Aflac (AFL) Competitors

Aflac has a net margin of 26.91% compared to AMERISAFE's net margin of 14.00%. AMERISAFE's return on equity of 14.87% beat Aflac's return on equity.

Aflac has higher revenue and earnings than AMERISAFE. AMERISAFE is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Aflac, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

AMERISAFE has a beta of 0.24, suggesting that its stock price is 76% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Aflac has a beta of 0.6, suggesting that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the broader market.

AMERISAFE currently has a consensus target price of $44.00, indicating a potential upside of 69.17%. Aflac has a consensus target price of $116.62, indicating a potential upside of 0.43%. Given AMERISAFE's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe AMERISAFE is more favorable than Aflac.

In the previous week, Aflac had 53 more articles in the media than AMERISAFE. MarketBeat recorded 56 mentions for Aflac and 3 mentions for AMERISAFE. Aflac's average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat AMERISAFE's score of -0.08 indicating that Aflac is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

AMERISAFE pays an annual dividend of $1.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.3%. Aflac pays an annual dividend of $2.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. AMERISAFE pays out 66.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Aflac pays out 26.2% 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. AMERISAFE has raised its dividend for 12 consecutive years and Aflac has raised its dividend for 44 consecutive years.

97.4% of AMERISAFE shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.4% of Aflac shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of AMERISAFE shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Aflac shares are held by 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.

In the previous week, Aflac had 50 more articles in the media than Trupanion. MarketBeat recorded 56 mentions for Aflac and 6 mentions for Trupanion. Trupanion's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Aflac's score of 1.19 indicating that Trupanion is being referred to more favorably in the media.

67.4% of Aflac shares are held by institutional investors. 5.6% of Trupanion shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Aflac shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Trupanion currently has a consensus price target of $41.80, suggesting a potential upside of 34.41%. Aflac has a consensus price target of $116.62, suggesting a potential upside of 0.43%. Given Trupanion's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Trupanion is more favorable than Aflac.

Aflac has a net margin of 26.91% compared to Trupanion's net margin of 1.53%. Aflac's return on equity of 13.27% beat Trupanion's return on equity.

Trupanion has a beta of 1.39, suggesting that its share price is 39% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Aflac has a beta of 0.6, suggesting that its share price is 40% less volatile than the broader market.

Aflac has higher revenue and earnings than Trupanion. Aflac is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Trupanion, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Aflac has a beta of 0.6, indicating that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Allstate has a beta of 0.16, indicating that its stock price is 84% less volatile than the broader market.

67.4% of Aflac shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.5% of Allstate shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Aflac shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Allstate shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Aflac currently has a consensus target price of $116.62, suggesting a potential upside of 0.43%. Allstate has a consensus target price of $265.26, suggesting a potential upside of 4.51%. Given Allstate's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Allstate is more favorable than Aflac.

Aflac has a net margin of 26.91% compared to Allstate's net margin of 18.97%. Allstate's return on equity of 41.64% beat Aflac's return on equity.

Aflac pays an annual dividend of $2.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Allstate pays an annual dividend of $4.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Aflac pays out 26.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Allstate pays out 8.6% 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. Aflac has increased its dividend for 44 consecutive years and Allstate has increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years. Aflac is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Allstate has higher revenue and earnings than Aflac. Allstate is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Aflac, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

In the previous week, Allstate had 7 more articles in the media than Aflac. MarketBeat recorded 63 mentions for Allstate and 56 mentions for Aflac. Aflac's average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Allstate's score of 1.15 indicating that Aflac is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Aflac has a net margin of 26.91% compared to Employers' net margin of 0.91%. Aflac's return on equity of 13.27% beat Employers' return on equity.

Aflac currently has a consensus target price of $116.62, indicating a potential upside of 0.43%. Employers has a consensus target price of $59.00, indicating a potential upside of 22.53%. Given Employers' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Employers is more favorable than Aflac.

In the previous week, Aflac had 55 more articles in the media than Employers. MarketBeat recorded 56 mentions for Aflac and 1 mentions for Employers. Aflac's average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Employers' score of 0.75 indicating that Aflac is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Aflac pays an annual dividend of $2.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Employers pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Aflac pays out 26.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Employers pays out 197.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Aflac has increased its dividend for 44 consecutive years and Employers has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years.

67.4% of Aflac shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.5% of Employers shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Aflac shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Employers shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Aflac has higher revenue and earnings than Employers. Aflac is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Employers, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Aflac has a beta of 0.6, indicating that its share price is 40% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Employers has a beta of 0.47, indicating that its share price is 53% less volatile than the broader market.