Contrasting Power Co. of Canada (PWCDF) & Its Peers

Power Co. of Canada (OTCMKTS:PWCDF) is one of 316 publicly-traded companies in the “Insurance” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare Power Co. of Canada to related businesses based on the strength of its institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, earnings, valuation and risk.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Power Co. of Canada and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Power Co. of Canada	0	4	4	0	2.50
Power Co. of Canada Competitors	3195	15247	16050	667	2.40

As a group, “Insurance” companies have a potential upside of 7.56%. Given Power Co. of Canada’s competitors higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Power Co. of Canada has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Power Co. of Canada and its competitors revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Power Co. of Canada	N/A	N/A	24.59
Power Co. of Canada Competitors	$15.52 billion	$1.69 billion	33.69

Power Co. of Canada’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Power Co. of Canada. Power Co. of Canada is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares Power Co. of Canada and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Power Co. of Canada	N/A	N/A	N/A
Power Co. of Canada Competitors	9.76%	10.79%	3.96%

Dividends

Power Co. of Canada pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Power Co. of Canada pays out 42.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Insurance” companies pay a dividend yield of 3.0% and pay out 30.0% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Power Co. of Canada lags its competitors as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

41.7% of Power Co. of Canada shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.7% of shares of all “Insurance” companies are owned by institutional investors. 13.9% of shares of all “Insurance” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Power Co. of Canada competitors beat Power Co. of Canada on 11 of the 13 factors compared.

Power Co. of Canada Company Profile

Power Corporation of Canada, an international management and holding company, offers financial services in North America, Europe, and Asia. It operates through Lifeco, IGM Financial, and GBL segments. The company offers life, health and dental, disability, critical illness, and creditor insurance; accidental death and dismemberment; retirement savings and income and annuity products; and life assurance, pension, and investment products to individuals and small business owners. It also provides investment services, asset management and reinsurance business; wealth management; strategic investment; listed and private investments, as well as of alternative investments; employer-sponsored retirement savings plans in the public/non-profit and corporate sectors; and payout annuity and equity release mortgages products. The company was incorporated in 1925 and is based in Montreal, Canada. Power Corporation of Canada operates as a subsidiary of Pansolo Holding Inc.