Fairfax Financial (FFH) Competitors C$2,045.72 +22.25 (+1.10%) As of 04/15/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock FFH vs. BMO, BNS, KEY, BNC, BLX, HUT, SII, PTS, WED, and VBNKShould you be buying Fairfax Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Fairfax Financial include Bank of Montreal (BMO), Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS), Keyera (KEY), Purpose Canadian Financial Income Fund Series ETF (BNC), Boralex (BLX), Hut 8 (HUT), Sprott (SII), Points.com (PTS), Westaim (WED), and VersaBank (VBNK). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Fairfax Financial vs. Bank of Montreal Bank of Nova Scotia Keyera Purpose Canadian Financial Income Fund Series ETF Boralex Hut 8 Sprott Points.com Westaim VersaBank Bank of Montreal (TSE:BMO) and Fairfax Financial (TSE:FFH) are both large-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, community ranking and analyst recommendations. Is BMO or FFH a better dividend stock? Bank of Montreal pays an annual dividend of C$6.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Fairfax Financial pays an annual dividend of C$20.29 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Bank of Montreal pays out 61.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Fairfax Financial pays out 7.8% 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. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BMO or FFH? Bank of Montreal received 279 more outperform votes than Fairfax Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.87% of users gave Fairfax Financial an outperform vote while only 52.08% of users gave Bank of Montreal an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBank of MontrealOutperform Votes66552.08% Underperform Votes61247.92% Fairfax FinancialOutperform Votes38662.87% Underperform Votes22837.13% Which has preferable valuation and earnings, BMO or FFH? Bank of Montreal has higher revenue and earnings than Fairfax Financial. Fairfax Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bank of Montreal, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBank of MontrealC$53.67B1.75C$7.28BC$10.1312.78Fairfax FinancialC$21.14B1.55C$2.94BC$261.167.83 Is BMO or FFH more profitable? Fairfax Financial has a net margin of 13.90% compared to Bank of Montreal's net margin of 13.57%. Fairfax Financial's return on equity of 17.43% beat Bank of Montreal's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Bank of Montreal13.57% 9.04% 0.50% Fairfax Financial 13.90%17.43%4.27% Do institutionals and insiders believe in BMO or FFH? 55.3% of Bank of Montreal shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.0% of Fairfax Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Bank of Montreal shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.8% of Fairfax Financial shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media refer more to BMO or FFH? In the previous week, Bank of Montreal had 2 more articles in the media than Fairfax Financial. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Bank of Montreal and 7 mentions for Fairfax Financial. Fairfax Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.44 beat Bank of Montreal's score of -0.10 indicating that Fairfax Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Bank of Montreal 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Fairfax Financial 0 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has more volatility & risk, BMO or FFH? Bank of Montreal has a beta of 1.16, indicating that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fairfax Financial has a beta of 0.83, indicating that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend BMO or FFH? Bank of Montreal currently has a consensus price target of C$146.85, indicating a potential upside of 13.45%. Fairfax Financial has a consensus price target of C$2,196.43, indicating a potential upside of 7.37%. Given Bank of Montreal's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Bank of Montreal is more favorable than Fairfax Financial.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Bank of Montreal 0 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.47Fairfax Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 SummaryBank of Montreal beats Fairfax Financial on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Fairfax Financial News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for FFH and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart FFH vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricFairfax FinancialInsurance IndustryFinancial SectorTSE ExchangeMarket CapC$32.81BC$13.78BC$3.74BC$5.47BDividend Yield1.54%4.41%4.20%6.84%P/E Ratio7.8312.1314.0731.24Price / Sales1.5590.191,653.66544.75Price / Cash2.355.1449.2782.93Price / Book1.572.743.323.54Net IncomeC$2.94BC$914.48MC$1.24BC$299.64M7 Day Performance7.82%5.30%5.47%7.61%1 Month Performance3.51%3.33%4.89%-2.80%1 Year Performance39.90%20.50%8.23%13.77% Fairfax Financial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FFHFairfax Financial1.9459 of 5 starsC$2,045.72+1.1%C$2,196.43+7.4%+39.9%C$32.81BC$21.14B7.8319,300News CoverageBMOBank of Montreal3.2772 of 5 starsC$125.63-1.1%C$146.85+16.9%+1.3%C$90.99BC$53.67B12.4046,700Dividend AnnouncementGap DownHigh Trading VolumeBNSBank of Nova Scotia2.7052 of 5 starsC$63.48-4.6%C$76.09+19.9%+0.1%C$77.79BC$43.73B10.0391,000Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeKEYKeyera0.8496 of 5 starsC$40.90-2.2%C$44.77+9.5%+18.1%C$9.42BC$7.53B21.0817,500Analyst RevisionNews CoverageGap DownBNCPurpose Canadian Financial Income Fund Series ETFN/AC$25.20-2.7%N/A+5.1%C$7.65BN/A0.00206,500Gap DownBLXBoralex2.1212 of 5 starsC$26.16+0.9%C$40.25+53.9%+5.7%C$2.72BC$952.11M38.35180Gap DownHUTHut 8N/AC$16.28+0.6%N/A+59.4%C$1.08BC$142.55M3.98219Analyst UpgradeGap DownSIISprott0.6193 of 5 starsC$57.76-0.2%C$69.75+20.8%+24.3%C$1.03BC$114.38M22.51170High Trading VolumePTSPoints.comN/AN/AN/AN/AC$480.57MC$432.40M169.26240,000WEDWestaim0.1789 of 5 starsC$29.20+3.2%C$7.75-73.5%+733.5%C$431.41MC$10.20M66.063,240Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeVBNKVersaBank2.3901 of 5 starsC$12.80-2.3%C$17.00+32.8%+2.1%C$414.21MC$248.46M8.32100Gap Down Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Bank of Montreal Alternatives Bank of Nova Scotia Alternatives Keyera Alternatives Purpose Canadian Financial Income Fund Series ETF Alternatives Boralex Alternatives Hut 8 Alternatives Sprott Alternatives Points.com Alternatives Westaim Alternatives VersaBank Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (TSE:FFH) was last updated on 4/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTwo Unmistakable Patterns Return…The signs suggest we're entering one of those rare periods now. 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