Prudential - PUK Competitors

Prudential (NYSE:PUK) and China Life Insurance (NYSE:LFCHY) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Do analysts rate PUK or LFCHY?

Given Prudential's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Prudential is more favorable than China Life Insurance.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Prudential	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
China Life Insurance	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Does the media favor PUK or LFCHY?

In the previous week, Prudential had 5 more articles in the media than China Life Insurance. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Prudential and 1 mentions for China Life Insurance. Prudential's average media sentiment score of 0.33 beat China Life Insurance's score of 0.00 indicating that Prudential is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Prudential	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
China Life Insurance	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has better valuation & earnings, PUK or LFCHY?

China Life Insurance has higher revenue and earnings than Prudential.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Prudential	$26.50 billion	1.32	$998 million	N/A	N/A
China Life Insurance	$127.86 billion	0.27	$7.89 billion	N/A	N/A

Is PUK or LFCHY a better dividend stock?

Prudential pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. China Life Insurance pays an annual dividend of $0.41 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.6%.

Which has more volatility & risk, PUK or LFCHY?

Prudential has a beta of 1.33, suggesting that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, China Life Insurance has a beta of 0.59, suggesting that its share price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is PUK or LFCHY more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Prudential	N/A	N/A	N/A
China Life Insurance	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of PUK or LFCHY?

1.9% of Prudential shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Prudential 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor PUK or LFCHY?

Prudential received 432 more outperform votes than China Life Insurance when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave China Life Insurance an outperform vote while only 64.29% of users gave Prudential an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Prudential	Outperform Votes 450 64.29%	Underperform Votes 250 35.71%
China Life Insurance	Outperform Votes 18 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes

Summary

Prudential beats China Life Insurance on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.