Fidelis Insurance (FIHL) Competitors

Fidelis Insurance (NYSE:FIHL) and Voya Financial (NYSE:VOYA) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, community ranking, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Does the media prefer FIHL or VOYA?

In the previous week, Fidelis Insurance had 11 more articles in the media than Voya Financial. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Fidelis Insurance and 6 mentions for Voya Financial. Voya Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Fidelis Insurance's score of -0.29 indicating that Voya Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Fidelis Insurance	1 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Voya Financial	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better valuation and earnings, FIHL or VOYA?

Fidelis Insurance has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Voya Financial. Fidelis Insurance is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Voya Financial, 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
Fidelis Insurance	$3.60B	0.48	$2.13B	$3.96	3.66
Voya Financial	$8.05B	0.86	$667M	$6.12	11.76

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer FIHL or VOYA?

Voya Financial received 593 more outperform votes than Fidelis Insurance when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.70% of users gave Voya Financial an outperform vote while only 51.35% of users gave Fidelis Insurance an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Fidelis Insurance	Outperform Votes 19 51.35%	Underperform Votes 18 48.65%
Voya Financial	Outperform Votes 612 67.70%	Underperform Votes 292 32.30%

Is FIHL or VOYA more profitable?

Fidelis Insurance has a net margin of 20.17% compared to Voya Financial's net margin of 8.29%. Fidelis Insurance's return on equity of 15.27% beat Voya Financial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fidelis Insurance	20.17%	15.27%	3.36%
Voya Financial	8.29%	14.10%	0.51%

Do analysts rate FIHL or VOYA?

Fidelis Insurance presently has a consensus target price of $20.29, suggesting a potential upside of 39.90%. Voya Financial has a consensus target price of $82.55, suggesting a potential upside of 14.70%. Given Fidelis Insurance's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Fidelis Insurance is more favorable than Voya Financial.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Fidelis Insurance	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Voya Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.54

Which has more risk and volatility, FIHL or VOYA?

Fidelis Insurance has a beta of 0.48, meaning that its share price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Voya Financial has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of FIHL or VOYA?

82.0% of Fidelis Insurance shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.1% of Voya Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Voya Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is FIHL or VOYA a better dividend stock?

Fidelis Insurance pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Voya Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Fidelis Insurance pays out 10.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Voya Financial pays out 29.4% 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. Fidelis Insurance is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Voya Financial beats Fidelis Insurance on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.