Hamilton Insurance Group (HG) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to HG or VOYA?

In the previous week, Voya Financial had 6 more articles in the media than Hamilton Insurance Group. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Voya Financial and 4 mentions for Hamilton Insurance Group. Voya Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.41 beat Hamilton Insurance Group's score of 0.36 indicating that Voya Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Hamilton Insurance Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Voya Financial	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk and volatility, HG or VOYA?

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

Do analysts recommend HG or VOYA?

Hamilton Insurance Group currently has a consensus target price of $23.67, suggesting a potential upside of 10.64%. Voya Financial has a consensus target price of $82.08, suggesting a potential upside of 12.60%. Given Voya Financial's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Voya Financial is more favorable than Hamilton Insurance Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hamilton Insurance Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Voya Financial	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.46

Which has higher earnings & valuation, HG or VOYA?

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
Hamilton Insurance Group	$2.49B	0.87	$400.43M	$3.03	7.06
Voya Financial	$8.05B	0.87	$667M	$5.30	13.75

Is HG or VOYA 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
Hamilton Insurance Group	13.28%	12.41%	3.72%
Voya Financial	7.18%	14.05%	0.51%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of HG or VOYA?

29.2% of Hamilton Insurance Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.1% of Voya Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 17.5% of Hamilton Insurance Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Voya Financial shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

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