Jackson Financial (JXN) Competitors $81.34 -3.70 (-4.35%) Closing price 05/21/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$82.20 +0.86 (+1.05%) As of 05/21/2025 08:00 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock JXN vs. PFG, RYAN, CRBG, EQH, AEG, EG, BNT, KNSL, GL, and BNREShould you be buying Jackson Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Jackson Financial include Principal Financial Group (PFG), Ryan Specialty (RYAN), Corebridge Financial (CRBG), Equitable (EQH), Aegon (AEG), Everest Group (EG), Brookfield Wealth Solutions (BNT), Kinsale Capital Group (KNSL), Globe Life (GL), and Brookfield Reinsurance (BNRE). These companies are all part of the "insurance" industry. Jackson Financial vs. Principal Financial Group Ryan Specialty Corebridge Financial Equitable Aegon Everest Group Brookfield Wealth Solutions Kinsale Capital Group Globe Life Brookfield Reinsurance Jackson Financial (NYSE:JXN) and Principal Financial Group (NYSE:PFG) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, risk, dividends and valuation. Which has more risk and volatility, JXN or PFG? Jackson Financial has a beta of 1.5, meaning that its stock price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Principal Financial Group has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is JXN or PFG more profitable? Principal Financial Group has a net margin of 9.74% compared to Jackson Financial's net margin of 0.00%. Jackson Financial's return on equity of 14.99% beat Principal Financial Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Jackson FinancialN/A 14.99% 0.43% Principal Financial Group 9.74%14.68%0.52% Do insiders & institutionals believe in JXN or PFG? 90.0% of Jackson Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.1% of Principal Financial Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of Jackson Financial shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Principal Financial Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community favor JXN or PFG? Jackson Financial received 6 more outperform votes than Principal Financial Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 17.19% of users gave Jackson Financial an outperform vote while only 7.81% of users gave Principal Financial Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformJackson FinancialOutperform Votes1117.19%Underperform Votes5382.81% Principal Financial GroupOutperform Votes57.81%Underperform Votes5992.19% Is JXN or PFG a better dividend stock? Jackson Financial pays an annual dividend of $3.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Principal Financial Group pays an annual dividend of $3.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Jackson Financial pays out 310.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Principal Financial Group pays out 65.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Jackson Financial has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years and Principal Financial Group has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Jackson Financial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Which has better valuation & earnings, JXN or PFG? Principal Financial Group has higher revenue and earnings than Jackson Financial. Principal Financial Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Jackson Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioJackson Financial$7.17B0.82$934M$1.0378.97Principal Financial Group$15.77B1.10$1.57B$4.6716.57 Does the media favor JXN or PFG? In the previous week, Principal Financial Group had 10 more articles in the media than Jackson Financial. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Principal Financial Group and 13 mentions for Jackson Financial. Jackson Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.44 beat Principal Financial Group's score of 1.20 indicating that Jackson Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Jackson Financial 10 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Principal Financial Group 14 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts recommend JXN or PFG? Jackson Financial currently has a consensus target price of $94.80, indicating a potential upside of 16.54%. Principal Financial Group has a consensus target price of $83.85, indicating a potential upside of 8.38%. Given Jackson Financial's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Jackson Financial is more favorable than Principal Financial Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Jackson Financial 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Principal Financial Group 4 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 SummaryPrincipal Financial Group beats Jackson Financial on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Jackson Financial News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for JXN and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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 JXN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricJackson FinancialLife insurance IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$5.91B$21.92B$11.50B$19.41BDividend Yield3.76%3.21%5.45%3.83%P/E Ratio7.108.2622.4834.23Price / Sales0.821.3127.2834.85Price / Cash6.219.7017.6217.51Price / Book0.641.402.794.69Net Income$934M$1.64B$1.04B$1.02B7 Day Performance-4.51%-0.90%-0.02%-1.74%1 Month Performance12.01%7.26%6.70%7.46%1 Year Performance4.67%10.49%537.71%3.96% Jackson Financial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)JXNJackson Financial4.0218 of 5 stars$81.34-4.3%$94.80+16.5%+4.2%$5.91B$7.17B7.103,500Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastPFGPrincipal Financial Group3.8413 of 5 stars$81.70+3.5%$83.54+2.3%-7.3%$18.32B$15.77B12.2319,300News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionRYANRyan Specialty2.838 of 5 stars$69.12-0.9%$75.67+9.5%+27.6%$18.10B$2.65B100.173,850Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastCRBGCorebridge Financial4.4562 of 5 stars$32.57+4.6%$36.62+12.4%+2.5%$17.92B$16.06B8.627,700Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastEQHEquitable4.4748 of 5 stars$53.90+5.0%$61.08+13.3%+27.3%$16.38B$14.78B14.118,200Positive NewsDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastAEGAegon3.7081 of 5 stars$6.76+0.7%N/A+1.7%$14.89B$19.52B7.0422,300Buyback AnnouncementHigh Trading VolumeEGEverest Group4.8788 of 5 stars$348.35+0.1%$397.18+14.0%-13.6%$14.82B$17.23B11.092,430Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastBNTBrookfield Wealth SolutionsN/A$58.63+3.4%N/AN/A$14.34B$14.34B183.2260KNSLKinsale Capital Group1.4818 of 5 stars$456.70+0.6%$470.00+2.9%+20.5%$10.65B$1.64B25.67470Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastGLGlobe Life4.6023 of 5 stars$120.67-1.0%$137.00+13.5%+44.3%$10.05B$5.84B10.103,540Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeBNREBrookfield ReinsuranceN/A$56.71-2.3%N/A+31.6%$8.25B$9.35B195.5660 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Principal Financial Group Competitors Ryan Specialty Competitors Corebridge Financial Competitors Equitable Competitors Aegon Competitors Everest Group Competitors Brookfield Wealth Solutions Competitors Kinsale Capital Group Competitors Globe Life Competitors Brookfield Reinsurance 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:JXN) was last updated on 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersJuly 2025 Rule Change to Impact Retirement InvestorsThere's a massive change from a new rule going into effect this July. 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