Assurant (AIZ) Competitors $212.27 +3.83 (+1.84%) (As of 12/20/2024 05:40 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends AIZ vs. HIG, L, AFG, KMPR, GNW, HMN, AIG, BNRE, IGIC, and BAMRShould you be buying Assurant stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Assurant include The Hartford Financial Services Group (HIG), Loews (L), American Financial Group (AFG), Kemper (KMPR), Genworth Financial (GNW), Horace Mann Educators (HMN), American International Group (AIG), Brookfield Reinsurance (BNRE), International General Insurance (IGIC), and Brookfield Asset Management Reinsurance Partners (BAMR). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Assurant vs. The Hartford Financial Services Group Loews American Financial Group Kemper Genworth Financial Horace Mann Educators American International Group Brookfield Reinsurance International General Insurance Brookfield Asset Management Reinsurance Partners Assurant (NYSE:AIZ) and The Hartford Financial Services Group (NYSE:HIG) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, media sentiment, earnings and institutional ownership. Do analysts recommend AIZ or HIG? Assurant currently has a consensus price target of $229.50, suggesting a potential upside of 8.12%. The Hartford Financial Services Group has a consensus price target of $122.00, suggesting a potential upside of 11.45%. Given The Hartford Financial Services Group's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe The Hartford Financial Services Group is more favorable than Assurant.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Assurant 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50The Hartford Financial Services Group 0 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Which has more risk & volatility, AIZ or HIG? Assurant has a beta of 0.61, meaning that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Hartford Financial Services Group has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is AIZ or HIG more profitable? The Hartford Financial Services Group has a net margin of 11.62% compared to Assurant's net margin of 6.31%. The Hartford Financial Services Group's return on equity of 20.35% beat Assurant's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Assurant6.31% 17.42% 2.56% The Hartford Financial Services Group 11.62%20.35%4.02% Does the media favor AIZ or HIG? In the previous week, The Hartford Financial Services Group had 5 more articles in the media than Assurant. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for The Hartford Financial Services Group and 3 mentions for Assurant. The Hartford Financial Services Group's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat Assurant's score of 0.83 indicating that The Hartford Financial Services Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Assurant 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive The Hartford Financial Services Group 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has stronger valuation & earnings, AIZ or HIG? The Hartford Financial Services Group has higher revenue and earnings than Assurant. The Hartford Financial Services Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Assurant, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAssurant$11.76B0.93$642.50M$14.0215.14The Hartford Financial Services Group$25.91B1.22$2.50B$9.9810.97 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in AIZ or HIG? 92.7% of Assurant shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.4% of The Hartford Financial Services Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Assurant shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of The Hartford Financial Services Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community favor AIZ or HIG? The Hartford Financial Services Group received 364 more outperform votes than Assurant when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.13% of users gave The Hartford Financial Services Group an outperform vote while only 57.31% of users gave Assurant an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAssurantOutperform Votes29457.31% Underperform Votes21942.69% The Hartford Financial Services GroupOutperform Votes65866.13% Underperform Votes33733.87% Is AIZ or HIG a better dividend stock? Assurant pays an annual dividend of $3.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. The Hartford Financial Services Group pays an annual dividend of $2.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Assurant pays out 22.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. The Hartford Financial Services Group pays out 20.8% 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. Assurant has raised its dividend for 21 consecutive years and The Hartford Financial Services Group has raised its dividend for 12 consecutive years. The Hartford Financial Services Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. SummaryThe Hartford Financial Services Group beats Assurant on 18 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Insiders ExposedHas Trump Finally Gone Too Far?Lately, there's been a lot of buzz around a secret loophole executive insiders are using to make millions buying and selling their own stocks. It's so powerful ... so profitable ... that most people immediately assume this is just another example of Trump doing what's best for business executives. But surprisingly, this loophole has been on the books for many years and executives have been using it to make HUNDREDS of millions of dollars. And here's the good news.Register For The Webinar To Discover Get Assurant News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AIZ and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart AIZ vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAssurantInsurance carriers IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$10.89B$22.54B$10.99B$19.18BDividend Yield1.47%4.39%9.85%3.59%P/E Ratio15.1439.2028.5441.28Price / Sales0.930.8348.6117.59Price / Cash11.0835.2230.3421.28Price / Book2.321.272.735.32Net Income$642.50M$2.21B$1.03B$989.88M7 Day Performance-2.55%-3.36%-2.89%-3.54%1 Month Performance-5.73%-3.45%-2.86%-3.68%1 Year Performance28.51%41.33%11.28%12.14% Assurant Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AIZAssurant4.894 of 5 stars$212.27+1.8%$229.50+8.1%+29.4%$10.89B$11.76B15.1413,600High Trading VolumeHIGThe Hartford Financial Services Group4.9528 of 5 stars$111.62-0.4%$122.00+9.3%+37.7%$32.36B$25.91B11.2318,700LLoews4.0375 of 5 stars$84.81+0.7%$112.00+32.1%+22.1%$18.47B$16.96B11.1812,280AFGAmerican Financial Group4.3851 of 5 stars$139.900.0%$143.33+2.5%+15.5%$11.74B$7.83B13.118,500Positive NewsKMPRKemper4.6541 of 5 stars$67.96+0.4%$79.00+16.2%+37.8%$4.35B$4.63B16.128,100Analyst DowngradePositive NewsGNWGenworth Financial2.136 of 5 stars$7.55+0.3%$7.00-7.3%+5.7%$3.22B$7.29B35.862,700HMNHorace Mann Educators3.9749 of 5 stars$41.16+0.1%$42.67+3.7%+21.7%$1.68B$1.54B16.521,700AIGAmerican International Group4.5364 of 5 stars$72.48+0.0%$84.80+17.0%+9.1%$45.21B$45.90B-21.5025,200BNREBrookfield ReinsuranceN/A$58.72-0.7%N/A+41.8%$8.54B$9.35B202.484,000IGICInternational General Insurance3.0873 of 5 stars$24.39-0.3%$28.00+14.8%+99.2%$1.12B$472M8.00290BAMRBrookfield Asset Management Reinsurance PartnersN/A$33.92+0.8%N/A+40.1%$368.98M$8.53B0.0065Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies The Hartford Financial Services Group Competitors Loews Competitors American Financial Group Competitors Kemper Competitors Genworth Financial Competitors Horace Mann Educators Competitors American International Group Competitors Brookfield Reinsurance Competitors International General Insurance Competitors Brookfield Asset Management Reinsurance Partners Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:AIZ) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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