Contrasting SEI Investments (NASDAQ:SEIC) & Fairfax India (OTCMKTS:FFXDF)

Fairfax India (OTCMKTS:FFXDF) and SEI Investments (NASDAQ:SEIC) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Fairfax India and SEI Investments”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Fairfax India	$608.85 million	4.07	$410.53 million	$3.04	6.05
SEI Investments	$2.37 billion	4.65	$715.30 million	$5.86	15.54

SEI Investments has higher revenue and earnings than Fairfax India. Fairfax India is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SEI Investments, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Fairfax India and SEI Investments’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fairfax India	N/A	13.76%	10.76%
SEI Investments	31.17%	30.70%	24.76%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

0.2% of Fairfax India shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.6% of SEI Investments shares are owned by institutional investors. 14.6% of SEI Investments shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk & Volatility

Fairfax India has a beta of 0.82, indicating that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SEI Investments has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Fairfax India and SEI Investments, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Fairfax India	0	0	0	0	0.00
SEI Investments	0	1	7	0	2.88

SEI Investments has a consensus target price of $108.83, suggesting a potential upside of 19.52%. Given SEI Investments’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe SEI Investments is more favorable than Fairfax India.

Summary

SEI Investments beats Fairfax India on 14 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Fairfax India

Fairfax India Holdings Corporation operates as an investment holding company in India. It invests in public and private equity securities and debt instruments in India and Indian businesses, or other businesses with customers, suppliers, or business primarily conducted and dependent in India. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada. Fairfax India Holdings Corporation is a subsidiary of Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited.

About SEI Investments

SEI Investments Company is a publicly owned asset management holding company. Through its subsidiaries, the firm provides wealth management, retirement and investment solutions, asset management, asset administration, investment processing outsourcing solutions, financial services, and investment advisory services to its clients. It provides its services to private banks, independent financial advisers, institutional investors, investment managers, investment advisors, wealth management organizations, corporations, retirement scheme sponsors, not-for-profit organizations, hedge fund managers, registered investment advisers, independent broker-dealers, financial planners, life insurance agents, defined-benefit schemes, defined-contribution schemes, endowments, foundations, and board-designated fund, through its subsidiaries. Through its subsidiaries, the firm manages separate client-focused portfolios. It also launches and manages equity, fixed income, and balanced mutual funds, through its subsidiaries. Through its subsidiaries, the firm invests in public equity and fixed income markets. It employs fundamental and quantitative analysis with a focus on top-down and bottom-up analysis to make its investments, through its subsidiaries. SEI Investments Company was founded in 1968 and is based in Oaks, Pennsylvania.