AIG vs. HIG, L, AFG, TRV, ALL, ACGL, CINF, MKL, WRB, and RE
Should you be buying American International Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of American International Group include The Hartford Financial Services Group (HIG), Loews (L), American Financial Group (AFG), Travelers Companies (TRV), Allstate (ALL), Arch Capital Group (ACGL), Cincinnati Financial (CINF), Markel (MKL), W. R. Berkley (WRB), and Everest Re Group (RE). These companies are all part of the "fire, marine, & casualty insurance" industry.
American International Group vs.
The Hartford Financial Services Group (NYSE:HIG) and American International Group (NYSE:AIG) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and community ranking.
American International Group received 217 more outperform votes than The Hartford Financial Services Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.90% of users gave The Hartford Financial Services Group an outperform vote while only 66.33% of users gave American International Group an outperform vote.
89.9% of The Hartford Financial Services Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.0% of American International Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of The Hartford Financial Services Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of American International Group 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.
American International Group has a net margin of 18.21% compared to The Hartford Financial Services Group's net margin of 8.12%. The Hartford Financial Services Group's return on equity of 18.15% beat American International Group's return on equity.
The Hartford Financial Services Group pays an annual dividend of $1.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. American International Group pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. The Hartford Financial Services Group pays out 31.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. American International Group pays out 10.0% 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. The Hartford Financial Services Group has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years. American International Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
American International Group has higher revenue and earnings than The Hartford Financial Services Group. American International Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than The Hartford Financial Services Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, American International Group had 4 more articles in the media than The Hartford Financial Services Group. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for American International Group and 9 mentions for The Hartford Financial Services Group. The Hartford Financial Services Group's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat American International Group's score of 0.65 indicating that The Hartford Financial Services Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
The Hartford Financial Services Group has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American International Group has a beta of 1.15, suggesting that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.
The Hartford Financial Services Group presently has a consensus price target of $86.00, indicating a potential upside of 23.63%. American International Group has a consensus price target of $65.08, indicating a potential upside of 26.98%. Given American International Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe American International Group is more favorable than The Hartford Financial Services Group.
Summary
American International Group beats The Hartford Financial Services Group on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding AIG and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE 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.
American International Group Competitors List
