Jackson Financial (JXN) Competitors

Corebridge Financial (NYSE:CRBG) and Jackson Financial (NYSE:JXN) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, risk, community ranking, profitability, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Which has more volatility and risk, CRBG or JXN?

Corebridge Financial has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Jackson Financial has a beta of 1.54, suggesting that its stock price is 54% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer CRBG or JXN?

In the previous week, Corebridge Financial had 1 more articles in the media than Jackson Financial. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Corebridge Financial and 6 mentions for Jackson Financial. Corebridge Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat Jackson Financial's score of 1.07 indicating that Jackson Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Corebridge Financial	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Jackson Financial	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CRBG or JXN?

Corebridge Financial received 25 more outperform votes than Jackson Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.22% of users gave Corebridge Financial an outperform vote while only 10.87% of users gave Jackson Financial an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Corebridge Financial	Outperform Votes 30 65.22%	Underperform Votes 16 34.78%
Jackson Financial	Outperform Votes 5 10.87%	Underperform Votes 41 89.13%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of CRBG or JXN?

98.3% of Corebridge Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.0% of Jackson Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Corebridge Financial shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Jackson Financial shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is CRBG or JXN more profitable?

Corebridge Financial has a net margin of 11.25% compared to Corebridge Financial's net margin of 0.00%. Jackson Financial's return on equity of 23.64% beat Corebridge Financial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Corebridge Financial	11.25%	23.64%	0.73%
Jackson Financial	N/A	12.25%	0.36%

Is CRBG or JXN a better dividend stock?

Corebridge Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Jackson Financial pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Corebridge Financial pays out 24.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Jackson Financial pays out 7.4% 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. Corebridge Financial has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Jackson Financial has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Jackson Financial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, CRBG or JXN?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Corebridge Financial	$21.21B	0.84	$1.10B	$3.80	7.68
Jackson Financial	$3.16B	1.83	$934M	$37.86	2.01

Do analysts prefer CRBG or JXN?

Corebridge Financial presently has a consensus price target of $29.25, suggesting a potential upside of 0.27%. Jackson Financial has a consensus price target of $62.80, suggesting a potential downside of 17.38%. Given Jackson Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Corebridge Financial is more favorable than Jackson Financial.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Corebridge Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.73
Jackson Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Summary

Corebridge Financial beats Jackson Financial on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.