POW vs. GWO, MFC, BAM, FFH, X, IAG, IGM, ONEX, NA, and IFC
Should you be buying Power Co. of Canada stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Power Co. of Canada include Great-West Lifeco (GWO), Manulife Financial (MFC), Brookfield Asset Management (BAM), Fairfax Financial (FFH), TMX Group (X), iA Financial (IAG), IGM Financial (IGM), Onex (ONEX), National Bank of Canada (NA), and Intact Financial (IFC). These companies are all part of the "financial services" sector.
Power Co. of Canada (TSE:POW) and Great-West Lifeco (TSE:GWO) are both large-cap financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and community ranking.
Power Co. of Canada pays an annual dividend of C$2.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. Great-West Lifeco pays an annual dividend of C$2.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Power Co. of Canada pays out 65.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Great-West Lifeco pays out 63.2% 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.
Great-West Lifeco has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Power Co. of Canada. Power Co. of Canada is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Great-West Lifeco, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Power Co. of Canada has a beta of 1.09, suggesting that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Great-West Lifeco has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Great-West Lifeco has a net margin of 10.05% compared to Power Co. of Canada's net margin of 6.89%. Great-West Lifeco's return on equity of 11.74% beat Power Co. of Canada's return on equity.
Power Co. of Canada received 29 more outperform votes than Great-West Lifeco when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 52.87% of users gave Power Co. of Canada an outperform vote while only 38.89% of users gave Great-West Lifeco an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Power Co. of Canada had 14 more articles in the media than Great-West Lifeco. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Power Co. of Canada and 1 mentions for Great-West Lifeco. Great-West Lifeco's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Power Co. of Canada's score of 0.12 indicating that Great-West Lifeco is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
31.9% of Power Co. of Canada shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.6% of Great-West Lifeco shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.0% of Power Co. of Canada shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 70.6% of Great-West Lifeco shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Power Co. of Canada presently has a consensus price target of C$42.70, suggesting a potential upside of 8.57%. Great-West Lifeco has a consensus price target of C$44.00, suggesting a potential upside of 2.88%. Given Power Co. of Canada's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Power Co. of Canada is more favorable than Great-West Lifeco.
Summary
Power Co. of Canada and Great-West Lifeco tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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