Old Mutual (OMU) Competitors

Prudential (LON:PRU) and Old Mutual (LON:OMU) are both large-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, risk, community ranking, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in PRU or OMU?

62.0% of Prudential shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.3% of Old Mutual shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Prudential shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Old Mutual shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor PRU or OMU?

Prudential received 1108 more outperform votes than Old Mutual when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 74.72% of users gave Prudential an outperform vote while only 65.85% of users gave Old Mutual an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Prudential	Outperform Votes 1135 74.72%	Underperform Votes 384 25.28%
Old Mutual	Outperform Votes 27 65.85%	Underperform Votes 14 34.15%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, PRU or OMU?

Old Mutual has higher revenue and earnings than Prudential. Old Mutual is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Prudential, 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
Prudential	£10.35B	2.51	£827.01M	£20.02	39.52
Old Mutual	£1.13T	0.04	£60.20B	£2.65	16.48

Is PRU or OMU more profitable?

Prudential has a net margin of 7.99% compared to Old Mutual's net margin of 5.33%. Old Mutual's return on equity of 4.84% beat Prudential's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Prudential	7.99%	4.50%	1.23%
Old Mutual	5.33%	4.84%	0.84%

Does the media prefer PRU or OMU?

In the previous week, Prudential had 12 more articles in the media than Old Mutual. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Prudential and 1 mentions for Old Mutual. Prudential's average media sentiment score of 0.21 beat Old Mutual's score of -0.38 indicating that Prudential is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Prudential	2 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Old Mutual	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is PRU or OMU a better dividend stock?

Prudential pays an annual dividend of GBX 17 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Old Mutual pays an annual dividend of GBX 4 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.2%. Prudential pays out 84.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Old Mutual pays out 150.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Do analysts rate PRU or OMU?

Prudential currently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,188, indicating a potential upside of 50.15%. Given Prudential's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Prudential is more favorable than Old Mutual.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Prudential	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Old Mutual	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has more risk & volatility, PRU or OMU?

Prudential has a beta of 1.2, suggesting that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Old Mutual has a beta of 1.02, suggesting that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Prudential beats Old Mutual on 16 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.