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iA Financial (IAG) Competitors

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C$133.32 +0.23 (+0.17%)
(As of 11/20/2024 ET)

IAG vs. ABX, WPM, FNV, PAAS, AGI, YRI, OR, IMG, EQX, and AG

Should you be buying iA Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of iA Financial include Barrick Gold (ABX), Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM), Franco-Nevada (FNV), Pan American Silver (PAAS), Alamos Gold (AGI), Yamana Gold (YRI), Osisko Gold Royalties (OR), IAMGOLD (IMG), Equinox Gold (EQX), and First Majestic Silver (AG). These companies are all part of the "precious metals" industry.

iA Financial vs.

Barrick Gold (TSE:ABX) and iA Financial (TSE:IAG) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment and valuation.

Barrick Gold has higher revenue and earnings than iA Financial. iA Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Barrick Gold, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Barrick GoldC$11.83B3.70C$1.51BC$1.1921.03
iA FinancialC$8.42B1.51C$742MC$7.4717.85

Barrick Gold pays an annual dividend of C$0.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. iA Financial pays an annual dividend of C$3.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Barrick Gold pays out 45.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. iA Financial pays out 43.9% 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. iA Financial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Barrick Gold has a net margin of 12.78% compared to iA Financial's net margin of 9.02%. iA Financial's return on equity of 10.51% beat Barrick Gold's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Barrick Gold12.78% 7.20% 4.00%
iA Financial 9.02%10.51%0.68%

Barrick Gold has a beta of 0.48, suggesting that its share price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, iA Financial has a beta of 1.13, suggesting that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Barrick Gold currently has a consensus price target of C$31.14, indicating a potential upside of 24.40%. iA Financial has a consensus price target of C$129.75, indicating a potential downside of 2.68%. Given Barrick Gold's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Barrick Gold is more favorable than iA Financial.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Barrick Gold
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.89
iA Financial
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67

In the previous week, Barrick Gold and Barrick Gold both had 5 articles in the media. iA Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.61 beat Barrick Gold's score of 0.09 indicating that iA Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Barrick Gold
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
iA Financial
2 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Barrick Gold received 311 more outperform votes than iA Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.34% of users gave Barrick Gold an outperform vote while only 50.16% of users gave iA Financial an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Barrick GoldOutperform Votes
622
63.34%
Underperform Votes
360
36.66%
iA FinancialOutperform Votes
311
50.16%
Underperform Votes
309
49.84%

62.2% of Barrick Gold shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.0% of iA Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Barrick Gold shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of iA Financial shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Barrick Gold beats iA Financial on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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IAG vs. The Competition

MetriciA FinancialInsurance IndustryFinancial SectorTSE Exchange
Market CapC$12.68BC$18.93BC$3.25BC$6.25B
Dividend Yield2.86%5.35%4.58%5.27%
P/E Ratio17.8549.57441.0326.84
Price / Sales1.5115.863,355.801,531.29
Price / Cash4.571.8448.2383.81
Price / Book1.911.741.483.15
Net IncomeC$742MC$1.36BC$396.75MC$299.38M
7 Day Performance1.04%0.83%0.16%0.76%
1 Month Performance12.76%-0.99%7.07%12.82%
1 Year Performance50.63%19.93%15.56%44.03%

iA Financial Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
IAG
iA Financial
2.3769 of 5 stars
C$133.32
+0.2%
C$129.75
-2.7%
+50.8%C$12.68BC$8.42B17.855,360High Trading Volume
ABX
Barrick Gold
2.5018 of 5 stars
C$25.03
+1.1%
C$31.14
+24.4%
+15.4%C$43.80BC$11.83B21.0321,300
WPM
Wheaton Precious Metals
3.2334 of 5 stars
C$88.06
+0.8%
C$97.67
+10.9%
N/AC$39.95BC$1.13B50.9040Dividend Cut
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Analyst Revision
FNV
Franco-Nevada
1.8656 of 5 stars
C$169.82
+0.2%
C$189.80
+11.8%
+5.0%C$32.68BC$1.12B-40.5340Analyst Forecast
PAAS
Pan American Silver
2.3097 of 5 stars
C$31.36
-1.2%
C$44.25
+41.1%
+60.2%C$11.38BC$2.57B-56.0013,000Dividend Announcement
Ex-Dividend
AGI
Alamos Gold
1.2068 of 5 stars
C$26.18
-0.3%
C$25.80
-1.5%
+48.2%C$10.99BC$1.12B38.502,400
YRI
Yamana Gold
N/AN/AN/AN/AC$7.59BC$1.81B-5.7211,600High Trading Volume
OR
Osisko Gold Royalties
0.3438 of 5 stars
C$27.73
+0.7%
C$29.63
+6.8%
+54.1%C$5.16BC$252.83M-55.1030
IMG
IAMGOLD
2.3361 of 5 stars
C$7.79
+0.9%
C$7.29
-6.4%
+145.7%C$4.44BC$1.25B24.345,360
EQX
Equinox Gold
N/AC$7.66
-0.3%
N/A+17.1%C$3.47BC$1.09B9.467,730
AG
First Majestic Silver
0.0071 of 5 stars
C$9.15
-1.6%
C$7.25
-20.8%
N/AC$2.76BC$512.34M-25.835,290Dividend Announcement

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This page (TSE:IAG) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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