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 compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking, valuation, profitability and risk.

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

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

Do analysts rate OLY or GCG.A?

Olympia Financial Group currently has a consensus target price of C$135.19, indicating a potential upside of 25.25%. Guardian Capital Group has a consensus target price of C$53.33, indicating a potential upside of 19.55%. Given Olympia Financial Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Olympia Financial Group is more favorable than Guardian Capital 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

Does the media favor OLY or GCG.A?

In the previous week, Olympia Financial Group had 4 more articles in the media than Guardian Capital Group. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Olympia Financial Group and 0 mentions for Guardian Capital Group. Olympia Financial Group's average media sentiment score of 0.57 beat Guardian Capital Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Olympia Financial Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Olympia Financial Group	Positive
Guardian Capital Group	Neutral

Which has better valuation & earnings, 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	2.52	C$24.39M	C$9.48	11.39
Guardian Capital Group	C$251.52M	3.94	C$62.21M	C$2.43	18.36

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 6.7%. Guardian Capital Group pays an annual dividend of C$1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. 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 insiders & institutionals 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, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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 MarketBeat Community believe in OLY or GCG.A?

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.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Olympia Financial Group	Outperform Votes 65 56.03%	Underperform Votes 51 43.97%
Guardian Capital Group	Outperform Votes 99 52.11%	Underperform Votes 91 47.89%

Summary

Olympia Financial Group and Guardian Capital Group tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.