Brookfield Wealth Solutions (BNT) Competitors

Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW) and Brookfield Wealth Solutions (NYSE:BNT) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, community ranking, valuation, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends and media sentiment.

Is WTW or BNT more profitable?

Brookfield Wealth Solutions has a net margin of 0.10% compared to Willis Towers Watson Public's net margin of -0.99%. Willis Towers Watson Public's return on equity of 20.02% beat Brookfield Wealth Solutions' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Willis Towers Watson Public	-0.99%	20.02%	6.03%
Brookfield Wealth Solutions	0.10%	0.14%	0.01%

Does the media favor WTW or BNT?

In the previous week, Willis Towers Watson Public had 19 more articles in the media than Brookfield Wealth Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Willis Towers Watson Public and 4 mentions for Brookfield Wealth Solutions. Brookfield Wealth Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.70 beat Willis Towers Watson Public's score of 0.54 indicating that Brookfield Wealth Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Willis Towers Watson Public	9 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Brookfield Wealth Solutions	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, WTW or BNT?

Willis Towers Watson Public has a beta of 0.68, meaning that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brookfield Wealth Solutions has a beta of 1.59, meaning that its share price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate WTW or BNT?

Willis Towers Watson Public presently has a consensus target price of $351.55, suggesting a potential upside of 12.65%. Given Willis Towers Watson Public's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Willis Towers Watson Public is more favorable than Brookfield Wealth Solutions.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Willis Towers Watson Public	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.73
Brookfield Wealth Solutions	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, WTW or BNT?

Brookfield Wealth Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than Willis Towers Watson Public. Willis Towers Watson Public is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Brookfield Wealth Solutions, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Willis Towers Watson Public	$9.81B	3.15	-$98M	-$0.50	-624.14
Brookfield Wealth Solutions	$14.34B	0.56	$1.21B	$0.32	173.78

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of WTW or BNT?

93.1% of Willis Towers Watson Public shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.3% of Brookfield Wealth Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Willis Towers Watson Public shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Brookfield Wealth Solutions shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is WTW or BNT a better dividend stock?

Willis Towers Watson Public pays an annual dividend of $3.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Brookfield Wealth Solutions pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Willis Towers Watson Public pays out -736.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Brookfield Wealth Solutions pays out 112.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Willis Towers Watson Public is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer WTW or BNT?

Willis Towers Watson Public received 49 more outperform votes than Brookfield Wealth Solutions when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Willis Towers Watson Public	Outperform Votes 49 46.67%	Underperform Votes 56 53.33%
Brookfield Wealth Solutions	N/A	N/A

Summary

Willis Towers Watson Public beats Brookfield Wealth Solutions on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.