Citizens (CIA) Competitors $5.92 +0.33 (+5.90%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$5.93 +0.01 (+0.17%) As of 05:37 PM 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock CIA vs. AFL, MET, PRU, UNM, PRI, LNC, CNO, ABL, SNFCA, and GOCOShould you be buying Citizens stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Citizens include Aflac (AFL), MetLife (MET), Prudential Financial (PRU), Unum Group (UNM), Primerica (PRI), Lincoln National (LNC), CNO Financial Group (CNO), Abacus Life (ABL), Security National Financial (SNFCA), and GoHealth (GOCO). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Citizens vs. Its Competitors Aflac MetLife Prudential Financial Unum Group Primerica Lincoln National CNO Financial Group Abacus Life Security National Financial GoHealth Aflac (NYSE:AFL) and Citizens (NYSE:CIA) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and valuation. Does the media prefer AFL or CIA? In the previous week, Aflac had 18 more articles in the media than Citizens. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Aflac and 1 mentions for Citizens. Aflac's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Citizens' score of 0.34 indicating that Aflac is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Aflac 14 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Citizens 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do analysts rate AFL or CIA? Aflac presently has a consensus price target of $109.15, indicating a potential upside of 1.06%. Given Aflac's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Aflac is more favorable than Citizens.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Aflac 2 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.08Citizens 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 4.00 Which has higher valuation & earnings, AFL or CIA? Aflac has higher revenue and earnings than Citizens. Aflac is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Citizens, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAflac$16.20B3.56$5.44B$4.4124.49Citizens$245M1.21$14.91M$0.2226.91 Which has more risk & volatility, AFL or CIA? Aflac has a beta of 0.85, indicating that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Citizens has a beta of 0.42, indicating that its stock price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals believe in AFL or CIA? 67.4% of Aflac shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.7% of Citizens shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Aflac shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Citizens shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is AFL or CIA more profitable? Aflac has a net margin of 15.32% compared to Citizens' net margin of 4.57%. Aflac's return on equity of 15.08% beat Citizens' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Aflac15.32% 15.08% 3.21% Citizens 4.57%6.42%0.81% SummaryAflac beats Citizens on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Citizens News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CIA and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. 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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 CIA vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCitizensINS IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$297.42M$14.55B$12.74B$21.53BDividend YieldN/A2.91%5.43%3.50%P/E Ratio26.9110.05243.4529.96Price / Sales1.211.5331.02100.70Price / Cash12.698.5922.2024.62Price / Book1.411.412.334.59Net Income$14.91M$1.16B$1.01B$999.97M7 Day Performance8.72%0.22%0.36%0.91%1 Month Performance20.69%2.21%3.85%5.36%1 Year Performance82.15%9.88%540.60%14.36% Citizens Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CIACitizens1.3764 of 5 stars$5.92+5.9%N/A+80.3%$297.42M$245M26.91220High Trading VolumeAFLAflac4.643 of 5 stars$106.41-0.5%$109.15+2.6%-0.8%$57.19B$18.93B24.1312,694Positive NewsMETMetLife4.9748 of 5 stars$79.63+0.2%$95.60+20.1%-0.2%$52.88B$70.99B13.5045,000Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradePRUPrudential Financial4.8249 of 5 stars$105.88+0.2%$122.08+15.3%-13.0%$37.21B$68.05B23.4838,196Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastUNMUnum Group4.9545 of 5 stars$73.62-0.2%$91.15+23.8%+35.7%$12.56B$12.89B8.8111,063Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradePRIPrimerica4.617 of 5 stars$275.40+0.8%$315.29+14.5%+6.6%$8.85B$3.09B13.612,874Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeLNCLincoln National4.9034 of 5 stars$41.81-0.7%$39.70-5.0%+31.3%$7.98B$18.44B7.309,783Analyst UpgradeGap UpHigh Trading VolumeCNOCNO Financial Group4.7235 of 5 stars$39.70-0.1%$43.40+9.3%+13.8%$3.85B$4.45B14.653,500Positive NewsABLAbacus Life2.9865 of 5 stars$6.67+1.2%$13.13+96.8%-37.6%$637.68M$161.72M-111.1782SNFCASecurity National Financial1.1707 of 5 stars$8.54+1.4%N/A+6.1%$218.77M$334.52M9.621,421News CoverageGOCOGoHealth2.3178 of 5 stars$4.74-1.5%$12.00+153.2%-48.5%$137.61M$798.89M-1.322,261News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AFL Alternatives MET Alternatives PRU Alternatives UNM Alternatives PRI Alternatives LNC Alternatives CNO Alternatives ABL Alternatives SNFCA Alternatives GOCO Alternatives 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:CIA) was last updated on 9/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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