FG vs. PFG, EQH, AEG, BNT, RYAN, EG, GL, KNSL, BNRE, and VOYA
Should you be buying F&G Annuities & Life stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of F&G Annuities & Life include Principal Financial Group (PFG), Equitable (EQH), Aegon (AEG), Brookfield Wealth Solutions (BNT), Ryan Specialty (RYAN), Everest Group (EG), Globe Life (GL), Kinsale Capital Group (KNSL), Brookfield Reinsurance (BNRE), and Voya Financial (VOYA). These companies are all part of the "insurance" industry.
F&G Annuities & Life vs. Its Competitors
F&G Annuities & Life (NYSE:FG) and Principal Financial Group (NASDAQ:PFG) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations and dividends.
In the previous week, F&G Annuities & Life had 11 more articles in the media than Principal Financial Group. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for F&G Annuities & Life and 1 mentions for Principal Financial Group. F&G Annuities & Life's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Principal Financial Group's score of 0.00 indicating that F&G Annuities & Life is being referred to more favorably in the media.
95.9% of F&G Annuities & Life shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.1% of Principal Financial Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.1% of F&G Annuities & Life shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Principal Financial Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
F&G Annuities & Life pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Principal Financial Group pays an annual dividend of $3.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. F&G Annuities & Life pays out 35.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Principal Financial Group pays out 61.2% 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. F&G Annuities & Life has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Principal Financial Group has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years.
F&G Annuities & Life has a beta of 1.55, indicating that its share price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Principal Financial Group has a beta of 1.03, indicating that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500.
F&G Annuities & Life currently has a consensus price target of $44.33, indicating a potential upside of 28.56%. Given F&G Annuities & Life's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe F&G Annuities & Life is more favorable than Principal Financial Group.
Principal Financial Group has a net margin of 7.53% compared to F&G Annuities & Life's net margin of 6.45%. Principal Financial Group's return on equity of 15.63% beat F&G Annuities & Life's return on equity.
Principal Financial Group has higher revenue and earnings than F&G Annuities & Life. F&G Annuities & Life is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Principal Financial Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
F&G Annuities & Life beats Principal Financial Group on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:FG) was last updated on 9/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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