Globe Life (GL) Competitors $108.76 -0.56 (-0.51%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends GL vs. SLF, WTW, PUK, PFG, RYAN, CRBG, EG, EQH, AEG, and KNSLShould you be buying Globe Life stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Globe Life include Sun Life Financial (SLF), Willis Towers Watson Public (WTW), Prudential (PUK), Principal Financial Group (PFG), Ryan Specialty (RYAN), Corebridge Financial (CRBG), Everest Group (EG), Equitable (EQH), Aegon (AEG), and Kinsale Capital Group (KNSL). These companies are all part of the "insurance" industry. Globe Life vs. Sun Life Financial Willis Towers Watson Public Prudential Principal Financial Group Ryan Specialty Corebridge Financial Everest Group Equitable Aegon Kinsale Capital Group Globe Life (NYSE:GL) and Sun Life Financial (NYSE:SLF) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and risk. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of GL or SLF? 81.6% of Globe Life shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.3% of Sun Life Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Globe Life shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has higher valuation and earnings, GL or SLF? Sun Life Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Globe Life. Globe Life is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sun Life Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGlobe Life$5.45B1.68$970.76M$11.829.20Sun Life Financial$30.20B1.16$2.48B$4.4913.55 Does the media prefer GL or SLF? In the previous week, Globe Life had 11 more articles in the media than Sun Life Financial. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Globe Life and 8 mentions for Sun Life Financial. Globe Life's average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat Sun Life Financial's score of 0.38 indicating that Globe Life is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Globe Life 8 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Sun Life Financial 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Does the MarketBeat Community prefer GL or SLF? Sun Life Financial received 426 more outperform votes than Globe Life when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.29% of users gave Sun Life Financial an outperform vote while only 39.38% of users gave Globe Life an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformGlobe LifeOutperform Votes6339.38% Underperform Votes9760.63% Sun Life FinancialOutperform Votes48962.29% Underperform Votes29637.71% Is GL or SLF more profitable? Globe Life has a net margin of 19.04% compared to Sun Life Financial's net margin of 7.32%. Globe Life's return on equity of 22.91% beat Sun Life Financial's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Globe Life19.04% 22.91% 3.88% Sun Life Financial 7.32%17.44%1.14% Do analysts recommend GL or SLF? Globe Life currently has a consensus target price of $124.50, suggesting a potential upside of 14.47%. Given Globe Life's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Globe Life is more favorable than Sun Life Financial.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Globe Life 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.70Sun Life Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Is GL or SLF a better dividend stock? Globe Life pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Sun Life Financial pays an annual dividend of $2.35 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Globe Life pays out 8.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Sun Life Financial pays out 52.3% 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. Globe Life has raised its dividend for 19 consecutive years. Which has more risk and volatility, GL or SLF? Globe Life has a beta of 0.81, meaning that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sun Life Financial has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryGlobe Life beats Sun Life Financial on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Wyatt Investment ResearchMy #1 Pre IPO Trade for 2025 – NAME and TICKEROne tiny company... Could quickly become "the next SpaceX." It plans to go public on the NASDAQ. And today you can buy Pre-IPO shares for less than $4.00. Get urgent details inside this free report...The Next SpaceX Pre-IPO Get Globe Life News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for GL 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 GL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricGlobe LifeLife insurance IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$9.18B$20.25B$10.41B$19.84BDividend Yield0.88%2.89%10.14%3.50%P/E Ratio9.208.9947.1237.73Price / Sales1.681.323,443.7818.01Price / Cash7.3121.9130.7717.90Price / Book1.971.412.484.86Net Income$970.76M$1.23B$993.44M$985.93M7 Day Performance-0.19%0.17%-0.05%0.45%1 Month Performance-1.30%1.27%7.13%1.05%1 Year Performance-9.06%18.60%24.11%24.67% Globe Life Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GLGlobe Life4.8855 of 5 stars$108.76-0.5%$124.50+14.5%-7.8%$9.18B$5.45B9.203,636Dividend AnnouncementSLFSun Life Financial3.161 of 5 stars$60.84+0.8%N/A+19.7%$34.73B$30.20B13.5530,941Analyst DowngradeWTWWillis Towers Watson Public2.7304 of 5 stars$308.61+0.3%$312.27+1.2%+27.6%$30.98B$9.48B0.0048,000Analyst RevisionPUKPrudential3.0644 of 5 stars$16.03+1.2%N/A-32.0%$21.27B$19.50B0.0015,030Positive NewsPFGPrincipal Financial Group3.09 of 5 stars$84.150.0%$85.92+2.1%+15.9%$19.25B$13.67B12.2519,800Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionRYANRyan Specialty3.4511 of 5 stars$70.88+0.7%$70.33-0.8%+58.3%$18.43B$2.08B92.054,350Positive NewsCRBGCorebridge Financial4.2082 of 5 stars$30.64+0.7%$34.85+13.7%+55.8%$17.43B$14.89B-14.665,700Positive NewsEGEverest Group4.63 of 5 stars$376.87+1.7%$434.10+15.2%-5.7%$15.92B$14.59B5.902,844Analyst ForecastEQHEquitable3.3309 of 5 stars$46.72+0.3%$48.70+4.2%+64.4%$14.64B$10.53B-42.868,500Dividend AnnouncementInsider TradePositive NewsAEGAegon2.1457 of 5 stars$6.25-1.3%N/A+15.9%$13.95B$30.66B0.0020,634KNSLKinsale Capital Group3.3225 of 5 stars$478.71+2.0%$455.88-4.8%+34.1%$10.93B$1.22B27.29561Dividend AnnouncementPositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies SLF Alternatives WTW Alternatives PUK Alternatives PFG Alternatives RYAN Alternatives CRBG Alternatives EG Alternatives EQH Alternatives AEG Alternatives KNSL 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:GL) 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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