RGA vs. RNR, ESGR, GLRE, MHLD, MFC, MET, PRU, SLF, PUK, and CRBG
Should you be buying Reinsurance Group of America stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Reinsurance Group of America include RenaissanceRe (RNR), Enstar Group (ESGR), Greenlight Capital Re (GLRE), Maiden (MHLD), Manulife Financial (MFC), MetLife (MET), Prudential Financial (PRU), Sun Life Financial (SLF), Prudential (PUK), and Corebridge Financial (CRBG). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.
Reinsurance Group of America vs.
Reinsurance Group of America (NYSE:RGA) and RenaissanceRe (NYSE:RNR) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking, risk, profitability, media sentiment and institutional ownership.
RenaissanceRe has a net margin of 15.99% compared to Reinsurance Group of America's net margin of 3.24%. RenaissanceRe's return on equity of 23.41% beat Reinsurance Group of America's return on equity.
Reinsurance Group of America has a beta of 0.57, indicating that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, RenaissanceRe has a beta of 0.34, indicating that its stock price is 66% less volatile than the S&P 500.
95.1% of Reinsurance Group of America shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 100.0% of RenaissanceRe shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Reinsurance Group of America shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of RenaissanceRe shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
RenaissanceRe received 17 more outperform votes than Reinsurance Group of America when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 52.84% of users gave Reinsurance Group of America an outperform vote while only 51.39% of users gave RenaissanceRe an outperform vote.
RenaissanceRe has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Reinsurance Group of America. RenaissanceRe is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Reinsurance Group of America, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Reinsurance Group of America had 8 more articles in the media than RenaissanceRe. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Reinsurance Group of America and 15 mentions for RenaissanceRe. RenaissanceRe's average media sentiment score of 1.57 beat Reinsurance Group of America's score of 1.55 indicating that RenaissanceRe is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Reinsurance Group of America presently has a consensus price target of $228.85, suggesting a potential upside of 12.80%. RenaissanceRe has a consensus price target of $283.60, suggesting a potential upside of 18.69%. Given RenaissanceRe's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe RenaissanceRe is more favorable than Reinsurance Group of America.
Reinsurance Group of America pays an annual dividend of $3.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. RenaissanceRe pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Reinsurance Group of America pays out 30.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. RenaissanceRe pays out 5.1% 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. Reinsurance Group of America has increased its dividend for 16 consecutive years and RenaissanceRe has increased its dividend for 30 consecutive years.
Summary
RenaissanceRe beats Reinsurance Group of America on 12 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:RGA) was last updated on 5/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff