UBS Group (UBS) Competitors

UBS Group (NYSE:UBS) and Aegon (NYSE:AEG) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and profitability.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, UBS or AEG?

UBS Group has higher revenue and earnings than Aegon. Aegon is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than UBS Group, 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
UBS Group	$84.56B	1.60	$5.09B	$1.89	22.34
Aegon	$10.65B	1.52	$744.48M	$0.96	8.40

Does the media favor UBS or AEG?

In the previous week, UBS Group had 32 more articles in the media than Aegon. MarketBeat recorded 38 mentions for UBS Group and 6 mentions for Aegon. UBS Group's average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat Aegon's score of 0.40 indicating that UBS Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
UBS Group	16 Very Positive mention(s)	12 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Aegon	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts prefer UBS or AEG?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
UBS Group	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Aegon	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.25

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of UBS or AEG?

4.3% of Aegon shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of UBS Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is UBS or AEG more profitable?

UBS Group has a net margin of 9.21% compared to Aegon's net margin of 0.00%. UBS Group's return on equity of 7.17% beat Aegon's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
UBS Group	9.21%	7.17%	0.39%
Aegon	N/A	N/A	N/A

Is UBS or AEG a better dividend stock?

UBS Group pays an annual dividend of $0.45 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Aegon pays an annual dividend of $0.38 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. UBS Group pays out 23.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Aegon pays out 39.6% 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. UBS Group has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years.

Which has more volatility & risk, UBS or AEG?

UBS Group has a beta of 1.21, meaning that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aegon has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

UBS Group beats Aegon on 16 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.