OLY vs. GCG.A, CVG, SEC, CGI, FSZ, DFN, AGF.B, FTN, WED, and GS
Should you be buying Olympia Financial Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Olympia Financial Group include Guardian Capital Group (GCG.A), Clairvest Group (CVG), Senvest Capital (SEC), Canadian General Investments (CGI), Fiera Capital (FSZ), Dividend 15 Split (DFN), AGF Management (AGF.B), Financial 15 Split (FTN), Westaim (WED), and Gluskin Sheff + Associates (GS). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.
Olympia Financial Group vs.
Guardian Capital Group (TSE:GCG.A) and Olympia Financial Group (TSE:OLY) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking, profitability and media sentiment.
In the previous week, Olympia Financial Group had 2 more articles in the media than Guardian Capital Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Olympia Financial Group and 0 mentions for Guardian Capital Group. Guardian Capital Group's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Olympia Financial Group's score of 0.80 indicating that Guardian Capital Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
20.8% of Guardian Capital Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.2% of Olympia Financial Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 23.4% of Guardian Capital Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 34.6% of Olympia Financial Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Guardian Capital Group pays an annual dividend of C$1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Olympia Financial Group pays an annual dividend of C$7.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.6%. Guardian Capital Group pays out 60.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Olympia Financial Group pays out 70.9% 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.
Guardian Capital Group has a beta of 1.11, indicating that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Olympia Financial Group has a beta of 0.27, indicating that its share price is 73% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Guardian Capital Group has a net margin of 24.73% compared to Olympia Financial Group's net margin of 23.82%. Olympia Financial Group's return on equity of 64.95% beat Guardian Capital Group's return on equity.
Guardian Capital Group received 34 more outperform votes than Olympia Financial Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 56.03% of users gave Olympia Financial Group an outperform vote while only 52.11% of users gave Guardian Capital Group an outperform vote.
Guardian Capital Group currently has a consensus target price of C$53.33, indicating a potential upside of 24.00%. Olympia Financial Group has a consensus target price of C$135.19, indicating a potential upside of 23.50%. Given Guardian Capital Group's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Guardian Capital Group is more favorable than Olympia Financial Group.
Guardian Capital Group has higher revenue and earnings than Olympia Financial Group. Olympia Financial Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Guardian Capital Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Guardian Capital Group beats Olympia Financial Group on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (TSE:OLY) was last updated on 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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