Olympia Financial Group (OLY) Competitors

Olympia Financial Group (TSE:OLY) and Guardian Capital Group (TSE:GCG.A) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, valuation, profitability, community ranking, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in OLY or GCG.A?

1.2% of Olympia Financial Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.8% of Guardian Capital Group shares are held by institutional investors. 34.6% of Olympia Financial Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 23.4% of Guardian Capital Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer OLY or GCG.A?

Guardian Capital Group received 35 more outperform votes than Olympia Financial Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 55.65% of users gave Olympia Financial Group an outperform vote while only 52.38% of users gave Guardian Capital Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Olympia Financial Group	Outperform Votes 64 55.65%	Underperform Votes 51 44.35%
Guardian Capital Group	Outperform Votes 99 52.38%	Underperform Votes 90 47.62%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, OLY or GCG.A?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Olympia Financial Group	C$103.18M	2.43	C$24.39M	C$9.48	11.00
Guardian Capital Group	C$251.52M	3.58	C$62.21M	C$2.43	16.67

Is OLY or GCG.A more profitable?

Guardian Capital Group has a net margin of 24.73% compared to Olympia Financial Group's net margin of 23.64%. Olympia Financial Group's return on equity of 70.92% beat Guardian Capital Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Olympia Financial Group	23.64%	70.92%	35.88%
Guardian Capital Group	24.73%	5.26%	2.48%

Does the media refer more to OLY or GCG.A?

In the previous week, Olympia Financial Group had 4 more articles in the media than Guardian Capital Group. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Olympia Financial Group and 1 mentions for Guardian Capital Group. Olympia Financial Group's average media sentiment score of 0.23 beat Guardian Capital Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Olympia Financial Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Olympia Financial Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Guardian Capital Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is OLY or GCG.A a better dividend stock?

Olympia Financial Group pays an annual dividend of C$7.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.9%. Guardian Capital Group pays an annual dividend of C$1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Olympia Financial Group pays out 75.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Guardian Capital Group pays out 60.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Do analysts prefer OLY or GCG.A?

Olympia Financial Group currently has a consensus target price of C$134.83, indicating a potential upside of 29.33%. Guardian Capital Group has a consensus target price of C$53.00, indicating a potential upside of 30.86%. Given Guardian Capital Group's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Guardian Capital Group is more favorable than Olympia Financial Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Olympia Financial Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Guardian Capital Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Which has more risk and volatility, OLY or GCG.A?

Olympia Financial Group has a beta of 0.27, suggesting that its stock price is 73% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Guardian Capital Group has a beta of 1.11, suggesting that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Guardian Capital Group beats Olympia Financial Group on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.