Intact Financial (IFC) Competitors C$304.25 -1.92 (-0.63%) As of 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock IFC vs. FFH, DFY, KFS, TD, BMO, BAM, BNS, CM, BN, 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), Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS), Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CM), Brookfield (BN), 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 Bank of Nova Scotia Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce Brookfield Manulife Financial Fairfax Financial (TSE:FFH) and Intact Financial (TSE:IFC) are both large-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, earnings, profitability, community ranking and analyst recommendations. Do analysts prefer FFH or IFC? Fairfax Financial presently has a consensus target price of C$2,310.71, suggesting a potential upside of 7.28%. Intact Financial has a consensus target price of C$295.09, suggesting a potential downside of 3.01%. Given Fairfax Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities 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) 4 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60 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 insiders and institutionals have more ownership in FFH or IFC? 38.0% of Fairfax Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.7% 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. 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% Does the media refer more to FFH or IFC? In the previous week, Intact Financial had 13 more articles in the media than Fairfax Financial. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Intact Financial and 7 mentions for Fairfax Financial. Fairfax Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.42 beat Intact Financial's score of 0.31 indicating that Fairfax Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Fairfax Financial 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Intact Financial 3 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has higher earnings & valuation, 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$21.14B1.63C$2.94BC$261.168.25Intact FinancialC$26.64B2.03C$2.29BC$12.9123.56 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer FFH or IFC? Intact Financial received 238 more outperform votes than Fairfax Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.79% of users gave Intact Financial an outperform vote while only 62.82% of users gave Fairfax Financial an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformFairfax FinancialOutperform Votes38762.82% Underperform Votes22937.18% Intact FinancialOutperform Votes62567.79% Underperform Votes29732.21% Which has more risk & volatility, FFH or IFC? Fairfax Financial has a beta of 0.83, suggesting that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Intact Financial has a beta of 0.57, suggesting that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryFairfax Financial beats Intact Financial on 11 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$54.12BC$14.40BC$3.84BC$5.66BDividend Yield1.68%4.41%4.21%6.84%P/E Ratio23.5612.7413.0528.62Price / Sales2.0393.771,692.12601.02Price / Cash11.995.1450.4983.20Price / Book2.992.853.413.71Net IncomeC$2.29BC$914.48MC$1.25BC$301.04M7 Day Performance1.83%1.59%1.37%0.10%1 Month Performance1.91%2.74%12.85%-0.40%1 Year Performance32.94%23.42%12.94%13.81% Intact Financial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)IFCIntact Financial1.1759 of 5 starsC$304.25-0.6%C$295.09-3.0%+35.3%C$54.12BC$26.64B23.5630,000Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionFFHFairfax Financial2.0575 of 5 starsC$2,124.43+0.1%C$2,239.29+5.4%+43.8%C$34.07BC$21.14B8.1319,300Analyst ForecastNews CoverageDFYDefinity Financial0.6745 of 5 starsC$66.58+1.1%C$62.45-6.2%+49.9%C$7.68BC$4.40B14.103,442Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionKFSKingsway Financial Services Inc. (KFS.TO)N/AN/AN/AN/AC$61.55MC$53.38M-3.00280TDToronto-Dominion Bank0.9066 of 5 starsC$86.68+0.6%C$88.75+2.4%+7.9%C$152.07BC$56.16B17.1793,700News CoverageBMOBank of Montreal2.561 of 5 starsC$132.47+0.6%C$144.85+9.3%+7.4%C$95.95BC$53.67B13.0846,700Dividend AnnouncementBAMBrookfield Asset Management1.6537 of 5 starsC$73.61+0.2%C$68.00-7.6%+39.9%C$86.42BC$3.71B25.332,400Analyst ForecastBNSBank of Nova Scotia1.5792 of 5 starsC$68.03+0.6%C$75.45+10.9%+9.2%C$83.37BC$43.73B10.7591,000CMCanadian Imperial Bank of Commerce2.3313 of 5 starsC$85.55+1.0%C$94.50+10.5%+35.3%C$80.04BC$25.37B11.3048,552News CoveragePositive NewsBNBrookfieldN/AC$73.72-0.1%N/A+34.1%C$78.35BC$63.79B87.62180,000News CoverageMFCManulife Financial1.9648 of 5 starsC$42.14+0.5%C$46.10+9.4%+31.6%C$73.91BC$45.06B13.1140,000Analyst ForecastAnalyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Fairfax Financial Competitors Definity Financial Competitors Kingsway Financial Services Inc. 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