Keyera (KEY) Competitors

Keyera (TSE:KEY) and Fairfax Financial (TSE:FFH) are both energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking and media sentiment.

Is KEY or FFH a better dividend stock?

Keyera pays an annual dividend of C$2.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Fairfax Financial pays an annual dividend of C$20.29 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Keyera pays out 107.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Fairfax Financial pays out 7.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Does the media refer more to KEY or FFH?

In the previous week, Keyera had 4 more articles in the media than Fairfax Financial. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Keyera and 0 mentions for Fairfax Financial. Fairfax Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat Keyera's score of 0.66 indicating that Fairfax Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Keyera	Positive
Fairfax Financial	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of KEY or FFH?

44.0% of Keyera shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.0% of Fairfax Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Keyera shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.8% of Fairfax Financial shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is KEY or FFH more profitable?

Fairfax Financial has a net margin of 13.90% compared to Keyera's net margin of 5.97%. Fairfax Financial's return on equity of 17.43% beat Keyera's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Keyera	5.97%	16.05%	6.15%
Fairfax Financial	13.90%	17.43%	4.27%

Which has higher earnings & valuation, KEY or FFH?

Fairfax Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Keyera. Fairfax Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Keyera, 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
Keyera	C$7.53B	1.30	C$449.23M	C$1.94	21.95
Fairfax Financial	C$21.14B	1.77	C$2.94B	C$261.16	8.94

Do analysts rate KEY or FFH?

Keyera presently has a consensus target price of C$46.91, indicating a potential upside of 10.14%. Fairfax Financial has a consensus target price of C$2,446.43, indicating a potential upside of 4.77%. Given Keyera's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Keyera is more favorable than Fairfax Financial.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Keyera	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.73
Fairfax Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Does the MarketBeat Community favor KEY or FFH?

Keyera received 160 more outperform votes than Fairfax Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.52% of users gave Fairfax Financial an outperform vote while only 55.82% of users gave Keyera an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Keyera	Outperform Votes 547 55.82%	Underperform Votes 433 44.18%
Fairfax Financial	Outperform Votes 387 62.52%	Underperform Votes 232 37.48%

Which has more risk & volatility, KEY or FFH?

Keyera has a beta of 2.09, meaning that its share price is 109% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fairfax Financial has a beta of 0.83, meaning that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Fairfax Financial beats Keyera on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.