UNC vs. ONEX, CIX, FIH.U, SII, CVG, GCG, GCG.A, CGI, SEC, and AGF.B
Should you be buying United Co.s stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of United Co.s include Onex (ONEX), CI Financial (CIX), Fairfax India (FIH.U), Sprott (SII), Clairvest Group (CVG), Guardian Capital Group (GCG), Guardian Capital Group (GCG.A), Canadian General Investments (CGI), Senvest Capital (SEC), and AGF Management (AGF.B). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.
United Co.s vs. Its Competitors
Onex (TSE:ONEX) and United Co.s (TSE:UNC) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends and profitability.
Onex pays an annual dividend of C$0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. United Co.s pays an annual dividend of C$1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Onex pays out 3.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. United Co.s pays out 3.4% 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.
40.1% of Onex shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.0% of Onex shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 81.2% of United Co.s shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Onex has higher revenue and earnings than United Co.s. United Co.s is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Onex, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, United Co.s had 3 more articles in the media than Onex. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for United Co.s and 1 mentions for Onex. United Co.s' average media sentiment score of 0.62 beat Onex's score of -0.51 indicating that United Co.s is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Onex has a beta of 1.53, meaning that its share price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, United Co.s has a beta of 0.6, meaning that its share price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500.
United Co.s has a net margin of 85.56% compared to Onex's net margin of 68.42%. United Co.s' return on equity of 17.19% beat Onex's return on equity.
Onex currently has a consensus target price of C$130.50, indicating a potential upside of 16.50%. Given Onex's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Onex is more favorable than United Co.s.
Summary
Onex beats United Co.s on 10 of the 18 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 UNC 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:UNC) was last updated on 7/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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