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 stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

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

Does the media refer more to VOYA or HG?

In the previous week, Hamilton Insurance Group had 3 more articles in the media than Voya Financial. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Hamilton Insurance Group and 5 mentions for Voya Financial. Voya Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.63 beat Hamilton Insurance Group's score of 1.35 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	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Hamilton Insurance Group	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable 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	0.86	$667M	$5.30	13.55
Hamilton Insurance Group	$2.49B	0.88	$400.43M	$3.03	7.09

Do analysts recommend VOYA or HG?

Voya Financial currently has a consensus price target of $83.50, indicating a potential upside of 16.24%. Hamilton Insurance Group has a consensus price target of $24.17, indicating a potential upside of 12.43%. Given Voya Financial's higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Is VOYA or HG more profitable?

Hamilton Insurance Group has a net margin of 13.28% compared to Voya Financial's net margin of 7.18%. Voya Financial's return on equity of 14.05% beat Hamilton Insurance Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Voya Financial	7.18%	14.05%	0.51%
Hamilton Insurance Group	13.28%	12.41%	3.72%

Which has more volatility and risk, VOYA or HG?

Voya Financial has a beta of 1, indicating that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, Hamilton Insurance Group has a beta of 0.82, indicating that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Voya Financial beats Hamilton Insurance Group on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.