GCG vs. FIH.U, UNC, SII, CVG, GCG.A, SEC, CGI, FSZ, DFN, and AGF.B
Should you be buying Guardian Capital Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Guardian Capital Group include Fairfax India (FIH.U), United Co.s (UNC), Sprott (SII), Clairvest Group (CVG), Guardian Capital Group (GCG.A), Senvest Capital (SEC), Canadian General Investments (CGI), Fiera Capital (FSZ), Dividend 15 Split (DFN), and AGF Management (AGF.B). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.
Guardian Capital Group vs.
Guardian Capital Group (TSE:GCG) and Fairfax India (TSE:FIH.U) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, media sentiment, earnings and institutional ownership.
In the previous week, Fairfax India had 2 more articles in the media than Guardian Capital Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Fairfax India and 1 mentions for Guardian Capital Group. Fairfax India's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Guardian Capital Group's score of 0.75 indicating that Fairfax India is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Guardian Capital Group received 39 more outperform votes than Fairfax India when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.58% of users gave Guardian Capital Group an outperform vote while only 57.89% of users gave Fairfax India an outperform vote.
26.3% of Guardian Capital Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.8% of Fairfax India shares are owned by institutional investors. 77.1% of Guardian Capital Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 27.5% of Fairfax India shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Guardian Capital Group has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fairfax India has a beta of 1.49, indicating that its stock price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Guardian Capital Group currently has a consensus price target of C$51.00, suggesting a potential upside of 14.89%. Given Guardian Capital Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Guardian Capital Group is more favorable than Fairfax India.
Fairfax India has higher revenue and earnings than Guardian Capital Group. Guardian Capital Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fairfax India, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Fairfax India has a net margin of 56.53% compared to Guardian Capital Group's net margin of 37.41%. Guardian Capital Group's return on equity of 8.33% beat Fairfax India's return on equity.
Summary
Fairfax India beats Guardian Capital Group on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (TSE:GCG) was last updated on 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
