Intact Financial (IFC) Competitors C$258.63 -1.45 (-0.56%) (As of 05:13 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider Trades IFC vs. FFH, DFY, KFS, TD, BN, BMO, BNS, CM, MFC, and SLFShould you be buying Intact Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Intact Financial include Fairfax Financial (FFH), Definity Financial (DFY), Kingsway Financial Services Inc. (KFS.TO) (KFS), Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD), Brookfield (BN), Bank of Montreal (BMO), Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS), Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CM), Manulife Financial (MFC), and Sun Life Financial (SLF). Intact Financial vs. Fairfax Financial Definity Financial Kingsway Financial Services Inc. (KFS.TO) Toronto-Dominion Bank Brookfield Bank of Montreal Bank of Nova Scotia Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce Manulife Financial Sun Life Financial Intact Financial (TSE:IFC) and Fairfax Financial (TSE:FFH) are both large-cap financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends and community ranking. Do analysts rate IFC or FFH? Intact Financial presently has a consensus price target of C$274.90, suggesting a potential upside of 6.29%. Fairfax Financial has a consensus price target of C$2,025.00, suggesting a potential upside of 1.76%. Given Intact Financial's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Intact Financial is more favorable than Fairfax Financial.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Intact Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80Fairfax Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Is IFC or FFH more profitable? Fairfax Financial has a net margin of 12.27% compared to Intact Financial's net margin of 7.14%. Fairfax Financial's return on equity of 17.91% beat Intact Financial's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Intact Financial7.14% 12.93% 3.55% Fairfax Financial 12.27%17.91%4.27% Does the media favor IFC or FFH? In the previous week, Intact Financial had 1 more articles in the media than Fairfax Financial. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Intact Financial and 1 mentions for Fairfax Financial. Fairfax Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.01 beat Intact Financial's score of -0.07 indicating that Fairfax Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Intact Financial 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Fairfax Financial 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has better earnings and valuation, IFC or FFH? Fairfax Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Intact Financial. Fairfax Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Intact Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioIntact FinancialC$29.55B1.56C$2.02BC$11.3622.77Fairfax FinancialC$33.32B1.39C$4.04BC$224.588.86 Is IFC or FFH a better dividend stock? Intact Financial pays an annual dividend of C$4.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Fairfax Financial pays an annual dividend of C$20.29 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Intact Financial pays out 42.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Fairfax Financial pays out 9.0% 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. Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of IFC or FFH? 53.7% of Intact Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.0% of Fairfax Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Intact Financial shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.8% of Fairfax Financial shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility & risk, IFC or FFH? Intact Financial has a beta of 0.57, suggesting that its share price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fairfax Financial has a beta of 0.83, suggesting that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer IFC or FFH? Intact Financial received 235 more outperform votes than Fairfax Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.10% of users gave Intact Financial an outperform vote while only 63.05% of users gave Fairfax Financial an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformIntact FinancialOutperform Votes61968.10% Underperform Votes29031.90% Fairfax FinancialOutperform Votes38463.05% Underperform Votes22536.95% SummaryFairfax Financial beats Intact Financial on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Crypto Swap ProfitsURGENT: This Altcoin Opportunity Won’t Wait – Act NowCrypto has officially entered the "banana zone" – that wild phase where prices can 1000x in days. It happens like clockwork every 4 years, during the December to February window of a Bitcoin halving year. This is where fortunes are made – often LITERALLY overnight.