Loews (L) Competitors

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

Which has more risk & volatility, CINF or L?

Cincinnati Financial has a beta of 0.72, suggesting that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Loews has a beta of 0.73, suggesting that its share price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor CINF or L?

In the previous week, Loews had 1 more articles in the media than Cincinnati Financial. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Loews and 15 mentions for Cincinnati Financial. Cincinnati Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.52 beat Loews' score of 1.43 indicating that Cincinnati Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cincinnati Financial	11 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Loews	12 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better earnings and valuation, CINF or L?

Cincinnati Financial has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Loews. Cincinnati Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Loews, 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
Cincinnati Financial	$11.34B	2.11	$2.29B	$11.53	13.29
Loews	$17.51B	1.14	$1.41B	$6.29	15.25

Is CINF or L more profitable?

Cincinnati Financial has a net margin of 15.59% 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
Cincinnati Financial	15.59%	7.14%	2.66%
Loews	7.47%	7.43%	1.62%

Is CINF or L a better dividend stock?

Cincinnati Financial pays an annual dividend of $3.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Loews pays an annual dividend of $0.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Cincinnati Financial pays out 30.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Loews pays out 4.0% 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 raised 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.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in CINF or L?

65.2% of Cincinnati Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.3% of Loews shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.8% of Cincinnati Financial shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 18.7% of Loews shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend CINF or L?

Cincinnati Financial presently has a consensus target price of $159.40, suggesting a potential upside of 4.01%. Given Cincinnati Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Cincinnati Financial is more favorable than Loews.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cincinnati Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Loews	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

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