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Intact Financial (IFC) Competitors

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C$280.11 +6.15 (+2.24%)
As of 04:00 PM Eastern

IFC vs. FFH, DFY, KFS, BMO, and BN

Should you buy Intact Financial stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Intact Financial with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Intact Financial include Fairfax Financial (FFH), Definity Financial (DFY), Kingsway Financial Services Inc. (KFS.TO) (KFS), Bank of Montreal (BMO), and Brookfield (BN).

How does Intact Financial compare to Fairfax Financial?

Intact Financial (TSE:IFC) and Fairfax Financial (TSE:FFH) are both large-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, profitability and valuation.

Intact Financial pays an annual dividend of C$5.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Fairfax Financial pays an annual dividend of C$15.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Intact Financial pays out 29.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Fairfax Financial pays out 7.4% 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.

53.6% of Intact Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.7% of Fairfax Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Intact Financial shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.8% of Fairfax Financial shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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 Ratio
Intact FinancialC$26.06B1.90C$2.29BC$18.7814.92
Fairfax FinancialC$29.34B1.65C$2.94BC$202.1911.17

Intact Financial presently has a consensus price target of C$322.18, indicating a potential upside of 15.02%. Fairfax Financial has a consensus price target of C$2,793.50, indicating a potential upside of 23.74%. Given Fairfax Financial's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Fairfax Financial is more favorable than Intact Financial.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Intact Financial
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.90
Fairfax Financial
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.57

Fairfax Financial has a net margin of 15.41% compared to Intact Financial's net margin of 12.76%. Fairfax Financial's return on equity of 17.32% beat Intact Financial's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Intact Financial12.76% 16.93% 3.55%
Fairfax Financial 15.41%17.32%4.27%

In the previous week, Fairfax Financial had 1 more articles in the media than Intact Financial. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Fairfax Financial and 1 mentions for Intact Financial. Intact Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Fairfax Financial's score of 0.27 indicating that Intact Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Intact Financial
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Fairfax Financial
0 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Intact Financial has a beta of 0.330249, meaning that its stock price is 67% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Fairfax Financial has a beta of 0.335839, meaning that its stock price is 66% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Fairfax Financial beats Intact Financial on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Intact Financial compare to Definity Financial?

Intact Financial (TSE:IFC) and Definity Financial (TSE:DFY) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, risk, valuation, earnings and institutional ownership.

53.6% of Intact Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.4% of Definity Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Intact Financial shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Definity Financial shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Definity Financial had 1 more articles in the media than Intact Financial. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Definity Financial and 1 mentions for Intact Financial. Intact Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Definity Financial's score of 0.30 indicating that Intact Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Intact Financial
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Definity Financial
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Intact Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Definity Financial. Intact Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Definity Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Intact FinancialC$26.06B1.90C$2.29BC$18.7814.92
Definity FinancialC$5.49B1.51C$542.33MC$3.2421.30

Intact Financial presently has a consensus target price of C$322.18, suggesting a potential upside of 15.02%. Definity Financial has a consensus target price of C$79.91, suggesting a potential upside of 15.81%. Given Definity Financial's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Definity Financial is more favorable than Intact Financial.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Intact Financial
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.90
Definity Financial
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

Intact Financial pays an annual dividend of C$5.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Definity Financial pays an annual dividend of C$0.78 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Intact Financial pays out 29.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Definity Financial pays out 24.0% 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.

Intact Financial has a net margin of 12.76% compared to Definity Financial's net margin of 6.94%. Intact Financial's return on equity of 16.93% beat Definity Financial's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Intact Financial12.76% 16.93% 3.55%
Definity Financial 6.94%9.82%4.81%

Intact Financial has a beta of 0.330249, meaning that its share price is 67% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Definity Financial has a beta of 0.0392, meaning that its share price is 96% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Intact Financial beats Definity Financial on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Intact Financial compare to Kingsway Financial Services Inc. (KFS.TO)?

Kingsway Financial Services Inc. (KFS.TO) (TSE:KFS) and Intact Financial (TSE:IFC) are both insurance - property & casualty industry companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, valuation, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership and profitability.

53.6% of Intact Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Intact Financial shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Intact Financial has a consensus price target of C$322.18, indicating a potential upside of 15.02%. Given Intact Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Intact Financial is more favorable than Kingsway Financial Services Inc. (KFS.TO).

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Kingsway Financial Services Inc. (KFS.TO)
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Intact Financial
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.90

Intact Financial has a net margin of 12.76% compared to Kingsway Financial Services Inc. (KFS.TO)'s net margin of 0.00%. Intact Financial's return on equity of 16.93% beat Kingsway Financial Services Inc. (KFS.TO)'s return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Kingsway Financial Services Inc. (KFS.TO)N/A N/A N/A
Intact Financial 12.76%16.93%3.55%

In the previous week, Intact Financial had 1 more articles in the media than Kingsway Financial Services Inc. (KFS.TO). MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Intact Financial and 0 mentions for Kingsway Financial Services Inc. (KFS.TO). Intact Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Kingsway Financial Services Inc. (KFS.TO)'s score of 0.00 indicating that Intact Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Kingsway Financial Services Inc. (KFS.TO) Neutral
Intact Financial Positive

Intact Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Kingsway Financial Services Inc. (KFS.TO). Kingsway Financial Services Inc. (KFS.TO) 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 Ratio
Kingsway Financial Services Inc. (KFS.TO)C$53.38M0.00-C$20.50M-C$0.92N/A
Intact FinancialC$26.06B1.90C$2.29BC$18.7814.92

Summary

Intact Financial beats Kingsway Financial Services Inc. (KFS.TO) on 15 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Intact Financial compare to Bank of Montreal?

