Radian Group (RDN) Competitors

Radian Group (NYSE:RDN) and Atlantic Union Bankshares (NASDAQ:AUB) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, profitability, dividends, earnings and media sentiment.

Is RDN or AUB a better dividend stock?

Radian Group pays an annual dividend of $1.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Atlantic Union Bankshares pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Radian Group pays out 25.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Atlantic Union Bankshares pays out 66.0% 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. Radian Group has increased its dividend for 6 consecutive years and Atlantic Union Bankshares has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Atlantic Union Bankshares is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Is RDN or AUB more profitable?

Radian Group has a net margin of 45.62% compared to Atlantic Union Bankshares' net margin of 15.53%. Radian Group's return on equity of 13.25% beat Atlantic Union Bankshares' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Radian Group	45.62%	13.25%	6.88%
Atlantic Union Bankshares	15.53%	8.50%	1.06%

Which has higher earnings & valuation, RDN or AUB?

Radian Group has higher revenue and earnings than Atlantic Union Bankshares. Radian Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Atlantic Union Bankshares, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Radian Group	$1.29B	3.64	$604.44M	$3.97	8.73
Atlantic Union Bankshares	$1.05B	4.87	$209.13M	$2.06	17.46

Which has more volatility & risk, RDN or AUB?

Radian Group has a beta of 0.73, meaning that its share price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Atlantic Union Bankshares has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate RDN or AUB?

Radian Group currently has a consensus price target of $37.50, indicating a potential upside of 8.26%. Atlantic Union Bankshares has a consensus price target of $41.56, indicating a potential upside of 15.53%. Given Atlantic Union Bankshares' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Atlantic Union Bankshares is more favorable than Radian Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Radian Group	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Atlantic Union Bankshares	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78

Does the media favor RDN or AUB?

In the previous week, Radian Group and Radian Group both had 7 articles in the media. Atlantic Union Bankshares' average media sentiment score of 1.53 beat Radian Group's score of 0.37 indicating that Atlantic Union Bankshares is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Radian Group	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Atlantic Union Bankshares	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do institutionals and insiders believe in RDN or AUB?

95.3% of Radian Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.6% of Atlantic Union Bankshares shares are held by institutional investors. 2.2% of Radian Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Atlantic Union Bankshares shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Radian Group beats Atlantic Union Bankshares on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.