Intact Financial (IFC) Competitors C$279.49 -2.31 (-0.82%) As of 08/22/2025 04:19 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock IFC vs. FFH, DFY, KFS, TD, BMO, BAM, BNS, BN, 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), Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS), Brookfield (BN), 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 Bank of Montreal Brookfield Asset Management Bank of Nova Scotia Brookfield 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 stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, risk and dividends. Does the media refer more to IFC or FFH? In the previous week, Intact Financial had 2 more articles in the media than Fairfax Financial. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Intact Financial and 0 mentions for Fairfax Financial. Intact Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.33 beat Fairfax Financial's score of 0.00 indicating that Intact Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Intact Financial Neutral Fairfax Financial Neutral Do insiders and institutionals believe in IFC or FFH? 53.7% of Intact Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.0% 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility & risk, IFC or FFH? Intact Financial has a beta of 0.57, suggesting that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fairfax Financial has a beta of 0.83, suggesting that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, IFC or FFH? Fairfax Financial has lower revenue, but higher 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$26.64B1.87C$2.29BC$12.9121.64Fairfax FinancialC$21.14B1.84C$2.94BC$261.169.30 Is IFC or FFH a better dividend stock? Intact Financial pays an annual dividend of C$4.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Fairfax Financial pays an annual dividend of C$20.29 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Intact Financial pays out 37.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Fairfax Financial pays out 7.8% 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 IFC or FFH? Intact Financial currently has a consensus price target of C$322.20, indicating a potential upside of 15.28%. Fairfax Financial has a consensus price target of C$2,742.86, indicating a potential upside of 12.97%. Given Intact Financial's higher probable upside, research 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 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% SummaryFairfax Financial beats Intact Financial on 9 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding IFC 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$49.72BC$14.77BC$6.46BC$6.37BDividend Yield1.68%4.42%4.17%6.72%P/E Ratio21.6413.8314.4173.11Price / Sales1.87114.091,786.311,702.26Price / Cash11.995.14127.2083.29Price / Book2.753.195.134.91Net IncomeC$2.29BC$914.48MC$1.23BC$301.20M7 Day Performance0.11%1.80%0.93%1.35%1 Month Performance-7.76%0.77%2.18%1.88%1 Year Performance10.68%31.16%23.96%27.39% Intact Financial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)IFCIntact Financial1.45 of 5 starsC$279.49-0.8%C$322.20+15.3%+10.3%C$49.72BC$26.64B21.6430,000FFHFairfax Financial3.5342 of 5 starsC$2,345.98-0.8%C$2,742.86+16.9%+53.0%C$37.63BC$21.14B8.9819,300DFYDefinity Financial1.1205 of 5 starsC$72.10+0.2%C$74.20+2.9%+47.3%C$8.32BC$4.40B15.273,442KFSKingsway Financial Services Inc. (KFS.TO)N/AN/AN/AN/AC$61.55MC$53.38M-3.00280TDToronto-Dominion Bank1.7746 of 5 starsC$100.78+0.0%C$90.85-9.9%+29.3%C$176.81BC$56.16B19.9793,700News CoverageAnalyst ForecastBMOBank of Montreal2.7544 of 5 starsC$155.43+0.1%C$145.69-6.3%+34.3%C$112.58BC$53.67B15.3446,700Analyst ForecastBAMBrookfield Asset Management1.9037 of 5 starsC$84.65+0.4%C$79.00-6.7%+54.8%C$99.38BC$3.71B29.132,400Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementBNSBank of Nova Scotia2.0903 of 5 starsC$77.30+0.4%C$77.62+0.4%+23.2%C$94.73BC$43.73B12.2191,000Analyst ForecastBNBrookfield1.2592 of 5 starsC$88.70-0.4%C$81.00-8.7%+42.1%C$94.27BC$63.79B105.43180,000CMCanadian Imperial Bank of Commerce2.5466 of 5 starsC$100.30+0.4%C$96.23-4.1%+38.5%C$93.84BC$25.37B13.2548,552MFCManulife Financial3.0911 of 5 starsC$41.19-0.5%C$47.75+15.9%+19.1%C$72.25BC$45.06B12.8240,000Dividend Announcement Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Fairfax Financial Competitors Definity Financial Competitors Kingsway Financial Services Inc. 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