Keyera (KEY) Competitors

Keyera (TSE:KEY) and Fairfax Financial (TSE:FFH) are both banking companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, earnings, profitability, risk, institutional ownership 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 0.8%. 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.

Which has more risk and volatility, KEY or FFH?

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

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

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

Does the media prefer KEY or FFH?

In the previous week, Keyera had 3 more articles in the media than Fairfax Financial. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Keyera and 2 mentions for Fairfax Financial. Keyera's average media sentiment score of 0.54 beat Fairfax Financial's score of 0.34 indicating that Keyera is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Keyera	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 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

Which has better valuation & earnings, 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	1.31	C$449.23M	C$1.94	22.03
Fairfax Financial	C$21.14B	1.84	C$2.94B	C$261.16	9.30

Do analysts prefer KEY or FFH?

Keyera presently has a consensus target price of C$51.27, suggesting a potential upside of 19.94%. Fairfax Financial has a consensus target price of C$2,535.71, suggesting a potential upside of 4.37%. Given Keyera's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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)	3 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Fairfax Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

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%

Summary

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