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Loews (L) Competitors

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$105.23 +0.30 (+0.29%)
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L vs. CINF, AIG, AXS, BRK.B, and CB

Should you buy Loews stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Loews with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Loews include Cincinnati Financial (CINF), American International Group (AIG), Axis Capital (AXS), Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B), and Chubb (CB). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.

How does Loews compare to Cincinnati Financial?

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

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, 2.9% of Cincinnati Financial shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Loews pays an annual dividend of $0.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Cincinnati Financial pays an annual dividend of $3.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Loews pays out 3.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cincinnati Financial pays out 21.5% 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.

In the previous week, Loews had 2 more articles in the media than Cincinnati Financial. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Loews and 4 mentions for Cincinnati Financial. Cincinnati Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat Loews' score of 0.56 indicating that Cincinnati Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Cincinnati Financial has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Loews$18.24B1.18$1.67B$7.8713.34
Cincinnati Financial$12.93B1.89$2.39B$17.499.02

Cincinnati Financial has a consensus target price of $183.25, indicating a potential upside of 16.15%. Given Cincinnati Financial's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Cincinnati Financial is more favorable than Loews.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Loews
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
4.00
Cincinnati Financial
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Cincinnati Financial has a net margin of 21.33% compared to Loews' net margin of 8.83%. Cincinnati Financial's return on equity of 10.57% beat Loews' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Loews8.83% 8.51% 1.91%
Cincinnati Financial 21.33%10.57%4.01%

Loews has a beta of 0.53, indicating that its share price is 47% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Cincinnati Financial has a beta of 0.57, indicating that its share price is 43% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Cincinnati Financial beats Loews on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Loews compare to American International Group?

American International Group (NYSE:AIG) and Loews (NYSE:L) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, risk, media sentiment, dividends and earnings.

American International Group has higher revenue and earnings than Loews. American International Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Loews, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
American International Group$26.78B1.44$3.10B$5.6712.78
Loews$18.24B1.18$1.67B$7.8713.34

American International Group pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Loews pays an annual dividend of $0.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. American International Group pays out 31.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Loews pays out 3.2% 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. American International Group has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years. American International Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

In the previous week, American International Group had 6 more articles in the media than Loews. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for American International Group and 6 mentions for Loews. American International Group's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Loews' score of 0.56 indicating that American International Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
American International Group
9 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Loews
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

90.6% of American International Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.3% of Loews shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of American International Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.0% of Loews shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

American International Group has a beta of 0.52, indicating that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Loews has a beta of 0.53, indicating that its stock price is 47% less volatile than the broader market.

American International Group has a net margin of 11.86% compared to Loews' net margin of 8.83%. American International Group's return on equity of 10.93% beat Loews' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
American International Group11.86% 10.93% 2.75%
Loews 8.83%8.51%1.91%

American International Group presently has a consensus target price of $88.06, indicating a potential upside of 21.49%. Given American International Group's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe American International Group is more favorable than Loews.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
American International Group
0 Sell rating(s)
12 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.45
Loews
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
4.00

Summary

American International Group beats Loews on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Loews compare to Axis Capital?

Axis Capital (NYSE:AXS) and Loews (NYSE:L) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, valuation, earnings and institutional ownership.

Axis Capital has a beta of 0.51, indicating that its stock price is 49% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Loews has a beta of 0.53, indicating that its stock price is 47% less volatile than the broader market.

93.4% of Axis Capital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.3% of Loews shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Axis Capital shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.0% of Loews shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Axis Capital$6.64B1.05$1.01B$13.427.08
Loews$18.24B1.18$1.67B$7.8713.34

Axis Capital has a net margin of 16.00% compared to Loews' net margin of 8.83%. Axis Capital's return on equity of 18.12% beat Loews' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Axis Capital16.00% 18.12% 3.02%
Loews 8.83%8.51%1.91%

Axis Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Loews pays an annual dividend of $0.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Axis Capital pays out 13.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Loews pays out 3.2% 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.

Axis Capital presently has a consensus price target of $122.10, suggesting a potential upside of 28.54%. Given Axis Capital's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Axis Capital is more favorable than Loews.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Axis Capital
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.80
Loews
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
4.00

In the previous week, Loews had 2 more articles in the media than Axis Capital. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Loews and 4 mentions for Axis Capital. Axis Capital's average media sentiment score of 0.58 beat Loews' score of 0.56 indicating that Axis Capital is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Axis Capital
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Loews
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

Loews beats Axis Capital on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Loews compare to Berkshire Hathaway?

