Intact Financial (IFC) Competitors C$304.29 +0.79 (+0.26%) As of 11:11 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock IFC vs. FFH, DFY, KFS, TD, BMO, BAM, BN, 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), Bank of Montreal (BMO), Brookfield Asset Management (BAM), Brookfield (BN), Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS), Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CM), and Manulife Financial (MFC). Intact Financial vs. Fairfax Financial Definity Financial Kingsway Financial Services Inc. (KFS.TO) Toronto-Dominion Bank Bank of Montreal Brookfield Asset Management Brookfield Bank of Nova Scotia Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce Manulife Financial Fairfax Financial (TSE:FFH) and Intact Financial (TSE:IFC) are both large-cap financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, community ranking, media sentiment and analyst recommendations. Does the media favor FFH or IFC? In the previous week, Intact Financial had 1 more articles in the media than Fairfax Financial. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Intact Financial and 1 mentions for Fairfax Financial. Intact Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat Fairfax Financial's score of 0.00 indicating that Intact Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Fairfax Financial 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Intact Financial 0 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has preferable valuation and earnings, FFH or IFC? Fairfax Financial has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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$21.14B1.73C$2.94BC$261.168.72Intact FinancialC$26.64B2.03C$2.29BC$12.9123.50 Is FFH or IFC a better dividend stock? Fairfax Financial pays an annual dividend of C$20.29 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Intact Financial pays an annual dividend of C$4.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Fairfax Financial pays out 7.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Intact Financial pays out 37.5% 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 recommend FFH or IFC? Fairfax Financial currently has a consensus target price of C$2,446.43, indicating a potential upside of 7.38%. Intact Financial has a consensus target price of C$310.90, indicating a potential upside of 2.44%. Given Fairfax Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Fairfax Financial is more favorable than Intact Financial.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Fairfax Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75Intact Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 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 insiders & institutionals hold more shares of FFH or IFC? 38.0% of Fairfax Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.7% of Intact Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 3.8% of Fairfax Financial shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Intact Financial shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk and volatility, FFH or IFC? Fairfax Financial has a beta of 0.83, meaning that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Intact Financial has a beta of 0.57, meaning that its share price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community favor FFH or IFC? Intact Financial received 243 more outperform votes than Fairfax Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.96% of users gave Intact Financial an outperform vote while only 62.52% of users gave Fairfax Financial an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformFairfax FinancialOutperform Votes38762.52% Underperform Votes23237.48% Intact FinancialOutperform Votes63067.96% Underperform Votes29732.04% SummaryFairfax Financial and Intact Financial tied by winning 10 of the 20 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 IFC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricIntact FinancialInsurance IndustryFinancial SectorTSE ExchangeMarket CapC$53.99BC$14.73BC$5.34BC$5.94BDividend Yield1.68%4.41%4.18%6.32%P/E Ratio23.5013.0212.7629.95Price / Sales2.03100.111,770.92752.53Price / Cash11.995.1449.7183.71Price / Book2.982.951.343.96Net IncomeC$2.29BC$914.48MC$1.22BC$301.32M7 Day Performance2.19%0.56%0.55%0.84%1 Month Performance2.46%3.10%11.25%7.48%1 Year Performance33.41%23.48%13.17%16.03% Intact Financial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)IFCIntact Financial1.1684 of 5 starsC$304.29+0.3%C$310.90+2.2%+33.3%C$54.13BC$26.64B23.5630,000FFHFairfax Financial1.3387 of 5 starsC$2,201.01+0.1%C$2,446.43+11.2%+47.0%C$35.30BC$21.14B8.4319,300Gap UpDFYDefinity Financial0.7805 of 5 starsC$64.30-3.7%C$64.09-0.3%+56.5%C$7.42BC$4.40B13.613,442KFSKingsway Financial Services Inc. (KFS.TO)N/AN/AN/AN/AC$61.55MC$53.38M-3.00280News CoverageTDToronto-Dominion Bank0.8743 of 5 starsC$88.52+0.5%C$88.75+0.3%+15.8%C$155.30BC$56.16B17.5493,700News CoverageDividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionBMOBank of Montreal2.2301 of 5 starsC$141.89+2.3%C$144.85+2.1%+11.0%C$102.77BC$53.67B14.0146,700Analyst RevisionBAMBrookfield Asset Management1.6972 of 5 starsC$80.45+2.4%C$79.00-1.8%+43.7%C$94.45BC$3.71B27.682,400News CoverageBNBrookfieldN/AC$82.09+4.0%N/A+29.8%C$87.25BC$63.79B97.57180,000News CoverageGap UpBNSBank of Nova Scotia0.9104 of 5 starsC$70.74+1.0%C$75.45+6.7%+8.0%C$86.69BC$43.73B11.1891,000Analyst RevisionCMCanadian Imperial Bank of Commerce1.9926 of 5 starsC$89.08+0.7%C$94.31+5.9%+38.2%C$83.34BC$25.37B11.7748,552Analyst RevisionMFCManulife Financial2.5439 of 5 starsC$44.22+3.1%C$48.00+8.5%+18.6%C$77.56BC$45.06B13.7640,000Dividend AnnouncementGap UpHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Fairfax Financial Competitors Definity Financial Competitors Kingsway Financial Services Inc. 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