Globe Life (GL) Competitors

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

Do analysts recommend GL or SLF?

Globe Life presently has a consensus target price of $137.55, suggesting a potential upside of 16.68%. Given Globe Life's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Globe Life is more favorable than Sun Life Financial.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Globe Life	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.73
Sun Life Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the MarketBeat Community favor GL or SLF?

Sun Life Financial received 421 more outperform votes than Globe Life when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.23% of users gave Sun Life Financial an outperform vote while only 40.70% of users gave Globe Life an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Globe Life	Outperform Votes 70 40.70%	Underperform Votes 102 59.30%
Sun Life Financial	Outperform Votes 491 62.23%	Underperform Votes 298 37.77%

Does the media favor GL or SLF?

In the previous week, Globe Life had 10 more articles in the media than Sun Life Financial. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Globe Life and 10 mentions for Sun Life Financial. Sun Life Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat Globe Life's score of 0.46 indicating that Sun Life Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Globe Life	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Sun Life Financial	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is GL or SLF a better dividend stock?

Globe Life pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Sun Life Financial pays an annual dividend of $2.31 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Globe Life pays out 9.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Sun Life Financial pays out 60.2% 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. Globe Life has increased its dividend for 20 consecutive years.

Do insiders and institutionals believe in GL or SLF?

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 insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, GL or SLF?

Globe Life has a beta of 0.6, suggesting that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sun Life Financial has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is GL or SLF more profitable?

Globe Life has a net margin of 18.53% compared to Sun Life Financial's net margin of 8.08%. Globe Life's return on equity of 22.32% beat Sun Life Financial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Globe Life	18.53%	22.32%	3.85%
Sun Life Financial	8.08%	16.86%	1.10%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, GL or SLF?

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
Globe Life	$5.78B	1.70	$1.07B	$11.95	9.86
Sun Life Financial	$28.68B	1.17	$2.31B	$3.84	15.41

Summary

Globe Life beats Sun Life Financial on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.