GL vs. SLF, PUK, WTW, PFG, CRBG, BNT, AEG, EG, EQH, and RYAN
Should you be buying Globe Life stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Globe Life include Sun Life Financial (SLF), Prudential Public (PUK), Willis Towers Watson Public (WTW), Principal Financial Group (PFG), Corebridge Financial (CRBG), Brookfield Wealth Solutions (BNT), Aegon (AEG), Everest Group (EG), Equitable (EQH), and Ryan Specialty (RYAN). These companies are all part of the "insurance" industry.
Globe Life vs. Its Competitors
Globe Life (NYSE:GL) and Sun Life Financial (NYSE:SLF) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, profitability and earnings.
In the previous week, Globe Life had 8 more articles in the media than Sun Life Financial. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Globe Life and 8 mentions for Sun Life Financial. Sun Life Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Globe Life's score of 0.89 indicating that Sun Life Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Globe Life has a beta of 0.55, meaning that its share price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sun Life Financial has a beta of 0.9, meaning that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Globe Life pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Sun Life Financial pays an annual dividend of $2.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Globe Life pays out 8.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Sun Life Financial pays out 62.9% 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. Globe Life has increased its dividend for 20 consecutive years and Sun Life Financial has increased its dividend for 11 consecutive years.
Globe Life has a net margin of 18.11% compared to Sun Life Financial's net margin of 7.59%. Globe Life's return on equity of 21.24% beat Sun Life Financial's return on equity.
81.6% of Globe Life shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.3% of Sun Life Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of Globe Life shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Globe Life currently has a consensus price target of $152.11, suggesting a potential upside of 8.80%. Sun Life Financial has a consensus price target of $88.50, suggesting a potential upside of 41.78%. Given Sun Life Financial's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Sun Life Financial is more favorable than Globe Life.
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.
Summary
Globe Life beats Sun Life Financial on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding GL and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
Media Sentiment Over Time
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.
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This page (NYSE:GL) was last updated on 10/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
