F&G Annuities & Life (FG) Competitors

F&G Annuities & Life (NYSE:FG) and Principal Financial Group (NYSE:PFG) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, community ranking and dividends.

Does the media prefer FG or PFG?

In the previous week, Principal Financial Group had 15 more articles in the media than F&G Annuities & Life. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Principal Financial Group and 6 mentions for F&G Annuities & Life. Principal Financial Group's average media sentiment score of 0.60 beat F&G Annuities & Life's score of 0.25 indicating that Principal Financial Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
F&G Annuities & Life	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Principal Financial Group	6 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is FG or PFG more profitable?

Principal Financial Group has a net margin of 8.05% compared to F&G Annuities & Life's net margin of 6.25%. Principal Financial Group's return on equity of 14.92% beat F&G Annuities & Life's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
F&G Annuities & Life	6.25%	13.94%	0.63%
Principal Financial Group	8.05%	14.92%	0.54%

Which has more volatility and risk, FG or PFG?

F&G Annuities & Life has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Principal Financial Group has a beta of 1.19, meaning that its share price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate FG or PFG?

F&G Annuities & Life presently has a consensus price target of $45.67, suggesting a potential upside of 4.40%. Principal Financial Group has a consensus price target of $85.42, suggesting a potential downside of 5.41%. Given F&G Annuities & Life's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe F&G Annuities & Life is more favorable than Principal Financial Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
F&G Annuities & Life	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Principal Financial Group	2 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the MarketBeat Community favor FG or PFG?

F&G Annuities & Life received 141 more outperform votes than Principal Financial Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.72% of users gave F&G Annuities & Life an outperform vote while only 2.56% of users gave Principal Financial Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
F&G Annuities & Life	Outperform Votes 142 57.72%	Underperform Votes 104 42.28%
Principal Financial Group	Outperform Votes 1 2.56%	Underperform Votes 38 97.44%

Is FG or PFG a better dividend stock?

F&G Annuities & Life pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Principal Financial Group pays an annual dividend of $2.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. F&G Annuities & Life pays out 42.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Principal Financial Group pays out 55.0% 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. Principal Financial Group has raised its dividend for 16 consecutive years. Principal Financial Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in FG or PFG?

95.9% of F&G Annuities & Life shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.1% of Principal Financial Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of F&G Annuities & Life shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Principal Financial Group shares are held by 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.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, FG or PFG?

Principal Financial Group has higher revenue and earnings than F&G Annuities & Life. Principal Financial Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than F&G Annuities & Life, 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
F&G Annuities & Life	$4.93B	1.12	-$58M	$1.96	22.41
Principal Financial Group	$15.65B	1.35	$623.20M	$5.24	17.24

Summary

Principal Financial Group beats F&G Annuities & Life on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.