>> Register for the Workshop Now Get Intact Financial News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for IFC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of TSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart IFC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricIntact FinancialInsurance IndustryFinancial SectorTSE ExchangeMarket CapC$46.13BC$10.23BC$3.30BC$5.60BDividend Yield1.81%4.51%4.55%5.75%P/E Ratio22.77248.52446.8027.82Price / Sales1.5675.343,074.481,249.66Price / Cash11.996.6248.4378.85Price / Book2.882.231.483.30Net IncomeC$2.02BC$884.69MC$396.76MC$286.42M7 Day Performance-3.97%-1.42%5.60%-4.00%1 Month Performance-3.62%5.85%8.46%0.33%1 Year Performance27.71%18.01%10.73%35.94% Intact Financial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)IFCIntact Financial1.1088 of 5 starsC$258.63-0.6%C$274.90+6.3%+29.9%C$46.13BC$29.55B22.7730,000FFHFairfax Financial1.6857 of 5 starsC$1,999.88+0.4%C$2,025.00+1.3%+68.9%C$46.62BC$33.32B8.8719,300DFYDefinity Financial1.8627 of 5 starsC$58.34+0.1%C$54.70-6.2%+62.3%C$6.70BC$4.03B17.613,442News CoverageKFSKingsway Financial Services Inc. (KFS.TO)N/AC$2.75-3.5%N/AN/AC$61.55MC$53.38M-3.00280TDToronto-Dominion Bank2.8997 of 5 starsC$75.50-0.5%C$86.83+15.0%-9.9%C$132.13BC$52.31B17.4893,700Analyst ForecastBNBrookfieldN/AC$84.34+1.0%N/A+64.0%C$127.35BC$97.66B105.77180,000BMOBank of Montreal2.4047 of 5 starsC$140.47-0.4%C$131.33-6.5%+13.5%C$102.46BC$31.41B16.2346,700BNSBank of Nova Scotia2.136 of 5 starsC$78.40-0.7%C$76.73-2.1%+26.4%C$97.22BC$29.60B13.8291,000CMCanadian Imperial Bank of Commerce1.3347 of 5 starsC$94.15-0.1%C$92.67-1.6%+54.6%C$88.97BC$22.70B13.6348,552Dividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastMFCManulife Financial2.0693 of 5 starsC$44.12+0.1%C$43.45-1.5%+55.8%C$78.09BC$28.48B18.7540,000Positive NewsSLFSun Life Financial1.6233 of 5 starsC$85.32-0.3%C$84.18-1.3%+24.5%C$49.19BC$31.95B16.2129,200 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Fairfax Financial Competitors Definity Financial Competitors Kingsway Financial Services Inc. (KFS.TO) Competitors Toronto-Dominion Bank Competitors Brookfield Competitors Bank of Montreal Competitors Bank of Nova Scotia Competitors Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce Competitors Manulife Financial Competitors Sun Life Financial Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (TSE:IFC) was last updated on 12/18/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersUncover the Top Gold Stock of the Bull MarketGold Stocks Are Surging—Is West Red Lake Gold Mines Your Next Profit Play?Huge Alerts | SponsoredDid You See Trump’s Bombshell Exec. Order 001?Biden broke it... Now Trump is going to fix it. Starting with "Exec. Order 001."Banyan Hill Publishing | SponsoredMusk’s new company could top a trillion?The investment legend who predicted the rise of Bitcoin, Facebook and streaming services like Netflix… Just...Paradigm Press | SponsoredSeeing is believing… Today, I want to share all the details with you… and show you how to leverage this incredible wealth-building ...Porter & Company | SponsoredPlease don’t take this warning lightly…Something huge is about to hit the stock market. Wall St. legend Louis Navellier calls it: "The most signif...InvestorPlace | Sponsored$2 Trillion Disappears Because of Fed's Secretive New Move$2 trillion has disappeared from the US government's books. The reason why is a new, secretive move being c...Stansberry Research | SponsoredBitcoin is going to $100,000 … before Inauguration DayMark my words … Bitcoin is going to $100,000. BEFORE Trump is inaugurated. And I think it could reach $1...Weiss Ratings | SponsoredURGENT: This Altcoin Opportunity Won’t Wait – Act NowAltcoin season moves fast, and those who hesitate are left behind. The window is closing.Crypto Swap Profits | Sponsored Adding Choose a watchlist: Watchlist Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat All Access to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding Intact Financial Co. Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Share Intact Financial With A Colleague Link copied to clipboard. Get 30 Days of MarketBeat All Access for Free Sign up for MarketBeat All Access to gain access to MarketBeat's full suite of research tools. Start Your 30-Day Trial MarketBeat All Access Features Best-in-Class Portfolio Monitoring Get personalized stock ideas. Compare portfolio to indices. Check stock news, ratings, SEC filings, and more. Stock Ideas and Recommendations See daily stock ideas from top analysts. Receive short-term trading ideas from MarketBeat. Identify trending stocks on social media. Advanced Stock Screeners and Research Tools Use our seven stock screeners to find suitable stocks. Stay informed with MarketBeat's real-time news. Export data to Excel for personal analysis. Sign in to your free account to enjoy these benefits In-depth profiles and analysis for 20,000 public companies. Real-time analyst ratings, insider transactions, earnings data, and more. Our daily ratings and market update email newsletter. Sign in to your free account to enjoy all that MarketBeat has to offer. Sign In Create Account Your Email Address: Email Address Required Your Password: Password Required Log In or Sign in with Facebook Sign in with Google Forgot your password? Your Email Address: Please enter your email address. Please enter a valid email address Choose a Password: Please enter your password. Your password must be at least 8 characters long and contain at least 1 number, 1 letter, and 1 special character. Create My Account (Free) or Sign in with Facebook Sign in with Google By creating a free account, you agree to our terms of service. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Free IFC Stock Alerts