ONEX vs. IGM, CIX, FIH.U, SII, UNC, CVG, GCG, GCG.A, AGF.B, and CGI
Should you be buying Onex stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Onex include IGM Financial (IGM), CI Financial (CIX), Fairfax India (FIH.U), Sprott (SII), United Co.s (UNC), Clairvest Group (CVG), Guardian Capital Group (GCG), Guardian Capital Group (GCG.A), AGF Management (AGF.B), and Canadian General Investments (CGI). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.
Onex vs. Its Competitors
Onex (TSE:ONEX) and IGM Financial (TSE:IGM) are both financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, profitability and media sentiment.
In the previous week, IGM Financial had 3 more articles in the media than Onex. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for IGM Financial and 1 mentions for Onex. Onex's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat IGM Financial's score of -0.20 indicating that Onex is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Onex has a beta of 1.53, indicating that its share price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, IGM Financial has a beta of 1.53, indicating that its share price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500.
40.1% of Onex shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.0% of IGM Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 17.0% of Onex shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 66.6% of IGM Financial shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
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.
Onex currently has a consensus target price of C$130.50, suggesting a potential upside of 15.17%. IGM Financial has a consensus target price of C$48.71, suggesting a potential upside of 12.74%. Given Onex's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Onex is more favorable than IGM Financial.
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.
Onex pays an annual dividend of C$0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. IGM Financial pays an annual dividend of C$2.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Onex pays out 3.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. IGM Financial pays out 57.6% 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.
Summary
Onex beats IGM Financial on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding ONEX and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
Media Sentiment Over Time
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.
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This page (TSE:ONEX) was last updated on 7/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
