IGIC vs. FG, PLMR, GSHD, HGTY, NMIH, BHF, LMND, CS, ALHC, and SLDE
Should you be buying International General Insurance stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of International General Insurance include F&G Annuities & Life (FG), Palomar (PLMR), Goosehead Insurance (GSHD), Hagerty (HGTY), NMI (NMIH), Brighthouse Financial (BHF), Lemonade (LMND), Credit Suisse Group (CS), Alignment Healthcare (ALHC), and Slide Insurance (SLDE). These companies are all part of the "insurance" industry.
International General Insurance vs. Its Competitors
F&G Annuities & Life (NYSE:FG) and International General Insurance (NASDAQ:IGIC) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk and institutional ownership.
International General Insurance has a net margin of 23.16% compared to F&G Annuities & Life's net margin of 9.90%. International General Insurance's return on equity of 19.54% beat F&G Annuities & Life's return on equity.
F&G Annuities & Life has a beta of 1.55, suggesting that its share price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, International General Insurance has a beta of 0.24, suggesting that its share price is 76% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, F&G Annuities & Life had 2 more articles in the media than International General Insurance. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for F&G Annuities & Life and 2 mentions for International General Insurance. F&G Annuities & Life's average media sentiment score of 0.40 beat International General Insurance's score of 0.00 indicating that F&G Annuities & Life is being referred to more favorably in the media.
95.9% of F&G Annuities & Life shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.2% of International General Insurance shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.1% of F&G Annuities & Life shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.1% of International General Insurance 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.
F&G Annuities & Life has higher revenue and earnings than International General Insurance. F&G Annuities & Life is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than International General Insurance, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
F&G Annuities & Life presently has a consensus price target of $44.33, indicating a potential upside of 36.37%. International General Insurance has a consensus price target of $31.50, indicating a potential upside of 31.47%. Given F&G Annuities & Life's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe F&G Annuities & Life is more favorable than International General Insurance.
F&G Annuities & Life pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. International General Insurance pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. F&G Annuities & Life pays out 23.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. International General Insurance pays out 7.4% 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. F&G Annuities & Life has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years and International General Insurance has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years.
Summary
F&G Annuities & Life and International General Insurance tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:IGIC) was last updated on 7/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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