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$6.98 +0.19 (+2.80%)
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GNW vs. AFG, AIZ, KMPR, HMN, AIG, HIG, L, GL, PRI, and VOYA

Should you be buying Genworth Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Genworth Financial include American Financial Group (AFG), Assurant (AIZ), Kemper (KMPR), Horace Mann Educators (HMN), American International Group (AIG), The Hartford Financial Services Group (HIG), Loews (L), Globe Life (GL), Primerica (PRI), and Voya Financial (VOYA). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.

Genworth Financial vs.

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

Genworth Financial received 223 more outperform votes than American Financial Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.99% of users gave Genworth Financial an outperform vote while only 59.55% of users gave American Financial Group an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Genworth FinancialOutperform Votes
544
60.99%
Underperform Votes
348
39.01%
American Financial GroupOutperform Votes
321
59.55%
Underperform Votes
218
40.45%

Genworth Financial has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Financial Group has a beta of 0.59, meaning that its share price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500.

81.8% of Genworth Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.4% of American Financial Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of Genworth Financial shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.4% of American Financial Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

American Financial Group has a net margin of 10.66% compared to Genworth Financial's net margin of 4.10%. American Financial Group's return on equity of 20.30% beat Genworth Financial's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Genworth Financial4.10% 2.96% 0.31%
American Financial Group 10.66%20.30%2.93%

American Financial Group has higher revenue and earnings than Genworth Financial. American Financial Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Genworth Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Genworth Financial$7.14B0.41$76M$0.5013.96
American Financial Group$8.28B1.31$887M$10.5712.28

American Financial Group has a consensus target price of $139.00, suggesting a potential upside of 7.06%. Given American Financial Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe American Financial Group is more favorable than Genworth Financial.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Genworth Financial
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
American Financial Group
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

In the previous week, American Financial Group had 3 more articles in the media than Genworth Financial. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for American Financial Group and 11 mentions for Genworth Financial. American Financial Group's average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat Genworth Financial's score of 0.79 indicating that American Financial Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Genworth Financial
6 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
American Financial Group
9 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

American Financial Group beats Genworth Financial on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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GNW vs. The Competition

MetricGenworth FinancialLife insurance IndustryFinance SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$2.90B$21.48B$11.27B$19.19B
Dividend YieldN/A3.28%5.75%4.00%
P/E Ratio10.268.2022.4033.46
Price / Sales0.411.3126.5329.18
Price / Cash15.039.7017.5917.52
Price / Book0.321.382.714.55
Net Income$76M$1.64B$1.03B$1.02B
7 Day Performance3.87%3.29%1.96%2.26%
1 Month Performance-1.76%1.79%3.56%2.90%
1 Year Performance7.55%13.93%535.07%4.62%

Genworth Financial Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
GNW
Genworth Financial
2.279 of 5 stars
$6.98
+2.8%
N/A+8.0%$2.90B$7.14B10.262,500Earnings Report
Short Interest ↑
News Coverage
AFG
American Financial Group
4.3375 of 5 stars
$127.35
+0.7%
$139.00
+9.1%
+1.8%$10.66B$8.28B12.056,900Upcoming Earnings
Positive News
AIZ
Assurant
4.7957 of 5 stars
$192.33
+0.8%
$234.17
+21.8%
+12.9%$9.78B$11.88B13.2913,700Upcoming Earnings
Positive News
KMPR
Kemper
4.7929 of 5 stars
$59.00
+1.4%
$81.60
+38.3%
+5.2%$3.78B$4.63B12.029,500Upcoming Earnings
Positive News
HMN
Horace Mann Educators
3.3013 of 5 stars
$41.67
+2.4%
$43.67
+4.8%
+11.8%$1.71B$1.55B16.801,450Upcoming Earnings
Short Interest ↑
AIG
American International Group
4.7174 of 5 stars
$81.90
+0.8%
$87.65
+7.0%
+7.0%$48.77B$27.27B-39.3726,200Earnings Report
Dividend Increase
Analyst Forecast
Short Interest ↓
News Coverage
Positive News
HIG
The Hartford Financial Services Group
4.6747 of 5 stars
$120.55
+1.5%
$126.40
+4.9%
+28.9%$34.72B$26.76B11.6518,100Analyst Upgrade
Insider Trade
L
Loews
4.2953 of 5 stars
$85.95
+0.8%
$112.00
+30.3%
+15.1%$18.08B$17.24B13.4312,000Upcoming Earnings
Positive News
GL
Globe Life
4.8584 of 5 stars
$123.56
+0.5%
$137.55
+11.3%
+53.6%$10.29B$5.78B10.343,540Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
News Coverage
PRI
Primerica
4.4057 of 5 stars
$263.86
+0.9%
$309.14
+17.2%
+20.9%$8.73B$3.09B19.193,440Upcoming Earnings
Short Interest ↑
Positive News
Gap Up
VOYA
Voya Financial
4.9972 of 5 stars
$59.72
+1.2%
$80.92
+35.5%
-12.8%$5.75B$7.89B9.766,000Upcoming Earnings
Dividend Announcement
Positive News
Gap Up

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