PFG vs. UNM, AFL, VTR, EG, SYF, CINF, RF, HBAN, WRB, and CRBG
Should you be buying Principal Financial Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Principal Financial Group include Unum Group (UNM), Aflac (AFL), Ventas (VTR), Everest Group (EG), Synchrony Financial (SYF), Cincinnati Financial (CINF), Regions Financial (RF), Huntington Bancshares (HBAN), W. R. Berkley (WRB), and Corebridge Financial (CRBG). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.
Principal Financial Group (NYSE:PFG) and Unum Group (NYSE:UNM) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking, profitability and media sentiment.
75.1% of Principal Financial Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.6% of Unum Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Principal Financial Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Unum Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Unum Group had 6 more articles in the media than Principal Financial Group. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Unum Group and 7 mentions for Principal Financial Group. Principal Financial Group's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Unum Group's score of 0.75 indicating that Principal Financial Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Principal Financial Group has a beta of 1.24, suggesting that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Unum Group has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Unum Group received 378 more outperform votes than Principal Financial Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 46.44% of users gave Unum Group an outperform vote while only 0.00% of users gave Principal Financial Group an outperform vote.
Unum Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Principal Financial Group. Unum Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Principal Financial Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Principal Financial Group currently has a consensus price target of $80.30, indicating a potential downside of 4.36%. Unum Group has a consensus price target of $57.38, indicating a potential upside of 8.07%. Given Unum Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Unum Group is more favorable than Principal Financial Group.
Unum Group has a net margin of 10.52% compared to Principal Financial Group's net margin of 8.70%. Unum Group's return on equity of 16.02% beat Principal Financial Group's return on equity.
Principal Financial Group pays an annual dividend of $2.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Unum Group pays an annual dividend of $1.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Principal Financial Group pays out 52.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Unum Group pays out 21.7% 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.
Summary
Unum Group beats Principal Financial Group on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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