Brookfield Reinsurance (BNRE) Competitors

Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW) and Brookfield Reinsurance (NYSE:BNRE) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, community ranking, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings and valuation.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor WTW or BNRE?

Willis Towers Watson Public received 43 more outperform votes than Brookfield Reinsurance when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 43.88% of users gave Willis Towers Watson Public an outperform vote while only 0.00% of users gave Brookfield Reinsurance an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Willis Towers Watson Public	Outperform Votes 43 43.88%	Underperform Votes 55 56.12%
Brookfield Reinsurance	Outperform Votes No Votes	Underperform Votes 2 100.00%

Is WTW or BNRE more profitable?

Brookfield Reinsurance has a net margin of 0.10% compared to Willis Towers Watson Public's net margin of -7.36%. Willis Towers Watson Public's return on equity of 18.57% beat Brookfield Reinsurance's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Willis Towers Watson Public	-7.36%	18.57%	5.78%
Brookfield Reinsurance	0.10%	0.14%	0.01%

Is WTW or BNRE a better dividend stock?

Willis Towers Watson Public pays an annual dividend of $3.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Brookfield Reinsurance pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Willis Towers Watson Public pays out -48.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Brookfield Reinsurance pays out 110.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Willis Towers Watson Public is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media favor WTW or BNRE?

In the previous week, Willis Towers Watson Public had 12 more articles in the media than Brookfield Reinsurance. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Willis Towers Watson Public and 1 mentions for Brookfield Reinsurance. Willis Towers Watson Public's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat Brookfield Reinsurance's score of 0.67 indicating that Willis Towers Watson Public is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Willis Towers Watson Public	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Brookfield Reinsurance	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, WTW or BNRE?

Willis Towers Watson Public has a beta of 0.74, indicating that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brookfield Reinsurance has a beta of 1.53, indicating that its share price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, WTW or BNRE?

Willis Towers Watson Public has higher revenue and earnings than Brookfield Reinsurance. Willis Towers Watson Public is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Brookfield Reinsurance, 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
Willis Towers Watson Public	$9.81B	3.23	$1.06B	-$7.28	-43.15
Brookfield Reinsurance	$9.35B	0.88	$796M	$0.29	195.72

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in WTW or BNRE?

93.1% of Willis Towers Watson Public shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.2% of Brookfield Reinsurance shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Willis Towers Watson Public shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Brookfield Reinsurance shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer WTW or BNRE?

Willis Towers Watson Public currently has a consensus price target of $331.53, suggesting a potential upside of 5.53%. Given Willis Towers Watson Public's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Willis Towers Watson Public is more favorable than Brookfield Reinsurance.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Willis Towers Watson Public	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63
Brookfield Reinsurance	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

Willis Towers Watson Public beats Brookfield Reinsurance on 16 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.