Intact Financial (IFC) Competitors C$269.60 +3.56 (+1.34%) As of 04:22 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock IFC vs. FFH, DFY, KFS, BN, BAM, BMO, BNS, CM, MFC, and NAShould 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), Brookfield (BN), Brookfield Asset Management (BAM), Bank of Montreal (BMO), Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS), Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CM), Manulife Financial (MFC), and National Bank of Canada (NA). Intact Financial vs. Its Competitors Fairfax Financial Definity Financial Kingsway Financial Services Inc. (KFS.TO) Brookfield Brookfield Asset Management Bank of Montreal Bank of Nova Scotia Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce Manulife Financial National Bank of Canada Fairfax Financial (TSE:FFH) and Intact Financial (TSE:IFC) are both large-cap financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, valuation, risk, earnings, media sentiment and institutional ownership. Is FFH or IFC a better dividend stock? Fairfax Financial pays an annual dividend of C$15.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Intact Financial pays an annual dividend of C$5.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Fairfax Financial pays out 7.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Intact Financial pays out 39.0% 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. Which has better valuation & earnings, FFH or IFC? 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 RatioFairfax FinancialC$30.86B1.76C$2.94BC$196.8812.43Intact FinancialC$24.73B1.94C$2.29BC$13.0320.69 Do insiders & institutionals believe in FFH or IFC? 37.1% of Fairfax Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.1% of Intact Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.8% of Fairfax Financial shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Intact 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 FFH or IFC 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 Fairfax Financial13.90% 17.43% 4.27% Intact Financial 8.60%13.13%3.55% Do analysts rate FFH or IFC? Fairfax Financial presently has a consensus target price of C$2,742.86, indicating a potential upside of 12.09%. Intact Financial has a consensus target price of C$322.20, indicating a potential upside of 19.51%. 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 Fairfax Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.83Intact Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.78 Which has more volatility & risk, FFH or IFC? Fairfax Financial has a beta of 0.435421, indicating that its share price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Intact Financial has a beta of 0.137361, indicating that its share price is 86% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to FFH or IFC? 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 1.15 beat Intact Financial's score of 0.75 indicating that Fairfax Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Fairfax Financial Positive Intact Financial Positive SummaryFairfax Financial beats Intact Financial on 12 of the 18 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. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. 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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$48.08BC$16.22BC$6.29BC$9.47BDividend Yield2.00%4.48%4.30%6.48%P/E Ratio20.69187.301,331.8526.27Price / Sales1.9492.001,348.6412.91Price / Cash11.995.14127.6083.29Price / Book2.653.033.535.74Net IncomeC$2.29BC$914.48MC$1.22BC$301.20M7 Day Performance0.18%-0.47%-0.11%-0.60%1 Month Performance-2.74%-1.56%2.51%5.03%1 Year Performance4.29%25.24%40.24%39.56% Intact Financial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)IFCIntact Financial2.6573 of 5 starsC$269.60+1.3%C$322.20+19.5%+4.3%C$48.08BC$24.73B20.6930,000FFHFairfax Financial2.832 of 5 starsC$2,417.66+0.8%C$2,742.86+13.5%+48.3%C$53.77BC$30.86B12.2819,300DFYDefinity Financial2.0144 of 5 starsC$70.87+0.7%C$74.20+4.7%+31.3%C$8.41BC$4.78B21.283,442Positive NewsKFSKingsway Financial Services Inc. (KFS.TO)N/AN/AN/AN/AC$61.55MC$53.38M-3.00280BNBrookfield3.4715 of 5 starsC$96.29+1.0%C$81.00-15.9%+30.5%C$144.04BC$76.08B218.84180,000News CoverageBAMBrookfield Asset Management2.1202 of 5 starsC$81.11+0.2%C$79.00-2.6%+26.7%C$130.84BC$835M56.722,400Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeBMOBank of Montreal2.5251 of 5 starsC$180.79-0.7%C$167.42-7.4%+44.1%C$129.50BC$35.16B15.8446,700Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastBNSBank of Nova Scotia1.3538 of 5 starsC$90.20+0.5%C$85.85-4.8%+25.5%C$112.07BC$36.00B17.2591,000Dividend AnnouncementEx-DividendCMCanadian Imperial Bank of Commerce1.1935 of 5 starsC$110.86-1.4%C$108.25-2.4%+35.6%C$103.05BC$28.06B13.4148,552Analyst ForecastMFCManulife Financial2.8322 of 5 starsC$43.17+0.7%C$47.75+10.6%+9.6%C$73.15BC$47.46B13.9340,000Analyst ForecastNANational Bank of Canada1.0959 of 5 starsC$148.92-1.1%C$143.42-3.7%+16.4%C$58.40BC$13.26B14.6728,730News CoverageAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Fairfax Financial Competitors Definity Financial Competitors Kingsway Financial Services Inc. 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