS, AGI, EQX, OR, IMG, YRI, AG, NG, and NVA

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), Osisko Gold Royalties (OR), IAMGOLD (IMG), Yamana Gold (YRI), First Majestic Silver (AG), NovaGold Resources (NG), and NuVista Energy (NVA). 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 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.

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 Financial6.85% 13.73% 0.68%
Franco-Nevada -57.55%-10.83%-4.57%

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

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
iA FinancialC$4.95B2.91C$990.15MC$10.7114.49
Franco-NevadaC$1.33B42.65-C$442.97MC$4.0772.56

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.

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.

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

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.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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IAG vs. The Competition

MetriciA FinancialInsurance IndustryFinancial SectorTSE Exchange
Market CapC$14.41BC$195.40BC$6.46BC$9.53B
Dividend Yield2.54%4.98%4.33%6.48%
P/E Ratio14.4918.781,784.7225.96
Price / Sales2.9118.201,368.349.79
Price / Cash4.571.84127.9483.29
Price / Book1.991.992.095.57
Net IncomeC$990.15MC$1.57BC$1.23BC$301.20M
7 Day Performance1.19%1.09%1.37%1.73%
1 Month Performance2.71%-1.15%2.68%8.57%
1 Year Performance42.57%39.07%32.76%38.01%

iA Financial Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
IAG
iA Financial
1.5686 of 5 stars
C$155.15
-0.6%
C$145.88
-6.0%
+42.5%C$14.41BC$4.95B14.495,360Insider Trade
FNV
Franco-Nevada
1.4596 of 5 stars
C$280.77
+1.1%
C$240.00
-14.5%
+70.3%C$54.10BC$1.33B68.9940Insider Trade
Analyst Revision
PAAS
Pan American Silver
1.5324 of 5 stars
C$51.23
+0.8%
C$53.50
+4.4%
+77.9%C$21.62BC$3.12B35.3313,000
AGI
Alamos Gold
2.0022 of 5 stars
C$46.04
+0.9%
C$46.21
+0.4%
+63.2%C$19.36BC$1.51B56.152,400
EQX
Equinox Gold
N/AC$14.93
+1.5%
N/A+82.2%C$11.67BC$1.91B-114.857,730
OR
Osisko Gold Royalties
0.6471 of 5 stars
C$50.82
+2.0%
C$38.33
-24.6%
+105.1%C$9.56BC$214.00M121.0030
IMG
IAMGOLD
1.6644 of 5 stars
C$15.71
+1.6%
C$14.17
-9.8%
+121.2%C$9.03BC$1.97B10.995,360
YRI
Yamana Gold
N/AN/AN/AN/AC$7.59BC$1.81B-5.7211,600High Trading Volume
AG
First Majestic Silver
0.9402 of 5 stars
C$14.87
+1.9%
C$34.75
+133.7%
+99.6%C$7.26BC$831.05M-1,487.005,290
NG
NovaGold Resources
1.166 of 5 stars
C$10.04
+4.6%
C$10.00
-0.4%
+84.3%C$4.09BN/A-38.6210
NVA
NuVista Energy
3.8444 of 5 stars
C$15.04
-1.7%
C$17.51
+16.4%
+41.0%C$2.96BC$1.22B8.8088News Coverage
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