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 superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and community ranking.

Which has more risk & volatility, PFG or BWIN?

Principal Financial Group has a beta of 1.22, indicating that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Baldwin Insurance Group has a beta of 1.63, indicating that its stock price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to PFG or BWIN?

In the previous week, Principal Financial Group had 5 more articles in the media than The Baldwin Insurance Group. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Principal Financial Group and 6 mentions for The Baldwin Insurance Group. Principal Financial Group's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat The Baldwin Insurance Group's score of 0.97 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	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
The Baldwin Insurance Group	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is PFG or BWIN more profitable?

Principal Financial Group has a net margin of 9.74% compared to The Baldwin Insurance Group's net margin of -2.89%. Principal Financial Group's return on equity of 14.68% beat The 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%
The Baldwin Insurance Group	-2.89%	10.57%	3.10%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, PFG or BWIN?

Principal Financial Group has higher revenue and earnings than The Baldwin Insurance Group. The 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	$16.13B	1.20	$1.57B	$6.68	12.63
The Baldwin Insurance Group	$1.22B	3.78	-$90.14M	-$0.64	-61.22

Do analysts prefer PFG or BWIN?

Principal Financial Group currently has a consensus price target of $85.92, suggesting a potential upside of 1.83%. The Baldwin Insurance Group has a consensus price target of $45.50, suggesting a potential upside of 16.13%. Given The Baldwin Insurance Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
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, 62.50% of users gave The Baldwin Insurance Group an outperform vote while only 7.55% of users gave Principal Financial Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Principal Financial Group	Outperform Votes 4 7.55%	Underperform Votes 49 92.45%
The Baldwin Insurance Group	Outperform Votes 10 62.50%	Underperform Votes 6 37.50%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in 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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

The Baldwin Insurance Group beats Principal Financial Group on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.