Citizens (CIA) Competitors $4.66 +0.01 (+0.22%) (As of 10:15 AM 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 Aflac (NYSE:AFL) and Citizens (NYSE:CIA) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, risk and valuation. Is AFL or CIA 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 Aflac22.02% 16.34% 3.15% Citizens 8.87%11.50%1.31% Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in AFL or CIA? 67.4% of Aflac shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.7% of Citizens shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Aflac shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Citizens shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility & risk, AFL or CIA? Aflac has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Citizens has a beta of 0.11, suggesting that its stock price is 89% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer AFL or CIA? In the previous week, Aflac had 16 more articles in the media than Citizens. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Aflac and 9 mentions for Citizens. Aflac's average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat Citizens' score of 0.54 indicating that Aflac is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Aflac 16 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Citizens 1 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community believe in AFL or CIA? 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 56.74% of users gave Aflac an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAflacOutperform Votes57756.74% Underperform Votes44043.26% CitizensOutperform Votes21859.56% Underperform Votes14840.44% Which has better valuation & earnings, AFL or CIA? 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 RatioAflac$18.70B3.31$4.66B$6.6416.76Citizens$240.68M0.97$24.44M$0.4310.84 Do analysts prefer AFL or CIA? Aflac currently has a consensus price target of $97.93, indicating a potential downside of 11.99%. Given Aflac's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Aflac is more favorable than Citizens.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Aflac 3 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Citizens 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 4.00 SummaryAflac beats Citizens on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad WealthPressThis Bull Market Indicator called NVDA at $116Every now and again we find an investment idea so incredible we can’t help but share. And today is one of those rare days… Except, today we won't be giving you insight on any one particular stock… But rather, insight on a revolutionary new stock picking indicator… In fact, within the last year, this indicator has become famous for a multitude of reasons… But one of the biggest was because of the buy signal it issued on October 18th, 2022. 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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$232.58M$21.26B$10.51B$19.90BDividend YieldN/A2.89%10.13%3.49%P/E Ratio10.848.0046.2836.63Price / Sales0.971.323,473.7917.98Price / Cash7.4421.9830.6021.28Price / Book1.121.364.084.58Net Income$24.44M$1.23B$1.02B$985.06M7 Day Performance3.10%0.35%0.04%0.51%1 Month Performance-3.02%1.45%7.24%1.13%1 Year Performance35.47%18.89%24.26%24.80% Citizens Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CIACitizens1.3671 of 5 stars$4.66+0.2%N/A+34.1%$232.58M$240.68M10.84220Analyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionAFLAflac4.5598 of 5 stars$111.27+0.9%$97.93-12.0%+35.8%$61.81B$18.70B16.6012,785Short Interest ↓Positive NewsMETMetLife4.9733 of 5 stars$84.03+1.7%$88.46+5.3%+32.1%$58.18B$66.91B16.6545,000PRUPrudential Financial4.9495 of 5 stars$125.03+0.7%$125.69+0.5%+31.6%$44.51B$50.89B11.0340,658UNMUnum Group4.8504 of 5 stars$74.41+2.5%$67.73-9.0%+71.7%$13.59B$12.39B7.8610,812Gap UpPRIPrimerica4.6778 of 5 stars$295.43+0.3%$288.33-2.4%+41.7%$9.86B$2.82B22.513,450Buyback AnnouncementPositive NewsLNCLincoln National4.7237 of 5 stars$34.59+0.9%$33.00-4.6%+44.8%$5.89B$11.65B24.4711,024Dividend AnnouncementCNOCNO Financial Group4.2307 of 5 stars$39.31+1.2%$34.50-12.2%+51.7%$4.06B$4.15B15.663,500Dividend AnnouncementInsider TradeAAMEAtlantic American1.2556 of 5 stars$1.59-0.6%N/A-15.0%$32.44M$186.79M0.00140Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓MFCManulife Financial4.6697 of 5 stars$32.79+1.9%$37.50+14.4%+66.7%$57.44B$36.10B15.5540,000News CoverageSLFSun Life Financial3.204 of 5 stars$61.14+0.5%N/A+19.7%$35.20B$30.20B13.5530,941Analyst Downgrade 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 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe Crypto That’s Making Wall Street SweatThe Crypto Wall Street Is Desperate to Hide It's happening now, right under everyone's radar. 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