Assurant (AIZ) Competitors $193.14 +0.51 (+0.26%) Closing price 05/22/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$193.00 -0.13 (-0.07%) As of 07:19 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock AIZ vs. HIG, L, AFG, KMPR, GNW, HMN, AIG, BNT, BNRE, and IGICShould you be buying Assurant stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Assurant include The Hartford Financial Services Group (HIG), Loews (L), American Financial Group (AFG), Kemper (KMPR), Genworth Financial (GNW), Horace Mann Educators (HMN), American International Group (AIG), Brookfield Wealth Solutions (BNT), Brookfield Reinsurance (BNRE), and International General Insurance (IGIC). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Assurant vs. The Hartford Financial Services Group Loews American Financial Group Kemper Genworth Financial Horace Mann Educators American International Group Brookfield Wealth Solutions Brookfield Reinsurance International General Insurance Assurant (NYSE:AIZ) and The Hartford Financial Services Group (NYSE:HIG) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations and risk. Does the MarketBeat Community favor AIZ or HIG? The Hartford Financial Services Group received 374 more outperform votes than Assurant when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.24% of users gave The Hartford Financial Services Group an outperform vote while only 57.66% of users gave Assurant an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAssurantOutperform Votes30157.66% Underperform Votes22142.34% The Hartford Financial Services GroupOutperform Votes67566.24% Underperform Votes34433.76% Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of AIZ or HIG? 92.7% of Assurant shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.4% of The Hartford Financial Services Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Assurant shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of The Hartford Financial Services Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media prefer AIZ or HIG? In the previous week, The Hartford Financial Services Group had 6 more articles in the media than Assurant. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for The Hartford Financial Services Group and 25 mentions for Assurant. The Hartford Financial Services Group's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Assurant's score of 1.04 indicating that The Hartford Financial Services Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Assurant 13 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive The Hartford Financial Services Group 20 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer AIZ or HIG? Assurant currently has a consensus price target of $228.67, indicating a potential upside of 18.40%. The Hartford Financial Services Group has a consensus price target of $129.71, indicating a potential upside of 0.55%. Given Assurant's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Assurant is more favorable than The Hartford Financial Services Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Assurant 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.83The Hartford Financial Services Group 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60 Which has better valuation & earnings, AIZ or HIG? The Hartford Financial Services Group has higher revenue and earnings than Assurant. The Hartford Financial Services Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Assurant, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAssurant$12.07B0.81$760.20M$12.8315.05The Hartford Financial Services Group$26.76B1.37$3.11B$10.0312.86 Is AIZ or HIG a better dividend stock? Assurant pays an annual dividend of $3.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. The Hartford Financial Services Group pays an annual dividend of $2.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Assurant pays out 24.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. The Hartford Financial Services Group pays out 20.7% 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. Assurant has raised its dividend for 21 consecutive years and The Hartford Financial Services Group has raised its dividend for 12 consecutive years. Assurant is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Which has more volatility & risk, AIZ or HIG? Assurant has a beta of 0.59, indicating that its share price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Hartford Financial Services Group has a beta of 0.7, indicating that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is AIZ or HIG more profitable? The Hartford Financial Services Group has a net margin of 11.72% compared to Assurant's net margin of 6.40%. The Hartford Financial Services Group's return on equity of 19.55% beat Assurant's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Assurant6.40% 17.25% 2.55% The Hartford Financial Services Group 11.72%19.55%3.88% SummaryThe Hartford Financial Services Group beats Assurant on 16 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Assurant News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AIZ and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart AIZ vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAssurantInsurance carriers IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$9.82B$22.40B$11.47B$19.30BDividend Yield1.58%3.99%5.45%3.84%P/E Ratio13.3552.4022.4234.53Price / Sales0.810.8627.6234.83Price / Cash9.3430.2617.6217.51Price / Book1.941.402.774.69Net Income$760.20M$2.10B$1.03B$1.02B7 Day Performance-3.16%-2.30%-0.23%-1.74%1 Month Performance2.43%6.91%6.11%7.50%1 Year Performance13.94%28.77%536.61%4.15% Assurant Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AIZAssurant4.6969 of 5 stars$193.14+0.3%$228.67+18.4%+13.9%$9.82B$12.07B13.3513,700News CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionHIGThe Hartford Financial Services Group4.8027 of 5 stars$128.50+0.8%$126.87-1.3%+26.0%$36.51B$26.76B12.4218,100News CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst UpgradeLLoews4.1551 of 5 stars$89.19+0.9%$112.00+25.6%+15.3%$18.70B$17.50B13.9412,000News CoveragePositive NewsAFGAmerican Financial Group4.7265 of 5 stars$123.35+1.3%$138.75+12.5%-7.6%$10.32B$8.25B11.676,900Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionKMPRKemper4.8492 of 5 stars$65.51+1.9%$79.40+21.2%+4.0%$4.19B$4.63B13.349,500Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeGNWGenworth Financial4.2338 of 5 stars$7.21+2.2%N/A+5.2%$2.99B$7.08B10.602,500News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst DowngradeHigh Trading VolumeHMNHorace Mann Educators3.6603 of 5 stars$41.99+0.0%$43.67+4.0%+26.3%$1.71B$1.57B16.931,450Positive NewsInsider TradeBuyback AnnouncementAIGAmerican International Group4.464 of 5 stars$83.47+1.3%$87.88+5.3%+3.9%$48.11B$27.28B-40.1326,200Positive NewsBNTBrookfield Wealth SolutionsN/A$58.63+3.4%N/AN/A$14.34B$14.34B183.2260News CoveragePositive NewsBNREBrookfield ReinsuranceN/A$56.71-2.3%N/A+28.8%$8.25B$9.35B195.5660News CoverageIGICInternational General Insurance3.8008 of 5 stars$22.90-0.5%$31.50+37.6%+61.6%$1.03B$538.45M7.48290High Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies The Hartford Financial Services Group Competitors Loews Competitors American Financial Group Competitors Kemper Competitors Genworth Financial Competitors Horace Mann Educators Competitors American International Group Competitors Brookfield Wealth Solutions Competitors Brookfield Reinsurance Competitors International General Insurance Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:AIZ) was last updated on 5/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredWhite House to reset Social Security?Elon Musk's parting DOGE gift looks set to shock America... 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