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Old Mutual (OMU) Competitors

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GBX 52 +1.40 (+2.77%)
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OMU vs. PRU, PHNX, SLA, CSN, HSD, OML, BNC, BARC, LSEG, and LLOY

Should you be buying Old Mutual stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Old Mutual include Prudential (PRU), Phoenix Group (PHNX), Standard Life Aberdeen (SLA), Chesnara (CSN), Hansard Global (HSD), Old Mutual (OML), Banco Santander (BNC), Barclays (BARC), London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG), and Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY).

Old Mutual vs. Its Competitors

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

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Old Mutual£1.13T0.05£60.20B£2.6519.61
Prudential£10.35B3.09£827.01M£20.0248.48

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

In the previous week, Prudential had 12 more articles in the media than Old Mutual. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Prudential and 1 mentions for Old Mutual. Prudential's average media sentiment score of 0.18 beat Old Mutual's score of 0.09 indicating that Prudential is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Old Mutual pays an annual dividend of GBX 4 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.7%. Prudential pays an annual dividend of GBX 17 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. 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.

Prudential has a consensus price target of GBX 1,153.33, suggesting a potential upside of 18.83%. 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)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

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 Mutual5.33% 4.84% 0.84%
Prudential 7.99%4.50%1.23%

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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Prudential beats Old Mutual on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding OMU and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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OMU vs. The Competition

MetricOld MutualInsurance IndustryFinancial SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£51.24B£23.15B£6.33B£3.07B
Dividend Yield0.28%5.10%4.18%5.02%
P/E Ratio19.618.9014.14167.80
Price / Sales0.0544.431,819.13340,578.71
Price / Cash0.061.48127.2627.97
Price / Book0.041.272.264.51
Net Income£60.20B£6.79B£1.23B£5.90B
7 Day Performance-2.26%2.31%0.50%0.74%
1 Month Performance3.59%1.46%9.16%11.47%
1 Year Performance4.63%20.69%23.01%69.40%

Old Mutual Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
OMU
Old Mutual
N/AGBX 52
+2.8%
N/A+2.1%£51.24B£1.13T19.6129,861
PRU
Prudential
2.8528 of 5 stars
GBX 941.80
+0.4%
GBX 1,153.33
+22.5%
+50.3%£30.99B£10.35B47.0539,900
PHNX
Phoenix Group
0.921 of 5 stars
GBX 648.50
-0.1%
GBX 635
-2.1%
+30.8%£6.48B£24.81B-12.437,757
SLA
Standard Life Aberdeen
N/AN/AN/AN/A£5.98B£3.60B7.376,029
CSN
Chesnara
1.9463 of 5 stars
GBX 261.76
+0.9%
GBX 320
+22.2%
+7.2%£398.29M£412.72M95.475,700High Trading Volume
HSD
Hansard Global
N/AGBX 49.80
+3.8%
N/A+3.7%£68.50M£169.85M13.05183News Coverage
Positive News
OML
Old Mutual
N/AN/AN/AN/A£0.00N/A0.00N/AHigh Trading Volume
BNC
Banco Santander
N/AGBX 670
+2.3%
N/A+87.3%£122.98B£70.85B10.50206,500
BARC
Barclays
3.192 of 5 stars
GBX 370.57
+2.6%
GBX 378.20
+2.1%
+75.0%£53.21B£24.93B10.8987,400Analyst Forecast
LSEG
London Stock Exchange Group
3.0134 of 5 stars
£100
-0.5%
£126.33
+26.3%
+2.3%£52.94B£8.50B78.4325,608Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
Buyback Announcement
LLOY
Lloyds Banking Group
1.618 of 5 stars
GBX 79
+1.0%
GBX 67.80
-14.2%
+48.0%£47.90B£28.75B9.9959,400Analyst Upgrade
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This page (LON:OMU) was last updated on 8/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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