Baldwin Insurance Group (BWIN) Competitors

Baldwin Insurance Group (NASDAQ:BWIN) and Aegon (NYSE:AEG) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations.

Is BWIN or AEG more profitable?

Aegon has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Baldwin Insurance Group's net margin of -1.22%. Baldwin Insurance Group's return on equity of 13.24% beat Aegon's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Baldwin Insurance Group	-1.22%	13.24%	3.82%
Aegon	N/A	N/A	N/A

Which has higher valuation and earnings, BWIN or AEG?

Aegon has higher revenue and earnings than Baldwin Insurance Group. Baldwin Insurance Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Aegon, 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
Baldwin Insurance Group	$1.39B	2.83	-$24.52M	-$0.29	-114.45
Aegon	$10.65B	1.42	$744.48M	$0.96	7.83

Do analysts prefer BWIN or AEG?

Baldwin Insurance Group currently has a consensus target price of $43.67, suggesting a potential upside of 31.57%. Given Baldwin Insurance Group's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Baldwin Insurance Group is more favorable than Aegon.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Baldwin Insurance Group	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43
Aegon	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.25

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in BWIN or AEG?

77.5% of Baldwin Insurance Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.3% of Aegon shares are held by institutional investors. 18.5% of Baldwin Insurance Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor BWIN or AEG?

In the previous week, Baldwin Insurance Group had 8 more articles in the media than Aegon. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Baldwin Insurance Group and 3 mentions for Aegon. Aegon's average media sentiment score of 0.63 beat Baldwin Insurance Group's score of 0.45 indicating that Aegon is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Baldwin Insurance Group	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Aegon	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, BWIN or AEG?

Baldwin Insurance Group has a beta of 1.66, meaning that its stock price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aegon has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Baldwin Insurance Group beats Aegon on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.