RDN vs. MTG, SMPL, TFSL, WSFS, WD, WAFD, PFS, AGM, BANC, and NWBI
Should you be buying Radian Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Radian Group include MGIC Investment (MTG), Simply Good Foods (SMPL), TFS Financial (TFSL), WSFS Financial (WSFS), Walker & Dunlop (WD), WaFd (WAFD), Provident Financial Services (PFS), Federal Agricultural Mortgage (AGM), Banc of California (BANC), and Northwest Bancshares (NWBI). These companies are all part of the "thrifts & mortgage finance" industry.
Radian Group vs.
Radian Group (NYSE:RDN) and MGIC Investment (NYSE:MTG) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation and risk.
95.3% of Radian Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.6% of MGIC Investment shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of Radian Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of MGIC Investment shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
In the previous week, MGIC Investment had 2 more articles in the media than Radian Group. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for MGIC Investment and 6 mentions for Radian Group. Radian Group's average media sentiment score of 1.63 beat MGIC Investment's score of 1.07 indicating that Radian Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Radian Group pays an annual dividend of $1.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. MGIC Investment pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Radian Group pays out 26.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. MGIC Investment pays out 17.9% 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.
MGIC Investment has a net margin of 63.18% compared to Radian Group's net margin of 46.85%. MGIC Investment's return on equity of 14.86% beat Radian Group's return on equity.
MGIC Investment has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Radian Group. MGIC Investment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Radian Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
MGIC Investment received 11 more outperform votes than Radian Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.39% of users gave MGIC Investment an outperform vote while only 64.97% of users gave Radian Group an outperform vote.
Radian Group has a beta of 1.04, indicating that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MGIC Investment has a beta of 1.28, indicating that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Radian Group presently has a consensus price target of $36.80, suggesting a potential upside of 15.13%. MGIC Investment has a consensus price target of $26.75, suggesting a potential upside of 13.72%. Given Radian Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Radian Group is more favorable than MGIC Investment.
Summary
MGIC Investment beats Radian Group on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:RDN) was last updated on 3/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff