Loews (L) Competitors $92.39 +1.05 (+1.15%) Closing price 07/3/2025 03:30 PM EasternExtended Trading$92.36 -0.03 (-0.03%) As of 07/3/2025 04:20 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 InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock L vs. AIG, HIG, AFG, AIZ, KMPR, GNW, HMN, MET, PRU, and PUKShould you be buying Loews stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Loews include American International Group (AIG), The Hartford Insurance Group (HIG), American Financial Group (AFG), Assurant (AIZ), Kemper (KMPR), Genworth Financial (GNW), Horace Mann Educators (HMN), MetLife (MET), Prudential Financial (PRU), and Prudential Public (PUK). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Loews vs. Its Competitors American International Group The Hartford Insurance Group American Financial Group Assurant Kemper Genworth Financial Horace Mann Educators MetLife Prudential Financial Prudential Public Loews (NYSE:L) and American International Group (NYSE:AIG) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation and risk. Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of L or AIG? 58.3% of Loews shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.6% of American International Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 19.0% of Loews shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of American International Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts prefer L or AIG? Loews presently has a consensus price target of $112.00, suggesting a potential upside of 21.23%. American International Group has a consensus price target of $88.12, suggesting a potential upside of 6.71%. Given Loews' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Loews is more favorable than American International Group.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) 3.00American International Group 0 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.61 Does the media prefer L or AIG? In the previous week, American International Group had 14 more articles in the media than Loews. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for American International Group and 11 mentions for Loews. American International Group's average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat Loews' score of 1.18 indicating that American International Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Loews 8 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive American International Group 20 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has stronger valuation and earnings, L or AIG? Loews has higher earnings, but lower revenue than American International Group. 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 RatioLoews$17.51B1.11$1.41B$6.0915.17American International Group$27.25B1.75-$1.40B-$2.66-31.04 Which has more risk and volatility, L or AIG? Loews has a beta of 0.7, indicating that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American International Group has a beta of 0.63, indicating that its share price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is L or AIG more profitable? Loews has a net margin of 7.47% compared to American International Group's net margin of -7.05%. Loews' return on equity of 7.43% beat American International Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Loews7.47% 7.43% 1.61% American International Group -7.05%7.13%1.87% Is L or AIG a better dividend stock? Loews pays an annual dividend of $0.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. American International Group pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Loews pays out 4.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. American International Group pays out -67.7% 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. SummaryAmerican International Group beats Loews on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Loews News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for L 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 L 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 L vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricLoewsINS IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$19.37B$20.83B$12.11B$20.72BDividend Yield0.27%2.93%5.54%3.72%P/E Ratio15.1713.8120.0228.09Price / Sales1.112.1525.6838.30Price / Cash11.2017.8521.6822.53Price / Book1.124.142.284.58Net Income$1.41B$1.60B$1.00B$986.06M7 Day Performance2.15%0.09%2.21%2.79%1 Month Performance4.40%5.21%4.59%5.46%1 Year Performance25.26%21.62%538.58%15.06% Loews Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LLoews3.7805 of 5 stars$92.39+1.1%$112.00+21.2%+24.2%$19.37B$17.51B15.1713,000Positive NewsAIGAmerican International Group4.7736 of 5 stars$85.89+0.9%$88.12+2.6%+9.9%$49.06B$27.25B-32.2922,200Positive NewsHIGThe Hartford Insurance Group4.8733 of 5 stars$127.49+1.1%$131.15+2.9%+25.2%$35.83B$26.54B12.7119,100Positive NewsAFGAmerican Financial Group4.6711 of 5 stars$126.15+1.9%$138.75+10.0%+4.4%$10.36B$8.32B13.258,700Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementAIZAssurant4.9606 of 5 stars$199.51+1.7%$228.67+14.6%+18.0%$9.98B$11.88B15.5514,200News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst DowngradeAnalyst RevisionKMPRKemper4.697 of 5 stars$64.10+1.4%$79.40+23.9%+6.7%$4.05B$4.64B11.987,400GNWGenworth Financial4.2946 of 5 stars$7.89+1.5%$9.00+14.1%+28.8%$3.22B$7.30B15.782,960HMNHorace Mann Educators3.483 of 5 stars$43.16+2.4%$46.00+6.6%+32.6%$1.72B$1.60B15.641,750News CoverageAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeMETMetLife4.9325 of 5 stars$79.69+0.6%$94.17+18.2%+13.3%$53.17B$70.99B12.9645,000PRUPrudential Financial4.868 of 5 stars$105.74+1.4%$120.15+13.6%-7.6%$36.93B$68.05B16.7638,196Analyst DowngradePUKPrudential Public4.3577 of 5 stars$24.37+1.6%N/A+33.2%$31.10B$16.66B10.5015,412 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AIG Competitors HIG Competitors AFG Competitors AIZ Competitors KMPR Competitors GNW Competitors HMN Competitors MET Competitors PRU Competitors PUK 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:L) was last updated on 7/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s New Order Could Boost Social Security Benefits by 400%If you collect—or plan to collect—Social Security, you need to see this. 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