Aviva (AV) Competitors

Aviva (LON:AV) and Saga (LON:SAGA) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, valuation and profitability.

Which has more risk & volatility, AV or SAGA?

Aviva has a beta of 0.89, indicating that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Saga has a beta of 2.57, indicating that its stock price is 157% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of AV or SAGA?

48.5% of Aviva shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.4% of Saga shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Aviva shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 37.5% of Saga shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is AV or SAGA a better dividend stock?

Aviva pays an annual dividend of GBX 34 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. Saga pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Aviva pays out 70.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Saga pays out -1.9% 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.

Does the media prefer AV or SAGA?

In the previous week, Saga had 28 more articles in the media than Aviva. MarketBeat recorded 39 mentions for Saga and 11 mentions for Aviva. Aviva's average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat Saga's score of 0.14 indicating that Aviva is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Aviva	2 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Saga	4 Very Positive mention(s)	8 Positive mention(s)	17 Neutral mention(s)	7 Negative mention(s)	3 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts prefer AV or SAGA?

Aviva presently has a consensus target price of GBX 592.50, indicating a potential downside of 5.50%. Given Aviva's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Aviva is more favorable than Saga.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Aviva	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.25
Saga	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is AV or SAGA more profitable?

Aviva has a net margin of 3.52% compared to Saga's net margin of -18.42%. Aviva's return on equity of 14.82% beat Saga's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Aviva	3.52%	14.82%	0.50%
Saga	-18.42%	-87.14%	2.90%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, AV or SAGA?

Aviva has higher revenue and earnings than Saga. Saga is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Aviva, 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
Aviva	£37.44B	0.45	£1.32B	£48.52	12.92
Saga	£799.48M	0.32	-£147.23M	-£106.79	-1.72

Summary

Aviva beats Saga on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.