Globe Life (GL) Competitors

Sun Life Financial (NYSE:SLF) and Globe Life (NYSE:GL) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, earnings, profitability and media sentiment.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, SLF or GL?

Sun Life Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Globe Life. Globe Life is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sun Life Financial, 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
Sun Life Financial	$28.32B	1.25	$2.31B	$3.93	16.01
Globe Life	$5.84B	1.75	$1.07B	$12.29	10.08

Does the media favor SLF or GL?

In the previous week, Globe Life had 15 more articles in the media than Sun Life Financial. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Globe Life and 5 mentions for Sun Life Financial. Sun Life Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Globe Life's score of 0.62 indicating that Sun Life Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Sun Life Financial	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Globe Life	9 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer SLF or GL?

Sun Life Financial currently has a consensus target price of $88.00, suggesting a potential upside of 39.88%. Globe Life has a consensus target price of $143.82, suggesting a potential upside of 16.09%. Given Sun Life Financial's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Sun Life Financial is more favorable than Globe Life.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sun Life Financial	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Globe Life	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.82

Which has more risk & volatility, SLF or GL?

Sun Life Financial has a beta of 0.91, meaning that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Globe Life has a beta of 0.56, meaning that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is SLF or GL more profitable?

Globe Life has a net margin of 18.33% compared to Sun Life Financial's net margin of 7.47%. Globe Life's return on equity of 21.44% beat Sun Life Financial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sun Life Financial	7.47%	17.33%	1.12%
Globe Life	18.33%	21.44%	3.79%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in SLF or GL?

52.3% of Sun Life Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.6% of Globe Life shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of Globe Life shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is SLF or GL a better dividend stock?

Sun Life Financial pays an annual dividend of $2.55 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Globe Life pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Sun Life Financial pays out 64.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Globe Life pays out 8.8% 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. Sun Life Financial has raised its dividend for 11 consecutive years and Globe Life has raised its dividend for 20 consecutive years.

Summary

Globe Life beats Sun Life Financial on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.