Intact Financial (IFC) Competitors C$271.58 +4.34 (+1.62%) As of 09/19/2025 04:34 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 Fairfax Financial (TSE:FFH) and Intact Financial (TSE:IFC) are both large-cap financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment and valuation. Does the media prefer FFH or IFC? In the previous week, Fairfax Financial had 2 more articles in the media than Intact Financial. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Fairfax Financial and 0 mentions for Intact Financial. Fairfax Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.10 beat Intact Financial's score of 0.00 indicating that Fairfax Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Fairfax Financial Neutral Intact Financial Neutral Do analysts recommend FFH or IFC? Fairfax Financial currently has a consensus price target of C$2,742.86, indicating a potential upside of 11.19%. Intact Financial has a consensus price target of C$322.20, indicating a potential upside of 18.64%. Given Intact Financial's higher possible 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) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.63 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in FFH or IFC? 36.3% of Fairfax Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.4% 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. 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 more risk and volatility, FFH or IFC? Fairfax Financial has a beta of 0.53282, indicating that its stock price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Intact Financial has a beta of 0.12917, indicating that its stock price is 87% less volatile than the S&P 500. 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% Which has preferable 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$30.86B1.79C$2.94BC$196.8812.53Intact FinancialC$24.73B1.96C$2.29BC$13.0320.84 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. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. 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$48.43BC$16.40BC$5.97BC$9.53BDividend Yield1.96%4.47%4.32%6.50%P/E Ratio20.84198.551,770.7225.93Price / Sales1.9694.031,360.159.61Price / Cash11.995.14127.9583.29Price / Book2.673.042.085.63Net IncomeC$2.29BC$914.48MC$1.23BC$301.20M7 Day Performance-2.30%-0.57%1.07%1.20%1 Month Performance-2.92%-0.89%3.07%10.13%1 Year Performance6.39%28.64%33.04%35.59% Intact Financial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)IFCIntact Financial1.8907 of 5 starsC$271.58+1.6%C$322.20+18.6%+7.8%C$48.43BC$24.73B20.8430,000High Trading VolumeFFHFairfax Financial2.8464 of 5 starsC$2,364.57-0.5%C$2,742.86+16.0%+45.6%C$52.85BC$30.86B12.0119,300DFYDefinity Financial1.5259 of 5 starsC$72.99-1.1%C$74.20+1.7%+49.6%C$8.75BC$4.78B21.923,442KFSKingsway Financial Services Inc. (KFS.TO)N/AN/AN/AN/AC$61.55MC$53.38M-3.00280TDToronto-Dominion Bank1.7814 of 5 starsC$103.23+0.1%C$100.17-3.0%+24.1%C$180.84BC$60.13B8.8493,700BNBrookfield1.3823 of 5 starsC$92.01-0.2%C$81.00-12.0%+39.8%C$137.63BC$76.08B209.11180,000BAMBrookfield Asset Management2.0422 of 5 starsC$78.58-2.6%C$79.00+0.5%+27.9%C$126.76BC$835M54.952,400Positive NewsGap UpBMOBank of Montreal2.8575 of 5 starsC$175.38+0.4%C$167.42-4.5%+49.4%C$125.63BC$35.16B15.3746,700BNSBank of Nova Scotia1.5177 of 5 starsC$88.30+0.5%C$85.85-2.8%+24.4%C$109.71BC$36.00B16.8891,000CMCanadian Imperial Bank of Commerce1.5705 of 5 starsC$107.91-0.5%C$108.25+0.3%+34.6%C$100.30BC$28.06B13.0548,552News CoverageMFCManulife Financial2.5037 of 5 starsC$42.470.0%C$47.75+12.4%+11.2%C$72.14BC$47.46B13.7040,000 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Fairfax Financial Competitors Definity Financial Competitors Kingsway Financial Services Inc. 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