Genworth Financial (GNW) Competitors $9.01 +0.31 (+3.56%) Closing price 09/19/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$9.01 0.00 (-0.06%) As of 09/19/2025 07:58 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock GNW vs. BHF, NMIH, EQH, ESNT, MET, MTG, PRU, AFG, AIZ, and KMPRShould you be buying Genworth Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Genworth Financial include Brighthouse Financial (BHF), NMI (NMIH), Equitable (EQH), Essent Group (ESNT), MetLife (MET), MGIC Investment (MTG), Prudential Financial (PRU), American Financial Group (AFG), Assurant (AIZ), and Kemper (KMPR). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Genworth Financial vs. Its Competitors Brighthouse Financial NMI Equitable Essent Group MetLife MGIC Investment Prudential Financial American Financial Group Assurant Kemper Brighthouse Financial (NASDAQ:BHF) and Genworth Financial (NYSE:GNW) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, dividends, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and valuation. Is BHF or GNW more profitable? Brighthouse Financial has a net margin of 10.24% compared to Genworth Financial's net margin of 2.61%. Brighthouse Financial's return on equity of 21.06% beat Genworth Financial's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Brighthouse Financial10.24% 21.06% 0.47% Genworth Financial 2.61%1.91%0.21% Do analysts recommend BHF or GNW? Brighthouse Financial currently has a consensus target price of $59.67, indicating a potential upside of 3.61%. Genworth Financial has a consensus target price of $9.50, indicating a potential upside of 5.44%. Given Genworth Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Genworth Financial is more favorable than Brighthouse Financial.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Brighthouse Financial 2 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.13Genworth Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in BHF or GNW? 81.2% of Brighthouse Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.8% of Genworth Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Brighthouse Financial shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Genworth Financial shares are owned by 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. Which has more volatility and risk, BHF or GNW? Brighthouse Financial has a beta of 0.87, indicating that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Genworth Financial has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, BHF or GNW? Brighthouse Financial has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Genworth Financial. Brighthouse Financial 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 RatioBrighthouse Financial$4.72B0.70$388M$9.246.23Genworth Financial$7.07B0.52$299M$0.4520.02 Does the media refer more to BHF or GNW? In the previous week, Genworth Financial had 5 more articles in the media than Brighthouse Financial. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Genworth Financial and 5 mentions for Brighthouse Financial. Brighthouse Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Genworth Financial's score of 1.01 indicating that Brighthouse Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Brighthouse Financial 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Genworth Financial 5 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryBrighthouse Financial and Genworth Financial tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Genworth Financial News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for GNW and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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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.Skip Chart GNW vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricGenworth FinancialINS IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$3.71B$14.55B$12.69B$21.65BDividend YieldN/A2.87%5.42%3.51%P/E Ratio20.0210.05243.7329.94Price / Sales0.521.5030.9260.05Price / Cash9.578.6822.3124.98Price / Book0.411.412.334.59Net Income$299M$1.16B$1.01B$1.00B7 Day Performance2.39%0.22%0.39%0.81%1 Month Performance7.33%3.36%3.94%5.30%1 Year Performance30.96%9.61%541.50%14.58% Genworth Financial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GNWGenworth Financial4.0964 of 5 stars$9.01+3.6%$9.50+5.4%+31.0%$3.71B$7.07B20.022,960News CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeBHFBrighthouse Financial4.4687 of 5 stars$47.21-3.6%$59.67+26.4%+30.7%$2.80B$4.72B2.801,400Positive NewsNMIHNMI3.4659 of 5 stars$39.03-1.6%$42.33+8.5%-3.4%$3.08B$650.97M8.41234News CoveragePositive NewsInsider TradeEQHEquitable4.3372 of 5 stars$53.28-1.4%$64.90+21.8%+28.8%$16.19B$12.44B9.228,000Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeInsider TradeESNTEssent Group4.1627 of 5 stars$63.30-0.8%$63.67+0.6%+2.7%$6.29B$1.24B9.32350News CoveragePositive NewsInsider TradeShort Interest ↑METMetLife4.9772 of 5 stars$80.46-0.5%$95.55+18.8%-2.1%$53.75B$70.99B10.1145,000Analyst UpgradeMTGMGIC Investment3.8479 of 5 stars$27.99-1.6%$26.67-4.7%+11.6%$6.55B$1.21B9.29680News CoveragePositive NewsPRUPrudential Financial4.8275 of 5 stars$105.41-1.4%$122.08+15.8%-14.7%$37.63B$68.05B8.0338,196Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastAFGAmerican Financial Group4.4384 of 5 stars$139.31-0.4%$136.75-1.8%+4.2%$11.66B$8.32B14.918,700Positive NewsAIZAssurant4.9002 of 5 stars$208.36-2.2%$233.29+12.0%+7.8%$10.75B$11.88B12.7314,200Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionKMPRKemper4.705 of 5 stars$52.51-1.7%$72.75+38.5%-14.5%$3.35B$4.64B8.417,400Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Brighthouse Financial Competitors NMI Competitors Equitable Competitors Essent Group Competitors MetLife Competitors MGIC Investment Competitors Prudential Financial Competitors American Financial Group Competitors Assurant Competitors Kemper Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:GNW) was last updated on 9/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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