Loews (NYSE:L) and Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.B) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, profitability, dividends, earnings and media sentiment.

Berkshire Hathaway has a consensus price target of $524.50, indicating a potential upside of 10.65%. Given Berkshire Hathaway's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Berkshire Hathaway is more favorable than Loews.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Loews
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
4.00
Berkshire Hathaway
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Loews$18.24B1.18$1.67B$7.8713.34
Berkshire Hathaway$371.44B2.75$66.97B$33.5914.11

58.3% of Loews shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.3% of Berkshire Hathaway shares are owned by institutional investors. 19.0% of Loews shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.1% of Berkshire Hathaway shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Berkshire Hathaway has a net margin of 19.31% compared to Loews' net margin of 8.83%. Loews' return on equity of 8.51% beat Berkshire Hathaway's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Loews8.83% 8.51% 1.91%
Berkshire Hathaway 19.31%6.55%3.80%

Loews has a beta of 0.53, suggesting that its share price is 47% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Berkshire Hathaway has a beta of 0.62, suggesting that its share price is 38% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Berkshire Hathaway had 31 more articles in the media than Loews. MarketBeat recorded 37 mentions for Berkshire Hathaway and 6 mentions for Loews. Loews' average media sentiment score of 0.56 beat Berkshire Hathaway's score of 0.56 indicating that Loews is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Loews
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Berkshire Hathaway
22 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
10 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

Berkshire Hathaway beats Loews on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Loews compare to Chubb?

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

Chubb has a beta of 0.41, meaning that its share price is 59% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Loews has a beta of 0.53, meaning that its share price is 47% less volatile than the broader market.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Chubb$59.40B2.04$10.31B$28.3211.05
Loews$18.24B1.18$1.67B$7.8713.34

Chubb presently has a consensus target price of $349.90, indicating a potential upside of 11.83%. Given Chubb's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Chubb is more favorable than Loews.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Chubb
1 Sell rating(s)
11 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
Loews
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
4.00

83.8% of Chubb shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.3% of Loews shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Chubb shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.0% of Loews shares are owned by company 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.

Chubb has a net margin of 18.58% compared to Loews' net margin of 8.83%. Chubb's return on equity of 14.30% beat Loews' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Chubb18.58% 14.30% 4.13%
Loews 8.83%8.51%1.91%

In the previous week, Chubb had 20 more articles in the media than Loews. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Chubb and 6 mentions for Loews. Chubb's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Loews' score of 0.56 indicating that Chubb is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Chubb
16 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Loews
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Chubb pays an annual dividend of $3.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Loews pays an annual dividend of $0.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Chubb pays out 13.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Loews pays out 3.2% 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. Chubb has increased its dividend for 31 consecutive years. Chubb is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Chubb beats Loews on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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L vs. The Competition

MetricLoewsINS IndustryFinance SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$21.60B$19.78B$13.39B$23.13B
Dividend Yield0.24%3.11%5.78%4.09%
P/E Ratio13.349.5919.7531.16
Price / Sales1.181.51140.4414.72
Price / Cash10.3710.7319.9324.78
Price / Book1.102.442.174.68
Net Income$1.67B$1.89B$1.13B$1.07B
7 Day Performance-1.79%-3.78%-0.49%-0.38%
1 Month Performance-6.25%-3.33%-0.25%0.52%
1 Year Performance17.07%-2.93%11.41%25.86%

Loews Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
L
Loews
1.0588 of 5 stars
$105.23
+0.3%
N/A+17.2%$21.65B$18.24B13.3713,100
CINF
Cincinnati Financial
4.4415 of 5 stars
$156.83
-0.4%
$183.25
+16.8%
+4.2%$24.35B$12.63B8.975,705
AIG
American International Group
4.9528 of 5 stars
$73.52
-1.0%
$88.06
+19.8%
-13.9%$39.36B$26.78B12.9722,100
AXS
Axis Capital
4.7393 of 5 stars
$95.86
+1.0%
$122.10
+27.4%
-8.8%$7.00B$6.56B7.141,966
BRK.B
Berkshire Hathaway
2.4827 of 5 stars
$469.95
-1.0%
$524.50
+11.6%
-6.2%$1.02T$371.44B13.99387,800

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