Intact Financial (IFC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Intact Financial Corp is a property and casualty insurance company that provides written premiums in Canada. The company distributes insurance under the Intact Insurance brand through a network of brokers and a wholly-owned subsidiary, BrokerLink, and directly to consumers through Belairdirect. Most of the company's direct premiums are written in the personal automotive space. Intact directly manages its investments through subsidiary Intact Investment Management. The vast majority of these invested assets are fixed-income securities. Its asset mix is designed to generate interest and dividend income.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: C$284.06 to C$287.00
• 50-Day Range: C$251.29 to C$290.40
• 52-Week Range: C$216.62 to C$294.35
• Volume: 32,173 shs
• Average Volume: 296,077 shs
• Market Capitalization: C$50.96 billion
• P/E Ratio: 22.18
• Dividend Yield: 1.69%
• Price Target: C$292.64
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Intact Financial Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Intact Financial scored higher than 25% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Intact Financial has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.60, and is based on 6 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Intact Financial has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Intact Financial is 22.18, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 23.48.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Intact Financial is 22.18, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Financial Services sector average P/E ratio of about 16.03.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Intact Financial has a PEG Ratio of 2.01. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Intact Financial has a P/B Ratio of 2.82. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for IFC.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Intact Financial pays a meaningful dividend of 1.68%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Intact Financial does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Intact Financial is 37.48%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for IFC.

News and Social Media

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.64

News Sentiment

Intact Financial has a news sentiment score of -0.64. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.73 average news sentiment score of Financial Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Intact Financial this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 3 people have searched for IFC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 3 people have added Intact Financial to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -67% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Intact Financial insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought C$0.00 in company stock and sold C$1,722,738.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.24% of the stock of Intact Financial is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

53.73% of the stock of Intact Financial is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

IFC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have IFC shares performed this year?

Intact Financial's stock was trading at C$261.73 at the start of the year. Since then, IFC shares have increased by 9.5% and is now trading at C$286.50.
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How were Intact Financial's earnings last quarter?

Intact Financial Co. (TSE:IFC) issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November, 5th. The company reported $1.01 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.29 by $0.72. Intact Financial had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 13.13% and a net margin of 8.60%.

How do I buy shares of Intact Financial?

Shares of IFC stock and other Canadian stocks can be purchased through an online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the Canadian stock market include BMO InvestorLine, CIBC Investor's Edge, Desjardins Online Brokerage, HSBC InvestDirect, Laurentian Bank Discount Brokerage, National Bank Direct Brokerage, Qtrade Investor, Questrade, RBC Direct Investing, Scotia iTrade, TD Direct Investing, and Virtual Brokers.

What other stocks do shareholders of Intact Financial own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Intact Financial investors own include Constellation Software (CSU), AutoCanada (ACQ), Alimentation Couche-Tard (ATD.B), AbbVie (ABBV), Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM), Vermilion Energy (VET) and Rogers Communications (RCI).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 11/05/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 12/31 Dividend: 12/16/2024
• Dividend Payable: 12/31/2024
• Today: 3/25/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: TSE
• Sector: Financial Services
• Industry: Insurance - Property & Casualty
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: TSE:IFC
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.intactfc.com
• Phone: +1-514-9877111
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 30,000
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: C$292.64
• High Stock Price Target: C$324.00
• Low Stock Price Target: C$243.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +3.2%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.60
• Research Coverage: 10 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): C$12.91
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 21.96
• Forward P/E Ratio: 17.54
• P/E Growth: 2.01
• Net Income: C$2.29 billion
• Net Margins: 8.60%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 13.13%
• Return on Assets: 3.55%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 30.17
• Current Ratio: N/A
• Quick Ratio: 0.28

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: C$26.64 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.89
• Cash Flow: C$23.66 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 11.99
• Book Value: C$101.76 per share
• Price / Book: 2.79

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 177,887,207
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: C$50.46 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.57