Assurant (AIZ) Competitors

Brown & Brown has a net margin of 17.94% compared to Assurant's net margin of 7.60%. Assurant's return on equity of 20.32% beat Brown & Brown's return on equity.

Brown & Brown has a beta of 0.63, suggesting that its share price is 37% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Assurant has a beta of 0.56, suggesting that its share price is 44% less volatile than the broader market.

71.0% of Brown & Brown shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.7% of Assurant shares are held by institutional investors. 13.1% of Brown & Brown shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Assurant shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Brown & Brown presently has a consensus target price of $79.44, indicating a potential upside of 43.21%. Assurant has a consensus target price of $275.83, indicating a potential upside of 10.82%. Given Brown & Brown's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Brown & Brown is more favorable than Assurant.

Brown & Brown has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Assurant. Assurant is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Brown & Brown, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Brown & Brown pays an annual dividend of $0.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Assurant pays an annual dividend of $3.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Brown & Brown pays out 21.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Assurant pays out 18.0% 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. Assurant has raised its dividend for 21 consecutive years. Assurant is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

In the previous week, Assurant had 3 more articles in the media than Brown & Brown. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Assurant and 13 mentions for Brown & Brown. Brown & Brown's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat Assurant's score of 1.00 indicating that Brown & Brown is being referred to more favorably in the media.

92.7% of Assurant shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.6% of Everest Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Assurant shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Everest Group shares are owned by 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.

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

In the previous week, Assurant had 5 more articles in the media than Everest Group. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Assurant and 11 mentions for Everest Group. Everest Group's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat Assurant's score of 1.00 indicating that Everest Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Assurant pays an annual dividend of $3.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Everest Group pays an annual dividend of $8.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Assurant pays out 18.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Everest Group pays out 16.3% 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 Everest Group has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Everest Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Everest Group has a net margin of 11.76% compared to Assurant's net margin of 7.60%. Assurant's return on equity of 20.32% beat Everest Group's return on equity.

Assurant currently has a consensus price target of $275.83, suggesting a potential upside of 10.82%. Everest Group has a consensus price target of $373.73, suggesting a potential upside of 16.59%. Given Everest Group's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Everest Group is more favorable than Assurant.

Assurant has a beta of 0.56, meaning that its share price is 44% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Everest Group has a beta of 0.31, meaning that its share price is 69% less volatile than the broader market.

99.3% of Horace Mann Educators shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.7% of Assurant shares are held by institutional investors. 3.6% of Horace Mann Educators shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Assurant shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Horace Mann Educators has a beta of 0.11, suggesting that its share price is 89% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Assurant has a beta of 0.56, suggesting that its share price is 44% less volatile than the broader market.

Horace Mann Educators presently has a consensus target price of $46.50, suggesting a potential upside of 2.99%. Assurant has a consensus target price of $275.83, suggesting a potential upside of 10.82%. Given Assurant's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Assurant is more favorable than Horace Mann Educators.

Horace Mann Educators pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Assurant pays an annual dividend of $3.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Horace Mann Educators pays out 36.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Assurant pays out 18.0% 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. Horace Mann Educators has increased its dividend for 17 consecutive years and Assurant has increased its dividend for 21 consecutive years.

In the previous week, Assurant had 11 more articles in the media than Horace Mann Educators. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Assurant and 5 mentions for Horace Mann Educators. Horace Mann Educators' average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat Assurant's score of 1.00 indicating that Horace Mann Educators is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Horace Mann Educators has a net margin of 9.63% compared to Assurant's net margin of 7.60%. Assurant's return on equity of 20.32% beat Horace Mann Educators' return on equity.

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

92.7% of Assurant shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.3% of Loews shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Assurant shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.0% of Loews shares are held 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.

In the previous week, Assurant had 10 more articles in the media than Loews. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Assurant and 6 mentions for Loews. Assurant's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Loews' score of 0.56 indicating that Assurant is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Assurant has a beta of 0.56, meaning that its share price is 44% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Loews has a beta of 0.53, meaning that its share price is 47% less volatile than the broader market.

Assurant pays an annual dividend of $3.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Loews pays an annual dividend of $0.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Assurant pays out 18.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Loews pays out 3.2% 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. Assurant has raised its dividend for 21 consecutive years. Assurant is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Loews has a net margin of 8.83% compared to Assurant's net margin of 7.60%. Assurant's return on equity of 20.32% beat Loews' return on equity.

Assurant presently has a consensus target price of $275.83, suggesting a potential upside of 10.82%. Given Assurant's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Assurant is more favorable than Loews.