Hamilton Insurance Group (HG) Competitors

Voya Financial (NYSE:VOYA) and Hamilton Insurance Group (NYSE:HG) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, risk and media sentiment.

Do analysts recommend VOYA or HG?

Voya Financial presently has a consensus price target of $83.40, indicating a potential upside of 12.69%. Hamilton Insurance Group has a consensus price target of $25.14, indicating a potential upside of 7.72%. Given Voya Financial's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Voya Financial is more favorable than Hamilton Insurance Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Voya Financial	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.45
Hamilton Insurance Group	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, VOYA or HG?

Voya Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Hamilton Insurance Group. Hamilton Insurance Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Voya 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
Voya Financial	$8.05B	0.89	$667M	$5.00	14.80
Hamilton Insurance Group	$2.33B	1.02	$400.43M	$3.62	6.45

Which has more risk and volatility, VOYA or HG?

Voya Financial has a beta of 0.99, indicating that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hamilton Insurance Group has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is VOYA or HG more profitable?

Hamilton Insurance Group has a net margin of 14.67% compared to Voya Financial's net margin of 6.73%. Voya Financial's return on equity of 13.72% beat Hamilton Insurance Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Voya Financial	6.73%	13.72%	0.51%
Hamilton Insurance Group	14.67%	13.27%	3.94%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in VOYA or HG?

96.1% of Voya Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 29.2% of Hamilton Insurance Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Voya Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.5% of Hamilton Insurance Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer VOYA or HG?

In the previous week, Voya Financial had 3 more articles in the media than Hamilton Insurance Group. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Voya Financial and 17 mentions for Hamilton Insurance Group. Voya Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat Hamilton Insurance Group's score of 0.69 indicating that Voya Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Voya Financial	7 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Hamilton Insurance Group	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Voya Financial beats Hamilton Insurance Group on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.