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L vs. CINF, AIG, BRK.A, BRK.B, CB, CNA, HIG, MET, ORI, and PRU

Should you be buying Loews stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Loews include Cincinnati Financial (CINF), American International Group (AIG), Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A), Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B), Chubb (CB), CNA Financial (CNA), The Hartford Insurance Group (HIG), MetLife (MET), Old Republic International (ORI), and Prudential Financial (PRU). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.

Loews vs. Its Competitors

Loews (NYSE:L) and Cincinnati Financial (NASDAQ:CINF) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability and earnings.

In the previous week, Cincinnati Financial had 5 more articles in the media than Loews. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Cincinnati Financial and 7 mentions for Loews. Loews' average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat Cincinnati Financial's score of 1.22 indicating that Loews is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Loews
6 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Cincinnati Financial
8 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Loews presently has a consensus target price of $112.00, indicating a potential upside of 22.01%. Cincinnati Financial has a consensus target price of $155.25, indicating a potential upside of 3.78%. Given Loews' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Loews is more favorable than Cincinnati Financial.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Loews
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Cincinnati Financial
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75

Cincinnati Financial has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Loews. Loews is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cincinnati Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Loews$17.51B1.10$1.41B$6.0915.07
Cincinnati Financial$11.34B2.06$2.29B$9.1716.31

58.3% of Loews shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.2% of Cincinnati Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 19.0% of Loews shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of Cincinnati Financial shares are held 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.

Cincinnati Financial has a net margin of 13.19% compared to Loews' net margin of 7.47%. Loews' return on equity of 7.43% beat Cincinnati Financial's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Loews7.47% 7.43% 1.61%
Cincinnati Financial 13.19%6.55%2.44%

Loews has a beta of 0.7, meaning that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cincinnati Financial has a beta of 0.76, meaning that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Loews pays an annual dividend of $0.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Cincinnati Financial pays an annual dividend of $3.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Loews pays out 4.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cincinnati Financial pays out 37.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Cincinnati Financial has increased its dividend for 65 consecutive years. Cincinnati Financial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Cincinnati Financial beats Loews on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding L and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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L vs. The Competition

MetricLoewsINS IndustryFinance SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$19.25B$20.56B$12.39B$21.10B
Dividend Yield0.27%2.91%5.53%3.58%
P/E Ratio15.0713.1919.0627.85
Price / Sales1.102.0526.3659.34
Price / Cash11.1517.6321.8423.00
Price / Book1.113.792.274.68
Net Income$1.41B$1.60B$998.01M$994.49M
7 Day Performance-0.55%1.33%0.78%1.53%
1 Month Performance3.28%2.41%4.25%5.79%
1 Year Performance17.15%14.86%540.68%11.35%

Loews Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
L
Loews
3.6898 of 5 stars
$91.80
+0.6%
$112.00
+22.0%
+17.2%$19.25B$17.51B15.0713,000Positive News
CINF
Cincinnati Financial
4.591 of 5 stars
$149.26
+1.3%
$155.25
+4.0%
+23.2%$23.33B$10.97B16.285,624Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Revision
AIG
American International Group
4.8079 of 5 stars
$81.68
-0.1%
$88.12
+7.9%
+5.4%$47.08B$27.25B-30.7122,200Positive News
BRK.A
Berkshire Hathaway
0.4449 of 5 stars
$714,951.51
+0.3%
N/A+11.5%$1.03T$415.78B12.70372,000
BRK.B
Berkshire Hathaway
0.5051 of 5 stars
$476.73
+0.2%
$520.00
+9.1%
+11.3%$1.03T$371.43B12.71392,400
CB
Chubb
4.9631 of 5 stars
$280.18
+0.8%
$307.13
+9.6%
+4.0%$112.28B$55.75B13.4843,000Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
CNA
CNA Financial
3.875 of 5 stars
$44.10
+0.3%
$50.50
+14.5%
-6.9%$11.93B$14.18B13.446,500Positive News
High Trading Volume
HIG
The Hartford Insurance Group
4.7425 of 5 stars
$122.94
+1.7%
$133.67
+8.7%
+20.6%$34.93B$26.76B12.2619,100Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Dividend Announcement
MET
MetLife
4.9895 of 5 stars
$77.88
+0.2%
$95.50
+22.6%
+4.4%$52.28B$70.99B12.6645,000Positive News
ORI
Old Republic International
4.6695 of 5 stars
$37.12
+1.4%
$42.00
+13.1%
+11.8%$9.18B$8.33B15.099,400Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
PRU
Prudential Financial
4.9142 of 5 stars
$105.54
-0.4%
$121.85
+15.4%
-15.4%$37.36B$60.62B16.7338,196Trending News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Revision

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