Phoenix Group (PHNX) Competitors

Phoenix Group (LON:PHNX) and Prudential (LON:PRU) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, dividends, valuation and earnings.

Is PHNX or PRU a better dividend stock?

Phoenix Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Prudential pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Phoenix Group pays out -0.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Prudential pays out 0.2% 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. Phoenix Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts prefer PHNX or PRU?

Phoenix Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 684.25, suggesting a potential upside of 2.51%. Prudential has a consensus target price of GBX 1,189.40, suggesting a potential upside of 17.01%. Given Prudential's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Prudential is more favorable than Phoenix Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Phoenix Group	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
Prudential	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more volatility & risk, PHNX or PRU?

Phoenix Group has a beta of 0.73, meaning that its share price is 27% less 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.

Is PHNX or PRU more profitable?

Prudential has a net margin of 7.99% compared to Phoenix Group's net margin of -2.10%. Prudential's return on equity of 4.50% beat Phoenix Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Phoenix Group	-2.10%	-21.76%	0.08%
Prudential	7.99%	4.50%	1.23%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, PHNX or PRU?

Prudential has higher revenue and earnings than Phoenix Group. Phoenix Group 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
Phoenix Group	£10.97B	0.61	-£521.46M	-£63.40	-10.53
Prudential	£21.26B	1.22	£827.01M	£128.70	7.90

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in PHNX or PRU?

37.9% of Phoenix Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.3% of Prudential shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.2% of Phoenix Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Prudential shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to PHNX or PRU?

In the previous week, Prudential had 1 more articles in the media than Phoenix Group. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Prudential and 6 mentions for Phoenix Group. Prudential's average media sentiment score of 0.22 beat Phoenix Group's score of -0.69 indicating that Prudential is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Summary

Prudential beats Phoenix Group on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.