Intact Financial (IFC) Competitors C$277.97 -2.50 (-0.89%) As of 09/12/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock IFC vs. FFH, DFY, KFS, TD, BN, BAM, BMO, BNS, CM, and MFCShould you be buying Intact Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Intact Financial include Fairfax Financial (FFH), Definity Financial (DFY), Kingsway Financial Services Inc. (KFS.TO) (KFS), Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD), Brookfield (BN), Brookfield Asset Management (BAM), Bank of Montreal (BMO), Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS), Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CM), and Manulife Financial (MFC). Intact Financial vs. Its Competitors Fairfax Financial Definity Financial Kingsway Financial Services Inc. (KFS.TO) Toronto-Dominion Bank Brookfield Brookfield Asset Management Bank of Montreal Bank of Nova Scotia Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce Manulife Financial Intact Financial (TSE:IFC) and Fairfax Financial (TSE:FFH) are both large-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of IFC or FFH? 52.4% of Intact Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.4% of Fairfax Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Intact Financial shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.8% of Fairfax Financial shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is IFC or FFH more profitable? Fairfax Financial has a net margin of 13.90% compared to Intact Financial's net margin of 8.60%. Fairfax Financial's return on equity of 17.43% beat Intact Financial's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Intact Financial8.60% 13.13% 3.55% Fairfax Financial 13.90%17.43%4.27% Which has more volatility & risk, IFC or FFH? Intact Financial has a beta of 0.12917, suggesting that its share price is 87% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fairfax Financial has a beta of 0.53282, suggesting that its share price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is IFC or FFH a better dividend stock? Intact Financial pays an annual dividend of C$5.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Fairfax Financial pays an annual dividend of C$15.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Intact Financial pays out 39.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Fairfax Financial pays out 7.6% 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. Do analysts prefer IFC or FFH? Intact Financial presently has a consensus price target of C$322.20, indicating a potential upside of 15.91%. Fairfax Financial has a consensus price target of C$2,742.86, indicating a potential upside of 12.37%. Given Intact Financial's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Intact Financial is more favorable than Fairfax Financial.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Intact Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.63Fairfax Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.83 Which has better earnings and valuation, IFC or FFH? Fairfax Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Intact Financial. Fairfax Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Intact Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioIntact FinancialC$24.73B2.00C$2.29BC$13.0321.33Fairfax FinancialC$30.86B1.77C$2.94BC$196.8812.40 Does the media refer more to IFC or FFH? In the previous week, Fairfax Financial had 1 more articles in the media than Intact Financial. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Fairfax Financial and 0 mentions for Intact Financial. Fairfax Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Intact Financial's score of 0.00 indicating that Fairfax Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Intact Financial Neutral Fairfax Financial Positive SummaryFairfax Financial beats Intact Financial on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Intact Financial News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for IFC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. 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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 IFC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricIntact FinancialInsurance IndustryFinancial SectorTSE ExchangeMarket CapC$49.57BC$16.43BC$6.37BC$9.40BDividend Yield1.92%4.44%4.31%6.51%P/E Ratio21.33201.281,776.5525.78Price / Sales2.0095.361,350.779.40Price / Cash11.995.14127.4783.29Price / Book2.733.062.065.54Net IncomeC$2.29BC$914.48MC$1.23BC$301.20M7 Day Performance-0.13%0.93%7.05%1.40%1 Month Performance-0.01%2.31%7.49%7.72%1 Year Performance9.80%28.73%30.86%36.76% Intact Financial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)IFCIntact Financial1.7642 of 5 starsC$277.97-0.9%C$322.20+15.9%+9.0%C$49.57BC$24.73B21.3330,000FFHFairfax Financial3.5284 of 5 starsC$2,364.32-0.6%C$2,742.86+16.0%+46.3%C$52.84BC$30.86B12.0119,300DFYDefinity Financial1.8361 of 5 starsC$70.99+1.7%C$74.20+4.5%+46.0%C$8.43BC$4.78B21.323,442News CoverageInsider TradeKFSKingsway Financial Services Inc. (KFS.TO)N/AN/AN/AN/AC$61.55MC$53.38M-3.00280TDToronto-Dominion Bank1.8687 of 5 starsC$103.12+2.8%C$99.92-3.1%+26.5%C$177.62BC$58.76B10.7093,700BNBrookfield1.7718 of 5 starsC$90.27-0.3%C$81.00-10.3%+41.1%C$135.03BC$76.08B205.16180,000BAMBrookfield Asset Management2.2122 of 5 starsC$82.65-1.1%C$79.00-4.4%+29.1%C$133.33BC$835M57.802,400Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeBMOBank of Montreal2.7087 of 5 starsC$166.19+1.3%C$166.42+0.1%+51.3%C$119.04BC$35.16B14.5746,700Insider TradeBNSBank of Nova Scotia1.4334 of 5 starsC$85.77-0.1%C$85.62-0.2%+24.9%C$106.57BC$36.00B16.4091,000CMCanadian Imperial Bank of Commerce1.6892 of 5 starsC$106.09+0.2%C$108.25+2.0%+32.5%C$98.61BC$27.42B13.3348,552MFCManulife Financial2.4029 of 5 starsC$42.25+0.1%C$47.75+13.0%+16.4%C$71.76BC$47.46B13.6340,000News CoverageInsider Trade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Fairfax Financial Competitors Definity Financial Competitors Kingsway Financial Services Inc. 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