Guardian Capital Group (GCG.A) Competitors

Fairfax India (TSE:FIH.U) and Guardian Capital Group (TSE:GCG.A) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, community ranking, dividends, media sentiment, valuation and earnings.

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

Fairfax India has a beta of 1.49, indicating that its share price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Guardian Capital Group has a beta of 1.11, indicating that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor FIH.U or GCG.A?

Fairfax India received 33 more outperform votes than Guardian Capital Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.89% of users gave Fairfax India an outperform vote while only 52.11% of users gave Guardian Capital Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Fairfax India	Outperform Votes 132 57.89%	Underperform Votes 96 42.11%
Guardian Capital Group	Outperform Votes 99 52.11%	Underperform Votes 91 47.89%

Does the media prefer FIH.U or GCG.A?

In the previous week, Fairfax India had 5 more articles in the media than Guardian Capital Group. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Fairfax India and 2 mentions for Guardian Capital Group. Fairfax India's average media sentiment score of 1.49 beat Guardian Capital Group's score of 0.71 indicating that Fairfax India is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Fairfax India	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Guardian Capital Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of FIH.U or GCG.A?

31.8% of Fairfax India shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.8% of Guardian Capital Group shares are held by institutional investors. 27.5% of Fairfax India 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 company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is FIH.U or GCG.A more profitable?

Fairfax India has a net margin of 56.53% compared to Guardian Capital Group's net margin of 24.73%. Fairfax India's return on equity of 7.81% beat Guardian Capital Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fairfax India	56.53%	7.81%	5.34%
Guardian Capital Group	24.73%	5.26%	2.48%

Do analysts rate FIH.U or GCG.A?

Guardian Capital Group has a consensus target price of C$53.33, indicating a potential upside of 29.04%. Given Guardian Capital Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Guardian Capital Group is more favorable than Fairfax India.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Fairfax India	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

Which has better valuation & earnings, FIH.U or GCG.A?

Fairfax India has higher revenue and earnings than Guardian Capital Group. Fairfax India is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Guardian Capital Group, 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
Fairfax India	C$404.28M	4.20	C$228.56M	C$1.68	9.62
Guardian Capital Group	C$251.52M	3.65	C$62.21M	C$2.43	17.01

Summary

Fairfax India beats Guardian Capital Group on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.