Baldwin Insurance Group (BWIN) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility & risk, PFG or BWIN?

Principal Financial Group has a beta of 0.99, suggesting that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Baldwin Insurance Group has a beta of 1.64, suggesting that its stock price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is PFG or BWIN more profitable?

Principal Financial Group has a net margin of 9.74% compared to Baldwin Insurance Group's net margin of -2.26%. Principal Financial Group's return on equity of 14.68% beat Baldwin Insurance Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Principal Financial Group	9.74%	14.68%	0.52%
Baldwin Insurance Group	-2.26%	12.57%	3.64%

Do analysts rate PFG or BWIN?

Principal Financial Group currently has a consensus price target of $86.90, suggesting a potential upside of 15.05%. Baldwin Insurance Group has a consensus price target of $45.17, suggesting a potential upside of 27.91%. Given Baldwin Insurance Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe 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	3 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.90
Baldwin Insurance Group	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43

Which has higher earnings & valuation, PFG or BWIN?

Principal Financial Group has higher revenue and earnings than Baldwin Insurance Group. Baldwin Insurance Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Principal Financial 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	$15.77B	1.07	$1.57B	$4.97	15.20
Baldwin Insurance Group	$1.41B	2.97	-$24.52M	-$0.52	-67.90

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 Baldwin Insurance Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Principal Financial Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 18.5% of Baldwin Insurance Group shares are owned by company 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 media favor PFG or BWIN?

In the previous week, Principal Financial Group had 14 more articles in the media than Baldwin Insurance Group. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Principal Financial Group and 11 mentions for Baldwin Insurance Group. Principal Financial Group's average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat Baldwin Insurance Group's score of 0.90 indicating that Principal Financial Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Principal Financial Group	13 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Baldwin Insurance Group	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Principal Financial Group and Baldwin Insurance Group tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.