MGIC Investment (MTG) Competitors $27.52 +0.03 (+0.09%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$27.54 +0.02 (+0.07%) As of 05:57 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 MTG vs. NMIH, AIZ, CNO, ESNT, MET, PFG, PRU, RDN, TFSL, and WSFSShould 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 WSFS Financial (WSFS). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. MGIC Investment vs. Its Competitors NMI Assurant CNO Financial Group Essent Group MetLife Principal Financial Group Prudential Financial Radian Group TFS Financial WSFS Financial NMI (NASDAQ:NMIH) and MGIC Investment (NYSE:MTG) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, valuation and institutional ownership. Which has higher valuation and earnings, 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$650.97M4.67$360.11M$4.718.33MGIC Investment$1.21B5.25$762.99M$3.059.02 Which has more risk & volatility, NMIH or MTG? NMI has a beta of 0.57, meaning that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MGIC Investment has a beta of 0.9, meaning that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate NMIH or MTG? NMI presently has a consensus target price of $42.33, indicating a potential upside of 7.91%. MGIC Investment has a consensus target price of $26.67, indicating a potential downside of 3.12%. Given NMI's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly 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) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50MGIC Investment 1 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.83 Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in NMIH or MTG? 94.1% of NMI shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.6% of MGIC Investment shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.0% of NMI shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of MGIC Investment shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the media favor NMIH or MTG? In the previous week, NMI had 4 more articles in the media than MGIC Investment. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for NMI and 13 mentions for MGIC Investment. MGIC Investment's average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat NMI's score of 1.09 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 10 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive MGIC Investment 9 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is NMIH or MTG more profitable? MGIC Investment has a net margin of 62.58% compared to NMI's net margin of 55.57%. NMI's return on equity of 16.51% beat MGIC Investment's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets NMI55.57% 16.51% 11.02% MGIC Investment 62.58%14.73%11.62% 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$6.34B$21.54B$12.42B$20.98BDividend Yield2.18%2.86%5.51%3.59%P/E Ratio9.0213.4119.0228.26Price / Sales5.252.1525.8653.27Price / Cash8.8517.2521.8023.84Price / Book1.232.132.295.24Net Income$762.99M$1.62B$1.01B$992.10M7 Day Performance-1.22%0.86%-0.70%-0.30%1 Month Performance8.05%4.16%0.31%1.20%1 Year Performance13.74%21.67%540.33%10.50% MGIC Investment Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MTGMGIC Investment3.6771 of 5 stars$27.53+0.1%$26.67-3.1%+14.7%$6.34B$1.21B9.02680Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionNMIHNMI2.5754 of 5 stars$39.25+0.7%$42.33+7.9%+2.7%$3.04B$650.97M8.33234News CoverageAnalyst RevisionAIZAssurant4.9359 of 5 stars$205.54+1.1%$228.83+11.3%+13.2%$10.46B$12.30B14.8814,200Trending NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionCNOCNO Financial Group4.8492 of 5 stars$37.01+1.4%$43.40+17.3%+18.9%$3.59B$4.38B13.663,500Positive NewsESNTEssent Group4.4301 of 5 stars$61.19+1.5%$63.67+4.0%+1.8%$6.21B$1.24B8.93350METMetLife4.9957 of 5 stars$75.32-1.3%$96.00+27.5%+8.6%$50.56B$70.99B12.7745,000Analyst ForecastPFGPrincipal Financial Group4.5234 of 5 stars$76.48-0.1%$86.70+13.4%+2.0%$17.04B$15.13B11.4519,300News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastPRUPrudential Financial4.8536 of 5 stars$103.31+0.0%$121.75+17.8%-5.5%$36.37B$59.46B22.9138,196News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastRDNRadian Group2.8709 of 5 stars$34.19+0.5%$37.00+8.2%+0.1%$4.63B$1.29B8.611,400Positive NewsTFSLTFS Financial3.1524 of 5 stars$12.71flat$15.00+18.0%+1.4%$3.57B$758.78M43.831,000News CoverageInsider TradeWSFSWSFS Financial4.6671 of 5 stars$53.34-0.2%$66.00+23.7%+9.0%$2.99B$1.05B11.702,309Positive 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 WSFS Financial 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 8/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredAlex’s “Next Magnificent Seven” stocksThe original “Magnificent Seven” turned $7K into $1.18 million. 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