Prudential Financial (PRU) Competitors $100.72 -3.36 (-3.23%) Closing price 08/7/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$102.00 +1.28 (+1.27%) As of 06:30 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 PRU vs. BHF, AIZ, AMP, CNO, EQH, LNC, MET, ORI, PFG, and RDNShould you be buying Prudential Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Prudential Financial include Brighthouse Financial (BHF), Assurant (AIZ), Ameriprise Financial (AMP), CNO Financial Group (CNO), Equitable (EQH), Lincoln National (LNC), MetLife (MET), Old Republic International (ORI), Principal Financial Group (PFG), and Radian Group (RDN). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Prudential Financial vs. Its Competitors Brighthouse Financial Assurant Ameriprise Financial CNO Financial Group Equitable Lincoln National MetLife Old Republic International Principal Financial Group Radian Group Prudential Financial (NYSE:PRU) and Brighthouse Financial (NASDAQ:BHF) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends. Is PRU or BHF more profitable? Brighthouse Financial has a net margin of 8.71% compared to Prudential Financial's net margin of 2.75%. Brighthouse Financial's return on equity of 25.60% beat Prudential Financial's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Prudential Financial2.75% 15.80% 0.64% Brighthouse Financial 8.71%25.60%0.54% Which has higher earnings and valuation, PRU or BHF? Prudential Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Brighthouse Financial. Brighthouse Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Prudential Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPrudential Financial$59.46B0.60$2.73B$4.5122.33Brighthouse Financial$4.72B0.56$388M$8.345.52 Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in PRU or BHF? 56.8% of Prudential Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.2% of Brighthouse Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Prudential Financial shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Brighthouse Financial shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts rate PRU or BHF? Prudential Financial currently has a consensus price target of $121.75, indicating a potential upside of 20.88%. Brighthouse Financial has a consensus price target of $61.22, indicating a potential upside of 32.89%. Given Brighthouse Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Brighthouse Financial is more favorable than Prudential Financial.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Prudential Financial 1 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Brighthouse Financial 2 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.13 Which has more risk & volatility, PRU or BHF? Prudential Financial has a beta of 1.07, meaning that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brighthouse Financial has a beta of 0.88, meaning that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer PRU or BHF? In the previous week, Prudential Financial had 19 more articles in the media than Brighthouse Financial. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Prudential Financial and 4 mentions for Brighthouse Financial. Prudential Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat Brighthouse Financial's score of 0.78 indicating that Prudential Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Prudential Financial 14 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Brighthouse Financial 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryPrudential Financial and Brighthouse Financial tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Prudential Financial News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PRU 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 PRU 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 PRU vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPrudential FinancialINS IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$36.64B$20.88B$12.17B$20.71BDividend Yield5.23%2.96%5.64%3.67%P/E Ratio22.3311.7719.8628.65Price / Sales0.602.0526.0069.00Price / Cash7.4516.8421.4923.59Price / Book1.152.012.114.32Net Income$2.73B$1.62B$1.00B$995.66M7 Day Performance0.08%3.43%1.01%1.91%1 Month Performance-6.42%0.61%-0.11%-0.54%1 Year Performance-7.36%21.46%543.15%14.76% Prudential Financial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PRUPrudential Financial4.7334 of 5 stars$100.72-3.2%$121.75+20.9%-5.6%$36.64B$59.46B22.3338,196Dividend AnnouncementBHFBrighthouse Financial4.8001 of 5 stars$46.96+1.7%$60.30+28.4%+3.8%$2.70B$4.72B5.631,400Positive NewsEarnings ReportAIZAssurant4.7644 of 5 stars$188.93+1.3%$228.83+21.1%+18.4%$9.61B$11.88B14.7314,200Earnings ReportAMPAmeriprise Financial4.5663 of 5 stars$506.51+1.3%$534.71+5.6%+26.8%$48.23B$17.47B15.7613,600Positive NewsCNOCNO Financial Group4.5863 of 5 stars$35.85+1.0%$43.40+21.1%+15.3%$3.55B$4.38B13.233,500Dividend AnnouncementEQHEquitable4.4637 of 5 stars$51.03+1.9%$65.30+28.0%+35.5%$15.39B$14.78B13.878,000Positive NewsEx-DividendLNCLincoln National4.7374 of 5 stars$37.90+2.8%$39.00+2.9%+32.3%$6.47B$18.07B6.629,783Analyst ForecastMETMetLife4.9882 of 5 stars$74.86+1.1%$96.10+28.4%+7.4%$50.25B$72.28B12.1745,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportEx-DividendAnalyst ForecastGap DownORIOld Republic International4.4681 of 5 stars$36.33+1.2%$41.50+14.2%+10.7%$8.98B$8.23B12.449,400Positive NewsPFGPrincipal Financial Group4.4305 of 5 stars$75.88+0.5%$86.70+14.3%+3.4%$16.90B$15.13B11.3619,300RDNRadian Group3.2923 of 5 stars$32.86-0.2%$37.00+12.6%-0.5%$4.41B$1.29B8.281,400Positive NewsAnalyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Brighthouse Financial Competitors Assurant Competitors Ameriprise Financial Competitors CNO Financial Group Competitors Equitable Competitors Lincoln National Competitors MetLife Competitors Old Republic International Competitors Principal Financial Group Competitors Radian Group 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:PRU) was last updated on 8/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHIDDEN IN THE BOOK OF GENESIS…“This land I will give to you…” — a 4,000-year-old line from Genesis may hold the key to unlocking a $150 tril...Paradigm Press | SponsoredBREAKING: The House just passed 3 pro-crypto bills!THREE pro-crypto bills just passed the House! 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