Citizens (CIA) Competitors $3.41 -0.03 (-0.81%) Closing price 07/11/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$3.52 +0.11 (+3.14%) As of 07/11/2025 06:22 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 Citizens (NYSE:CIA) and Aflac (NYSE:AFL) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability and earnings. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CIA or AFL? 13.7% of Citizens shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.4% of Aflac shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of Citizens shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Aflac shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is CIA or AFL more profitable? Aflac has a net margin of 21.27% compared to Citizens' net margin of 3.60%. Aflac's return on equity of 15.55% beat Citizens' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Citizens3.60% 5.50% 0.67% Aflac 21.27%15.55%3.30% Do analysts recommend CIA or AFL? Aflac has a consensus target price of $107.07, suggesting a potential upside of 5.42%. Given Aflac's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Aflac is more favorable than Citizens.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Citizens 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 4.00Aflac 2 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.07 Which has higher earnings and valuation, CIA or AFL? 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 RatioCitizens$245M0.70$14.91M$0.1720.07Aflac$17.14B3.20$5.44B$6.4015.87 Which has more risk and volatility, CIA or AFL? Citizens has a beta of 0.36, meaning that its share price is 64% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aflac has a beta of 0.81, meaning that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor CIA or AFL? In the previous week, Aflac had 24 more articles in the media than Citizens. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Aflac and 2 mentions for Citizens. Aflac's average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat Citizens' score of -1.08 indicating that Aflac is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Citizens 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Negative Aflac 18 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding CIA 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 CIA vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCitizensINS IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$171.51M$13.95B$12.08B$20.64BDividend YieldN/A3.72%5.54%3.72%P/E Ratio20.0713.5319.2027.83Price / Sales0.701.4825.6442.25Price / Cash8.038.2121.4522.32Price / Book0.811.372.284.57Net Income$14.91M$1.16B$992.82M$989.30M7 Day Performance-4.96%-3.11%-0.20%0.20%1 Month Performance-3.34%0.22%3.93%5.53%1 Year Performance31.23%5.96%539.45%10.30% Citizens Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CIACitizens0.9319 of 5 stars$3.41-0.8%N/A+31.2%$171.51M$245M20.07220Negative NewsAFLAflac4.8418 of 5 stars$105.50+0.4%$106.50+0.9%+9.6%$56.81B$18.93B16.4812,694Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastMETMetLife4.988 of 5 stars$80.39+0.0%$94.17+17.1%+5.9%$53.95B$70.99B13.0745,000Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastPRUPrudential Financial4.9587 of 5 stars$107.43+0.3%$120.15+11.8%-14.2%$37.92B$68.05B17.0338,196Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastUNMUnum Group4.9857 of 5 stars$80.76+0.4%$88.29+9.3%+54.0%$14.03B$12.89B9.5111,063Dividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastPRIPrimerica4.3091 of 5 stars$273.50+1.9%$308.00+12.6%+8.7%$8.89B$3.09B18.392,874Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeLNCLincoln National4.9828 of 5 stars$34.67+0.3%$36.70+5.9%+5.8%$5.90B$18.44B4.929,783News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastCNOCNO Financial Group4.8298 of 5 stars$38.57+0.3%$41.00+6.3%+25.0%$3.81B$4.45B13.493,500ABLAbacus Life2.9409 of 5 stars$5.14+10.8%$14.08+174.0%-42.5%$449.40M$111.92M-22.3582Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeSNFCASecurity National Financial1.4556 of 5 stars$9.85+4.0%N/A+20.7%$233.81M$334.52M10.151,421News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeGOCOGoHealth2.6626 of 5 stars$5.55-5.1%$18.00+224.3%-48.4%$138.87M$834.27M-4.622,261News 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 7/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredMarket 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 | SponsoredThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredPresidential Bombshell: $150T Resource to Be Released as soon as this Summer?Something extraordinary is happening in Washington. 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