Citizens (CIA) Competitors $4.00 +0.09 (+2.30%) (As of 12/20/2024 04:32 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends CIA vs. AFL, MET, PRU, UNM, PRI, LNC, CNO, AAME, MFC, and SLFShould you be buying Citizens stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Citizens include Aflac (AFL), MetLife (MET), Prudential Financial (PRU), Unum Group (UNM), Primerica (PRI), Lincoln National (LNC), CNO Financial Group (CNO), Atlantic American (AAME), Manulife Financial (MFC), and Sun Life Financial (SLF). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Citizens vs. Aflac MetLife Prudential Financial Unum Group Primerica Lincoln National CNO Financial Group Atlantic American Manulife Financial Sun Life Financial Citizens (NYSE:CIA) and Aflac (NYSE:AFL) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, community ranking, earnings, dividends and profitability. Which has more risk and volatility, CIA or AFL? Citizens has a beta of 0.09, meaning that its stock price is 91% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aflac has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is CIA or AFL more profitable? Aflac has a net margin of 22.02% compared to Citizens' net margin of 8.87%. Aflac's return on equity of 16.34% beat Citizens' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Citizens8.87% 11.50% 1.31% Aflac 22.02%16.34%3.15% Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CIA or AFL? Aflac received 359 more outperform votes than Citizens when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 59.56% of users gave Citizens an outperform vote while only 56.62% of users gave Aflac an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCitizensOutperform Votes21859.56% Underperform Votes14840.44% AflacOutperform Votes57756.62% Underperform Votes44243.38% Do analysts recommend CIA or AFL? Aflac has a consensus price target of $98.73, suggesting a potential downside of 3.85%. Given Aflac's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Aflac is more favorable than Citizens.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Citizens 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 4.00Aflac 3 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Does the media favor CIA or AFL? In the previous week, Aflac had 9 more articles in the media than Citizens. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Aflac and 3 mentions for Citizens. Aflac's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Citizens' score of 0.01 indicating that Aflac is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Citizens 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Aflac 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has preferable valuation and earnings, CIA or AFL? Aflac has higher revenue and earnings than Citizens. Citizens is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Aflac, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCitizens$248.38M0.80$24.44M$0.439.30Aflac$17.43B3.27$4.66B$6.6415.47 Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CIA or AFL? 13.7% of Citizens shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.4% of Aflac shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Citizens shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Aflac shares are held by 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. SummaryAflac beats Citizens on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Crypto 101 MediaThis Crypto Is Set to Explode in DecemberIt's a groundbreaking opportunity that could be poised for extraordinary gains. The catalyst behind this surge is a massive new blockchain development…YES, I WANT THE #1 CRYPTO NOW Get Citizens News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CIA 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 CIA vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCitizensLife insurance IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$199.63M$19.67B$11.14B$19.18BDividend YieldN/A3.08%9.78%3.60%P/E Ratio9.309.9827.8441.28Price / Sales0.801.1939.9317.60Price / Cash6.3421.9830.6421.28Price / Book1.151.402.745.32Net Income$24.44M$1.23B$1.04B$989.88M7 Day Performance-3.38%-3.19%-2.87%-3.54%1 Month Performance-16.67%-6.36%-2.87%-3.68%1 Year Performance40.35%7.35%11.45%12.14% Citizens Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CIACitizens0.8437 of 5 stars$4.00+2.3%N/A+39.4%$199.63M$248.38M9.30220AFLAflac4.0631 of 5 stars$103.87-0.6%$98.73-4.9%+27.2%$57.70B$18.70B15.7412,785METMetLife4.9135 of 5 stars$82.54-0.5%$88.62+7.4%+24.8%$57.15B$70.55B16.7345,000PRUPrudential Financial4.9305 of 5 stars$120.56+0.1%$126.33+4.8%+14.9%$42.92B$50.89B10.7140,658UNMUnum Group4.7043 of 5 stars$73.75-0.1%$70.64-4.2%+61.9%$13.47B$12.71B7.9510,812Analyst ForecastPositive NewsPRIPrimerica4.2846 of 5 stars$278.60-0.9%$293.50+5.3%+34.8%$9.30B$3.07B21.393,450Analyst ForecastLNCLincoln National4.7946 of 5 stars$32.93-0.1%$33.25+1.0%+14.8%$5.61B$11.65B23.5411,024Positive NewsCNOCNO Financial Group4.27 of 5 stars$38.17+0.4%$35.80-6.2%+33.8%$3.94B$4.52B15.333,500Analyst ForecastInsider TradeAAMEAtlantic American0.2756 of 5 stars$1.50flatN/A-26.0%$30.60M$185.93M-4.29140Analyst ForecastNews CoverageGap UpMFCManulife Financial4.6578 of 5 stars$31.01+0.3%$37.50+20.9%+40.2%$54.33B$36.10B14.9440,000Positive NewsSLFSun Life Financial3.0509 of 5 stars$59.97-0.3%N/A+17.1%$34.52B$45.44B13.3630,941Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AFL Alternatives MET Alternatives PRU Alternatives UNM Alternatives PRI Alternatives LNC Alternatives CNO Alternatives AAME Alternatives MFC Alternatives SLF Alternatives 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:CIA) 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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