MGIC Investment (MTG) Competitors $25.69 +0.15 (+0.59%) Closing price 07/29/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$25.63 -0.06 (-0.24%) As of 08:00 AM 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 MTG vs. NMIH, AIZ, CNO, ESNT, MET, PFG, PRU, RDN, TFSL, and SMPLShould you be buying MGIC Investment stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of MGIC Investment include NMI (NMIH), Assurant (AIZ), CNO Financial Group (CNO), Essent Group (ESNT), MetLife (MET), Principal Financial Group (PFG), Prudential Financial (PRU), Radian Group (RDN), TFS Financial (TFSL), and Simply Good Foods (SMPL). MGIC Investment vs. Its Competitors NMI Assurant CNO Financial Group Essent Group MetLife Principal Financial Group Prudential Financial Radian Group TFS Financial Simply Good Foods NMI (NASDAQ:NMIH) and MGIC Investment (NYSE:MTG) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, profitability, risk and media sentiment. Do analysts prefer NMIH or MTG? NMI currently has a consensus price target of $43.00, suggesting a potential upside of 13.28%. MGIC Investment has a consensus price target of $26.88, suggesting a potential upside of 4.61%. Given NMI's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe NMI is more favorable than MGIC Investment.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score NMI 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.57MGIC Investment 1 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.13 Which has higher earnings & valuation, NMIH or MTG? MGIC Investment has higher revenue and earnings than NMI. NMI is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MGIC Investment, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioNMI$650.97M4.56$360.11M$4.638.20MGIC Investment$1.22B5.00$762.99M$3.018.54 Is NMIH or MTG more profitable? MGIC Investment has a net margin of 63.49% compared to NMI's net margin of 55.93%. NMI's return on equity of 17.27% beat MGIC Investment's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets NMI55.93% 17.27% 11.46% MGIC Investment 63.49%14.96%11.80% Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in NMIH or MTG? 94.1% of NMI shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.6% of MGIC Investment shares are held by institutional investors. 3.0% of NMI shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of MGIC Investment shares are held by company 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 media refer more to NMIH or MTG? In the previous week, NMI had 15 more articles in the media than MGIC Investment. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for NMI and 12 mentions for MGIC Investment. MGIC Investment's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat NMI's score of 1.00 indicating that MGIC Investment is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment NMI 8 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive MGIC Investment 8 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk and volatility, NMIH or MTG? NMI has a beta of 0.55, meaning that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MGIC Investment has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryMGIC Investment beats NMI on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get MGIC Investment News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MTG 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 MTG 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 MTG vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMGIC InvestmentINS IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$6.06B$20.33B$12.18B$21.03BDividend Yield2.03%2.94%5.56%3.60%P/E Ratio8.5412.9318.9827.92Price / Sales5.002.0326.1768.03Price / Cash8.2216.7421.5723.29Price / Book1.261.972.174.54Net Income$762.99M$1.60B$999.65M$993.24M7 Day Performance-0.22%-2.59%-1.15%-1.51%1 Month Performance-7.69%-1.79%2.46%3.16%1 Year Performance3.74%10.56%539.20%9.14% MGIC Investment Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MTGMGIC Investment3.6697 of 5 stars$25.69+0.6%$26.88+4.6%+4.7%$6.06B$1.22B8.54680Positive NewsDividend IncreaseNMIHNMI3.0321 of 5 stars$38.26+0.7%$43.00+12.4%-3.6%$2.99B$650.97M8.26234Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst RevisionAIZAssurant4.8505 of 5 stars$186.00-1.1%$228.83+23.0%+7.3%$9.46B$11.88B14.5014,200Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsCNOCNO Financial Group4.7978 of 5 stars$37.14-1.5%$41.00+10.4%+19.4%$3.68B$4.45B12.993,500Trending NewsEarnings ReportESNTEssent Group4.8415 of 5 stars$55.98+0.5%$63.71+13.8%-8.7%$5.68B$1.24B8.20350Positive NewsMETMetLife4.9918 of 5 stars$76.29-1.1%$95.50+25.2%+2.9%$51.22B$70.99B12.4145,000Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsPFGPrincipal Financial Group3.991 of 5 stars$78.74-2.9%$84.82+7.7%-1.5%$17.65B$15.77B11.7919,300Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastGap UpPRUPrudential Financial4.9118 of 5 stars$102.06-1.2%$121.62+19.2%-16.8%$36.13B$68.05B16.1738,196RDNRadian Group3.4312 of 5 stars$33.94+0.4%$37.50+10.5%-7.3%$4.56B$1.29B8.641,400Positive NewsTFSLTFS Financial2.746 of 5 stars$13.03-0.2%$15.00+15.1%-7.3%$3.67B$304.60M46.541,000Positive NewsSMPLSimply Good Foods4.5627 of 5 stars$32.75+0.1%$39.88+21.8%-8.6%$3.29B$1.33B22.90260Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies NMI Alternatives Assurant Alternatives CNO Financial Group Alternatives Essent Group Alternatives MetLife Alternatives Principal Financial Group Alternatives Prudential Financial Alternatives Radian Group Alternatives TFS Financial Alternatives Simply Good Foods Alternatives 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:MTG) was last updated on 7/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAI Frenzy Could Send ‘EarnPhone’ SoaringThe hidden fuel behind AI? 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