Guardian Capital Group (GCG) Competitors

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

Do analysts recommend FIH.U or GCG?

Guardian Capital Group has a consensus target price of C$51.00, indicating a potential upside of 20.71%. Given Guardian Capital Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

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

Fairfax India has a beta of 1.49, suggesting that its stock price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Guardian Capital Group has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor FIH.U or GCG?

In the previous week, Fairfax India had 2 more articles in the media than Guardian Capital Group. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Fairfax India and 2 mentions for Guardian Capital Group. Fairfax India's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Guardian Capital Group's score of -0.32 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	2 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	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has higher earnings and valuation, FIH.U or GCG?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Fairfax India	C$404.28M	4.17	C$228.56M	C$1.68	9.54
Guardian Capital Group	C$290.83M	3.55	C$108.81M	C$4.46	9.46

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in FIH.U or GCG?

31.8% of Fairfax India shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.3% of Guardian Capital Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 27.5% of Fairfax India shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 77.1% of Guardian Capital Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor FIH.U or GCG?

Guardian Capital Group received 39 more outperform votes than Fairfax India when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.38% of users gave Guardian Capital Group an outperform vote while only 57.89% of users gave Fairfax India an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Fairfax India	Outperform Votes 132 57.89%	Underperform Votes 96 42.11%
Guardian Capital Group	Outperform Votes 171 59.38%	Underperform Votes 117 40.63%

Is FIH.U or GCG more profitable?

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.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fairfax India	56.53%	7.81%	5.34%
Guardian Capital Group	37.41%	8.33%	2.48%

Summary

Fairfax India beats Guardian Capital Group on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.