Bank of Montreal (TSE:BMO) and Intact Financial (TSE:IFC) are both large-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends and valuation.

Bank of Montreal pays an annual dividend of C$6.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Intact Financial pays an annual dividend of C$5.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Bank of Montreal pays out 54.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Intact Financial pays out 29.1% 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.

Bank of Montreal has higher revenue and earnings than Intact Financial. Intact Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bank of Montreal, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Bank of MontrealC$36.68B4.23C$7.28BC$12.0018.34
Intact FinancialC$26.06B1.90C$2.29BC$18.7814.92

Intact Financial has a net margin of 12.76% compared to Bank of Montreal's net margin of 11.77%. Intact Financial's return on equity of 16.93% beat Bank of Montreal's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Bank of Montreal11.77% 10.47% 0.50%
Intact Financial 12.76%16.93%3.55%

29.4% of Bank of Montreal shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.6% of Intact Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Bank of Montreal 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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Bank of Montreal has a beta of 1.248765, suggesting that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Intact Financial has a beta of 0.330249, suggesting that its stock price is 67% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Bank of Montreal had 6 more articles in the media than Intact Financial. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Bank of Montreal and 1 mentions for Intact Financial. Intact Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Bank of Montreal's score of 0.74 indicating that Intact Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Bank of Montreal
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Intact Financial
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Bank of Montreal presently has a consensus price target of C$208.31, indicating a potential downside of 5.34%. Intact Financial has a consensus price target of C$322.18, indicating a potential upside of 15.02%. Given Intact Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Intact Financial is more favorable than Bank of Montreal.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Bank of Montreal
1 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.36
Intact Financial
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.90

Summary

Intact Financial beats Bank of Montreal on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Intact Financial compare to Brookfield?

Intact Financial (TSE:IFC) and Brookfield (TSE:BN) are both large-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.

Intact Financial has a beta of 0.330249, meaning that its share price is 67% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Brookfield has a beta of 1.574288, meaning that its share price is 57% more volatile than the broader market.

Intact Financial pays an annual dividend of C$5.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Brookfield pays an annual dividend of C$0.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Intact Financial pays out 29.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Brookfield pays out 49.0% 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. Intact Financial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Intact Financial presently has a consensus price target of C$322.18, suggesting a potential upside of 15.02%. Brookfield has a consensus price target of C$58.50, suggesting a potential downside of 6.55%. Given Intact Financial's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Intact Financial is more favorable than Brookfield.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Intact Financial
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.90
Brookfield
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.33

Intact Financial has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Brookfield. Intact Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Brookfield, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Intact FinancialC$26.06B1.90C$2.29BC$18.7814.92
BrookfieldC$75.74B1.85C$630.07MC$0.51122.75

Intact Financial has a net margin of 12.76% compared to Brookfield's net margin of 1.76%. Intact Financial's return on equity of 16.93% beat Brookfield's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Intact Financial12.76% 16.93% 3.55%
Brookfield 1.76%2.87%2.31%

In the previous week, Brookfield had 3 more articles in the media than Intact Financial. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Brookfield and 1 mentions for Intact Financial. Intact Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Brookfield's score of 0.10 indicating that Intact Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Intact Financial
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Brookfield
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

53.6% of Intact Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.7% of Brookfield shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Intact Financial shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 19.1% of Brookfield shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Intact Financial beats Brookfield on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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IFC vs. The Competition

MetricIntact FinancialInsurance IndustryFinancial SectorTSE Exchange
Market CapC$49.52BC$18.84BC$5.84BC$11.99B
Dividend Yield2.19%4.55%5.25%6.23%
P/E Ratio14.9211.4615.8837.44
Price / Sales1.9090.091,267.3711.42
Price / Cash11.995.8291.7882.29
Price / Book2.343.016.594.41
Net IncomeC$2.29BC$1.08BC$1.15BC$299.09M
7 Day Performance8.77%3.04%0.09%-0.89%
1 Month Performance7.19%4.01%1.36%1.01%
1 Year Performance-7.71%9.52%19.15%53.97%

Intact Financial Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
IFC
Intact Financial
3.5004 of 5 stars
C$280.11
+2.2%
C$322.18
+15.0%
-10.1%C$49.52BC$26.06B14.9230,000
FFH
Fairfax Financial
3.9108 of 5 stars
C$2,257.83
+0.5%
C$2,793.50
+23.7%
-1.4%C$46.35BC$29.34B11.1719,300
DFY
Definity Financial
2.2777 of 5 stars
C$66.58
-2.9%
C$79.91
+20.0%
+0.0%C$8.24BC$5.49B20.553,442
KFS
Kingsway Financial Services Inc. (KFS.TO)
N/AN/AN/AN/AC$61.55MC$53.38MN/A280
BMO
Bank of Montreal
2.1135 of 5 stars
C$209.38
+0.1%
C$204.23
-2.5%
+50.5%C$147.52BC$36.68B17.4546,700

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