IGM Financial (IGM) Competitors

IGM Financial (TSE:IGM) and Onex (TSE:ONEX) are both financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, community ranking, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.

Does the media favor IGM or ONEX?

In the previous week, Onex had 2 more articles in the media than IGM Financial. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Onex and 0 mentions for IGM Financial. Onex's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat IGM Financial's score of -0.17 indicating that Onex is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
IGM Financial	Neutral
Onex	Positive

Is IGM or ONEX a better dividend stock?

IGM Financial pays an annual dividend of C$2.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. Onex pays an annual dividend of C$0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. IGM Financial pays out 57.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Onex pays out 3.2% 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.

Is IGM or ONEX more profitable?

Onex has a net margin of 68.42% compared to IGM Financial's net margin of 27.93%. IGM Financial's return on equity of 12.76% beat Onex's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
IGM Financial	27.93%	12.76%	4.51%
Onex	68.42%	7.89%	4.04%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer IGM or ONEX?

IGM Financial received 15 more outperform votes than Onex when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 57.28% of users gave Onex an outperform vote while only 44.54% of users gave IGM Financial an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
IGM Financial	Outperform Votes 314 44.54%	Underperform Votes 391 55.46%
Onex	Outperform Votes 299 57.28%	Underperform Votes 223 42.72%

Which has higher earnings & valuation, IGM or ONEX?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
IGM Financial	C$3.35B	3.16	C$934.91M	C$3.90	11.35
Onex	C$645.09M	7.83	C$441.34M	C$12.59	8.01

Do analysts prefer IGM or ONEX?

IGM Financial presently has a consensus target price of C$48.86, indicating a potential upside of 10.26%. Onex has a consensus target price of C$130.50, indicating a potential upside of 29.48%. Given Onex's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Onex is more favorable than IGM Financial.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
IGM Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Onex	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in IGM or ONEX?

8.0% of IGM Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.1% of Onex shares are held by institutional investors. 66.6% of IGM Financial shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 17.0% of Onex shares are held 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 risk and volatility, IGM or ONEX?

IGM Financial has a beta of 1.53, meaning that its stock price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Onex has a beta of 1.53, meaning that its stock price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Onex beats IGM Financial on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.