The Baldwin Insurance Group (BWIN) Competitors

Principal Financial Group (NYSE:PFG) and The Baldwin Insurance Group (NASDAQ:BWIN) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, profitability, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Does the media refer more to PFG or BWIN?

In the previous week, Principal Financial Group had 4 more articles in the media than The Baldwin Insurance Group. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Principal Financial Group and 3 mentions for The Baldwin Insurance Group. The Baldwin Insurance Group's average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat Principal Financial Group's score of 1.10 indicating that The Baldwin Insurance Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Principal Financial Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
The Baldwin Insurance Group	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better earnings and valuation, PFG or BWIN?

Principal Financial Group has higher revenue and earnings than The Baldwin Insurance Group. Principal Financial Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than The Baldwin Insurance 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
Principal Financial Group	$14.07B	1.26	$623.20M	-$0.90	-85.89
The Baldwin Insurance Group	$1.33B	3.50	-$90.14M	-$0.64	-62.11

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of PFG or BWIN?

75.1% of Principal Financial Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.5% of The Baldwin Insurance Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Principal Financial Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.1% of The Baldwin Insurance Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is PFG or BWIN more profitable?

Principal Financial Group has a net margin of -1.47% compared to The Baldwin Insurance Group's net margin of -2.89%. Principal Financial Group's return on equity of 14.67% beat The Baldwin Insurance Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Principal Financial Group	-1.47%	14.67%	0.52%
The Baldwin Insurance Group	-2.89%	10.57%	3.10%

Which has more risk and volatility, PFG or BWIN?

Principal Financial Group has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Baldwin Insurance Group has a beta of 1.58, meaning that its stock price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer PFG or BWIN?

Principal Financial Group presently has a consensus price target of $84.75, suggesting a potential upside of 9.64%. The Baldwin Insurance Group has a consensus price target of $46.83, suggesting a potential upside of 17.82%. Given The Baldwin Insurance Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe The Baldwin Insurance Group is more favorable than Principal Financial Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Principal Financial Group	4 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.92
The Baldwin Insurance Group	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer PFG or BWIN?

The Baldwin Insurance Group received 6 more outperform votes than Principal Financial Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.54% of users gave The Baldwin Insurance Group an outperform vote while only 4.55% of users gave Principal Financial Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Principal Financial Group	Outperform Votes 2 4.55%	Underperform Votes 42 95.45%
The Baldwin Insurance Group	Outperform Votes 8 61.54%	Underperform Votes 5 38.46%

Summary

The Baldwin Insurance Group beats Principal Financial Group on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.