DFY Stock Overview
Offers property and casualty insurance products in Canada. More details
| Snowflake Score | |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 1/6 |
| Future Growth | 1/6 |
| Past Performance | 4/6 |
| Financial Health | 4/6 |
| Dividends | 2/6 |
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Risk Analysis
No risks detected for DFY from our risk checks.
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Price History & Performance
| Historical stock prices | |
|---|---|
| Current Share Price | CA$65.83 |
| 52 Week High | CA$66.93 |
| 52 Week Low | CA$41.97 |
| Beta | 0.081 |
| 1 Month Change | 4.87% |
| 3 Month Change | 16.80% |
| 1 Year Change | 45.00% |
| 3 Year Change | 96.39% |
| 5 Year Change | n/a |
| Change since IPO | 142.29% |
Recent News & Updates
Recent updates
Definity Financial Corporation's (TSE:DFY) Shares May Have Run Too Fast Too Soon
Apr 15
Definity Financial (TSE:DFY) Is Increasing Its Dividend To CA$0.1875
Feb 18Insufficient Growth At Definity Financial Corporation (TSE:DFY) Hampers Share Price
Jan 12
Shrinking Profit Margins And Overvaluation Risks Threaten Canadian Insurer's Earnings Outlook
Dec 10 Strong revenue growth anticipated due to firm insurance market conditions and increased premiums; however, stock overvaluation could arise from regulatory constraints and cost pressures.Here's Why We Think Definity Financial (TSE:DFY) Is Well Worth Watching
Jul 23Earnings Not Telling The Story For Definity Financial Corporation (TSE:DFY)
Jun 03Shareholder Returns
| DFY | CA Insurance | CA Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7D | 2.1% | 3.0% | 1.9% |
| 1Y | 45.0% | 31.3% | 10.4% |
Return vs Industry: DFY exceeded the Canadian Insurance industry which returned 31.3% over the past year.
Return vs Market: DFY exceeded the Canadian Market which returned 10.3% over the past year.
Price Volatility
| DFY volatility | |
|---|---|
| DFY Average Weekly Movement | 3.6% |
| Insurance Industry Average Movement | 4.0% |
| Market Average Movement | 9.6% |
| 10% most volatile stocks in CA Market | 17.9% |
| 10% least volatile stocks in CA Market | 4.1% |
Stable Share Price: DFY has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the Canadian market.
Volatility Over Time: DFY's weekly volatility (4%) has been stable over the past year.
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About the Company
| Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1871 | 3,442 | Rowan Saunders | www.definityfinancial.com |
Definity Financial Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, offers property and casualty insurance products in Canada. It provides personal insurance products, including auto, property, general and umbrella liability, and pet insurance products to individuals under the Economical, Sonnet, Family, Petsecure, and Peppermint brands; and commercial insurance products, includes fleet, commercial auto, property, liability, and specialty insurance products to businesses under the Definity Insurance and Economical brand name. The company distributes its products on a primarily intermediated basis, and through brokers, as well as directly to customers.
Definity Financial Corporation Fundamentals Summary
| DFY fundamental statistics | |
|---|---|
| Market cap | CA$7.51b |
| Earnings (TTM) | CA$430.40m |
| Revenue (TTM) | CA$4.31b |
17.4x
P/E Ratio1.7x
P/S RatioIs DFY overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
| DFY income statement (TTM) | |
|---|---|
| Revenue | CA$4.31b |
| Cost of Revenue | CA$3.45b |
| Gross Profit | CA$861.90m |
| Other Expenses | CA$431.50m |
| Earnings | CA$430.40m |
Last Reported Earnings
Dec 31, 2024
Next Earnings Date
May 08, 2025
| Earnings per share (EPS) | 3.77 |
| Gross Margin | 19.98% |
| Net Profit Margin | 9.98% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | 6.4% |
How did DFY perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparisonDividends
1.1%
Current Dividend Yield17%
Payout RatioCompany Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2025/04/27 08:02 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/04/25 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.
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Analyst Sources
Definity Financial Corporation is covered by 14 analysts. 8 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| John Aiken | Barclays |
| Tom MacKinnon | BMO Capital Markets Equity Research |
| Paul Holden | CIBC Capital Markets |