Assurant (AIZ) Competitors $193.89 -1.09 (-0.56%) Closing price 04/15/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$193.82 -0.07 (-0.04%) As of 04:09 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock AIZ vs. HIG, L, AFG, KMPR, GNW, HMN, AIG, BNRE, BNT, and IGICShould 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), Brookfield Wealth Solutions (BNT), and International General Insurance (IGIC). 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 Brookfield Wealth Solutions International General Insurance The Hartford Financial Services Group (NYSE:HIG) and Assurant (NYSE:AIZ) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, institutional ownership, community ranking, earnings, profitability, dividends, media sentiment and analyst recommendations. Do analysts prefer HIG or AIZ? The Hartford Financial Services Group currently has a consensus target price of $124.13, indicating a potential upside of 5.97%. Assurant has a consensus target price of $234.17, indicating a potential upside of 20.77%. Given Assurant's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Assurant is more favorable than The Hartford Financial Services Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score The Hartford Financial Services Group 0 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.56Assurant 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.83 Is HIG or AIZ a better dividend stock? The Hartford Financial Services Group pays an annual dividend of $2.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Assurant pays an annual dividend of $3.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. The Hartford Financial Services Group pays out 20.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Assurant pays out 22.1% 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. The Hartford Financial Services Group has increased its dividend for 12 consecutive years and Assurant has increased its dividend for 21 consecutive years. The Hartford Financial Services Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Is HIG or AIZ more profitable? The Hartford Financial Services Group has a net margin of 11.72% compared to Assurant's net margin of 6.40%. The Hartford Financial Services Group's return on equity of 19.55% beat Assurant's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets The Hartford Financial Services Group11.72% 19.55% 3.88% Assurant 6.40%17.25%2.55% Does the MarketBeat Community believe in HIG or AIZ? The Hartford Financial Services Group received 371 more outperform votes than Assurant when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.21% of users gave The Hartford Financial Services Group an outperform vote while only 57.61% of users gave Assurant an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformThe Hartford Financial Services GroupOutperform Votes67066.21% Underperform Votes34233.79% AssurantOutperform Votes29957.61% Underperform Votes22042.39% Does the media favor HIG or AIZ? In the previous week, The Hartford Financial Services Group had 8 more articles in the media than Assurant. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for The Hartford Financial Services Group and 25 mentions for Assurant. Assurant's average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat The Hartford Financial Services Group's score of 0.99 indicating that Assurant is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment The Hartford Financial Services Group 17 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Assurant 17 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has stronger valuation and earnings, HIG or AIZ? 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 RatioThe Hartford Financial Services Group$26.38B1.28$3.11B$10.3511.32Assurant$11.88B0.83$760.20M$14.4713.40 Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of HIG or AIZ? 93.4% of The Hartford Financial Services Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.7% of Assurant shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of The Hartford Financial Services Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Assurant shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk and volatility, HIG or AIZ? The Hartford Financial Services Group has a beta of 0.68, suggesting that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Assurant has a beta of 0.53, suggesting that its stock price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryThe Hartford Financial Services Group beats Assurant on 16 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads 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$9.92B$20.64B$10.85B$18.52BDividend Yield1.69%3.91%6.00%4.23%P/E Ratio13.4045.8621.5831.15Price / Sales0.830.8025.4325.69Price / Cash9.3430.2617.6117.53Price / Book1.951.362.574.29Net Income$760.20M$2.10B$1.03B$1.02B7 Day Performance0.24%4.50%0.14%-0.79%1 Month Performance-8.30%-4.08%-3.46%-6.88%1 Year Performance13.35%36.56%534.69%1.74% Assurant Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AIZAssurant4.6706 of 5 stars$193.89-0.6%$234.17+20.8%+12.3%$9.92B$11.88B13.4013,700Positive NewsGap DownHIGThe Hartford Financial Services Group4.7912 of 5 stars$109.67-3.4%$123.47+12.6%+20.4%$31.30B$26.38B10.6018,100Short Interest ↓LLoews4.3312 of 5 stars$80.98-2.6%$112.00+38.3%+17.3%$17.03B$17.24B12.6512,000Short Interest ↓Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeAFGAmerican Financial Group4.0724 of 5 stars$116.85-4.1%$143.50+22.8%+0.8%$9.81B$8.28B11.056,900Short Interest ↑High Trading VolumeKMPRKemper4.6532 of 5 stars$56.47-2.2%$81.60+44.5%+7.0%$3.62B$4.63B11.509,500Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeGNWGenworth Financial2.8311 of 5 stars$6.14-5.6%$7.00+14.1%+13.5%$2.57B$7.14B9.022,700Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeHMNHorace Mann Educators3.7229 of 5 stars$40.38-2.5%$43.67+8.1%+19.3%$1.65B$1.55B16.281,450Short Interest ↓Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeAIGAmerican International Group4.4653 of 5 stars$77.68-1.6%$87.12+12.1%+12.3%$46.09B$27.27B-37.3526,200Short Interest ↓High Trading VolumeBNREBrookfield ReinsuranceN/A$46.30-8.2%N/A+26.5%$6.74B$9.35B159.6660Positive NewsGap UpHigh Trading VolumeBNTBrookfield Wealth SolutionsN/A$45.67-1.4%N/AN/A$6.64B$14.34B142.724,000Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeIGICInternational General Insurance4.1209 of 5 stars$21.29-5.8%$31.50+48.0%+85.5%$978.36M$526M6.96290Short Interest ↓Positive NewsHigh Trading Volume Remove Ads 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 Brookfield Wealth Solutions Competitors International General Insurance Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:AIZ) was last updated on 4/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTwo Unmistakable Patterns Return…The signs suggest we're entering one of those rare periods now. 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