Suncorp Group (OTCMKTS:SNMYF) and Intact Financial (OTCMKTS:IFCZF) Head-To-Head Contrast

Intact Financial (OTCMKTS:IFCZF) and Suncorp Group (OTCMKTS:SNMYF) are both financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and dividends.

Dividends

Intact Financial pays an annual dividend of $4.31 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Suncorp Group pays an annual dividend of $0.65 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. Intact Financial pays out 109.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Suncorp Group pays out 113.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

30.6% of Suncorp Group shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Intact Financial and Suncorp Group”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Intact Financial	$20.46 billion	1.54	$2.41 billion	$3.95	44.83
Suncorp Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	$0.57	20.49

Intact Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Suncorp Group. Suncorp Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Intact Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Intact Financial and Suncorp Group, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Intact Financial	0	0	6	0	3.00
Suncorp Group	0	0	0	0	0.00

Profitability

This table compares Intact Financial and Suncorp Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Intact Financial	11.79%	19.53%	5.70%
Suncorp Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Intact Financial beats Suncorp Group on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Intact Financial

Intact Financial Corporation, through its subsidiaries, provides property and casualty insurance products to individuals and businesses in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, and internationally. The company offers insurance, such as personal auto which provides coverage from accidents, third party liability, and physical damage; personal property which provides protection for homes and contents from risks, including fire, theft, vandalism, water damages, other damages, and personal liability; and commercial line and specialty line insurance which provides commercial auto, property, and liability coverages. It also provides pet and business insurance, as well as provides risk management solutions. The company serves its products to accident and health, technology, ocean and inland marine, builder's risk, and entertainment, as well as financial services and institutions; and various products to specialty property, surety, tuition reimbursement, management liability, and cyber and environmental institutions. It offers specialty insurance products including travel insurance, brokers, direct to consumer, agencies, wholesalers, affinity group, Intact Prestige, and managing general agent platform. The company was formerly known as ING Canada Inc. and changed its name to Intact Financial Corporation in 2009. Intact Financial Corporation was founded in 1809 and is based in Toronto, Canada.

About Suncorp Group

Suncorp Group Limited provides insurance and banking products and services to retail, corporate, and commercial customers in Australia and New Zealand. The company operates through Insurance (Australia), Suncorp Bank, and Suncorp New Zealand segments. The Insurance (Australia) segment provides general insurance products and services, including home and contents, motor, marine, travel, commercial property, industrial special risk, public liability and professional indemnity, workers' compensation, and compulsory third-party products, as well as distributes life insurance products. The Suncorp Bank segment offers banking services, such as commercial, agribusiness, small business, and home loans; savings and transaction accounts; foreign exchange services; and treasury products and services. The Suncorp New Zealand segment provides general and life insurance products comprising home and contents, motor, commercial property, public liability and professional indemnity, life, trauma, total and permanent disablement, and income protection. The company was formerly known as Suncorp-Metway Limited and changed its name to Suncorp Group Limited in December 2010. The company was founded in 1902 and is headquartered in Brisbane, Australia.