Intact Financial (IFC) Competitors C$311.91 +1.28 (+0.41%) As of 07/4/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock IFC vs. FFH, DFY, KFS, TD, BMO, BNS, CM, BN, BAM, 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), Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS), Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CM), Brookfield (BN), Brookfield Asset Management (BAM), 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 Bank of Nova Scotia Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce Brookfield Brookfield Asset Management Manulife Financial Intact Financial (TSE:IFC) and Fairfax Financial (TSE:FFH) are both large-cap financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, media sentiment and dividends. 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% 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 1.6%. 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 target price of C$312.55, suggesting a potential upside of 0.20%. Fairfax Financial has a consensus target price of C$2,535.71, suggesting a potential upside of 4.34%. Given Fairfax Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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) 4 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60Fairfax Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in IFC or FFH? 53.7% of Intact Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.0% of Fairfax Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Intact Financial shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.8% of Fairfax Financial shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk and volatility, IFC or FFH? Intact Financial has a beta of 0.57, suggesting that its share price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fairfax Financial has a beta of 0.83, suggesting that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher valuation and earnings, 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$26.64B2.08C$2.29BC$12.9124.15Fairfax FinancialC$21.14B1.84C$2.94BC$261.169.31 Does the media refer more to IFC or FFH? In the previous week, Intact Financial had 1 more articles in the media than Fairfax Financial. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Intact Financial and 2 mentions for Fairfax Financial. Intact Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.54 beat Fairfax 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 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Fairfax Financial 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryFairfax Financial beats Intact Financial on 10 of the 18 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$55.48BC$15.41BC$6.37BC$6.19BDividend Yield1.68%4.51%4.17%6.72%P/E Ratio24.1513.7013.4750.85Price / Sales2.08101.621,784.551,194.54Price / Cash11.995.1448.8383.29Price / Book3.073.041.404.69Net IncomeC$2.29BC$914.48MC$1.24BC$301.20M7 Day Performance-0.14%-0.01%0.56%2.28%1 Month Performance-0.91%1.41%3.26%4.71%1 Year Performance35.25%28.64%15.53%26.90% Intact Financial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)IFCIntact Financial1.6534 of 5 starsC$311.91+0.4%C$312.55+0.2%+34.6%C$55.48BC$26.64B24.1530,000FFHFairfax Financial1.8812 of 5 starsC$2,458.00+0.8%C$2,535.71+3.2%+54.8%C$39.42BC$21.14B9.4119,300DFYDefinity Financial1.5293 of 5 starsC$79.37+1.4%C$71.64-9.7%+74.4%C$9.16BC$4.40B16.803,442News CoverageKFSKingsway Financial Services Inc. (KFS.TO)N/AN/AN/AN/AC$61.55MC$53.38M-3.00280TDToronto-Dominion Bank1.0524 of 5 starsC$100.16+0.7%C$90.85-9.3%+34.0%C$175.72BC$56.16B19.8593,700Dividend AnnouncementBMOBank of Montreal2.8191 of 5 starsC$150.91+0.9%C$145.69-3.5%+32.5%C$109.30BC$53.67B14.9046,700Dividend IncreaseBNSBank of Nova Scotia2.2884 of 5 starsC$75.30+0.2%C$77.31+2.7%+20.7%C$92.28BC$43.73B11.9091,000Dividend IncreaseHigh Trading VolumeCMCanadian Imperial Bank of Commerce2.3323 of 5 starsC$96.66+1.2%C$96.23-0.4%+47.8%C$90.43BC$25.37B12.7748,552Dividend AnnouncementBNBrookfield1.0932 of 5 starsC$84.28-0.2%N/A+48.8%C$89.58BC$63.79B100.18180,000News CoverageAnalyst ForecastBAMBrookfield Asset Management2.114 of 5 starsC$75.37-0.4%C$79.00+4.8%+44.4%C$88.49BC$3.71B25.932,400News CoverageMFCManulife Financial3.6126 of 5 starsC$43.54-0.7%C$48.00+10.2%+16.5%C$76.37BC$45.06B13.5540,000 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Fairfax Financial Competitors Definity Financial Competitors Kingsway Financial Services Inc. 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