Guardian Capital Group (GCG.A) Competitors

Westaim (CVE:WED) and Guardian Capital Group (TSE:GCG.A) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, community ranking, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment and dividends.

Which has more volatility & risk, WED or GCG.A?

Westaim has a beta of 0.39, meaning that its share price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Guardian Capital Group has a beta of 1.11, meaning that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is WED or GCG.A a better dividend stock?

Westaim pays an annual dividend of C$0.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Guardian Capital Group pays an annual dividend of C$1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Westaim pays out 27.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Guardian Capital Group pays out 60.9% 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.

Does the media refer more to WED or GCG.A?

In the previous week, Westaim's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Guardian Capital Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Westaim	Neutral
Guardian Capital Group	Neutral

Is WED or GCG.A more profitable?

Westaim has a net margin of 61.76% compared to Guardian Capital Group's net margin of 24.73%. Westaim's return on equity of 13.13% beat Guardian Capital Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Westaim	61.76%	13.13%	7.60%
Guardian Capital Group	24.73%	5.26%	2.48%

Which has better earnings and valuation, WED or GCG.A?

Westaim has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Guardian Capital Group. Guardian Capital Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Westaim, 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
Westaim	C$104.22M	36.25	C$64.37M	C$0.65	45.35
Guardian Capital Group	C$251.52M	3.92	C$62.21M	C$2.43	18.27

Do analysts rate WED or GCG.A?

Westaim presently has a consensus price target of C$7.75, suggesting a potential downside of 73.71%. Guardian Capital Group has a consensus price target of C$53.33, suggesting a potential upside of 20.12%. Given Guardian Capital Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Guardian Capital Group is more favorable than Westaim.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Westaim	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Guardian Capital Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of WED or GCG.A?

12.1% of Westaim shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.8% of Guardian Capital Group shares are held by institutional investors. 9.3% of Westaim shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 23.4% of Guardian Capital Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor WED or GCG.A?

Westaim received 7 more outperform votes than Guardian Capital Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.28% of users gave Westaim an outperform vote while only 52.11% of users gave Guardian Capital Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Westaim	Outperform Votes 106 69.28%	Underperform Votes 47 30.72%
Guardian Capital Group	Outperform Votes 99 52.11%	Underperform Votes 91 47.89%

Summary

Westaim and Guardian Capital Group tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.