Old Mutual (OMU) Competitors

Old Mutual (LON:OMU) and Prudential (LON:PRU) are both large-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, media sentiment, community ranking, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability and earnings.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, OMU or PRU?

Old Mutual has higher revenue and earnings than Prudential. Old Mutual is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Prudential, 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
Old Mutual	£1.13T	0.04	£60.20B	£2.65	17.61
Prudential	£10.35B	2.60	£827.01M	£20.02	40.92

Does the media prefer OMU or PRU?

In the previous week, Prudential had 7 more articles in the media than Old Mutual. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Prudential and 3 mentions for Old Mutual. Old Mutual's average media sentiment score of 0.53 beat Prudential's score of -0.02 indicating that Old Mutual is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Old Mutual	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Prudential	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	3 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in OMU or PRU?

50.3% of Old Mutual shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.0% of Prudential shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Old Mutual shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Prudential shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer OMU or PRU?

Prudential received 1108 more outperform votes than Old Mutual when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 74.72% of users gave Prudential an outperform vote while only 65.85% of users gave Old Mutual an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Old Mutual	Outperform Votes 27 65.85%	Underperform Votes 14 34.15%
Prudential	Outperform Votes 1135 74.72%	Underperform Votes 384 25.28%

Is OMU or PRU more profitable?

Prudential has a net margin of 7.99% compared to Old Mutual's net margin of 5.33%. Old Mutual's return on equity of 4.84% beat Prudential's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Old Mutual	5.33%	4.84%	0.84%
Prudential	7.99%	4.50%	1.23%

Do analysts prefer OMU or PRU?

Prudential has a consensus target price of GBX 1,137.50, suggesting a potential upside of 38.85%. Given Prudential's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Prudential is more favorable than Old Mutual.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Old Mutual	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Prudential	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is OMU or PRU a better dividend stock?

Old Mutual pays an annual dividend of GBX 4 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.6%. Prudential pays an annual dividend of GBX 17 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Old Mutual pays out 150.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Prudential pays out 84.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Which has more risk & volatility, OMU or PRU?

Old Mutual has a beta of 1.02, meaning that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Prudential has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Prudential beats Old Mutual on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.