F&G Annuities & Life (FG) Competitors

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

Do insiders & institutionals believe in FG or EQH?

95.9% of F&G Annuities & Life shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.7% of Equitable shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.1% of F&G Annuities & Life shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Equitable 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 FG or EQH a better dividend stock?

F&G Annuities & Life pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Equitable pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. F&G Annuities & Life pays out 23.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Equitable pays out 29.3% 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 Equitable has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. F&G Annuities & Life is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media refer more to FG or EQH?

In the previous week, Equitable had 8 more articles in the media than F&G Annuities & Life. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Equitable and 3 mentions for F&G Annuities & Life. Equitable's average media sentiment score of 1.35 beat F&G Annuities & Life's score of 0.50 indicating that Equitable 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)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Equitable	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer FG or EQH?

F&G Annuities & Life currently has a consensus target price of $44.33, suggesting a potential upside of 38.09%. Equitable has a consensus target price of $62.64, suggesting a potential upside of 12.30%. Given F&G Annuities & Life's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe F&G Annuities & Life is more favorable than Equitable.

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
Equitable	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.91

Which has more risk & volatility, FG or EQH?

F&G Annuities & Life has a beta of 1.56, meaning that its stock price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Equitable has a beta of 1.15, meaning that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is FG or EQH more profitable?

F&G Annuities & Life has a net margin of 9.90% compared to Equitable's net margin of 8.50%. Equitable's return on equity of 79.05% beat F&G Annuities & Life's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
F&G Annuities & Life	9.90%	12.89%	0.65%
Equitable	8.50%	79.05%	0.67%

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, FG or EQH?

Equitable has higher revenue and earnings than F&G Annuities & Life. F&G Annuities & Life is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Equitable, 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	$5.74B	0.75	$639M	$3.77	8.52
Equitable	$12.44B	1.36	$1.31B	$3.68	15.16

Summary

Equitable beats F&G Annuities & Life on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.