Onex (ONEX) Competitors

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

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 4.5%. Onex pays an annual dividend of C$0.29 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. IGM Financial pays out 54.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Onex pays out 3.9% 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 institutionals and insiders believe in IGM or ONEX?

8.4% of IGM Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.3% of Onex shares are held by institutional investors. 66.6% of IGM Financial shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.0% of Onex shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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%

Do analysts recommend IGM or ONEX?

IGM Financial presently has a consensus target price of C$52.29, indicating a potential upside of 4.63%. Onex has a consensus target price of C$139.33, indicating a potential upside of 16.46%. 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)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Onex	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media refer more to IGM or ONEX?

In the previous week, IGM Financial had 5 more articles in the media than Onex. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for IGM Financial and 1 mentions for Onex. IGM Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.62 beat Onex's score of 0.00 indicating that IGM Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
IGM Financial	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Onex	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more volatility and risk, IGM or ONEX?

IGM Financial has a beta of 1.052518, meaning that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Onex has a beta of 1.14243, meaning that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, IGM or ONEX?

IGM Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Onex. IGM Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Onex, 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$3.63B	3.25	C$934.91M	C$4.10	12.19
Onex	C$841M	9.76	C$441.34M	C$7.33	16.32

Summary

Onex beats IGM Financial on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.