Globe Life (GL) Competitors $121.16 +1.66 (+1.39%) Closing price 04/14/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$118.28 -2.88 (-2.38%) As of 07:15 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock GL vs. SLF, WTW, PUK, RYAN, PFG, 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), Ryan Specialty (RYAN), Principal Financial Group (PFG), 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 Ryan Specialty Principal Financial Group Corebridge Financial Everest Group Equitable Aegon Kinsale Capital Group Sun Life Financial (NYSE:SLF) and Globe Life (NYSE:GL) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, valuation, community ranking, risk, media sentiment, profitability and institutional ownership. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of SLF or GL? 52.3% of Sun Life Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.6% of Globe Life 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, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility & risk, SLF or GL? Sun Life Financial has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Globe Life has a beta of 0.6, suggesting that its share price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better valuation and earnings, SLF or GL? 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 RatioSun Life Financial$28.68B1.13$2.31B$3.8414.74Globe Life$5.78B1.75$1.07B$11.9510.14 Is SLF or GL more profitable? Globe Life has a net margin of 18.53% compared to Sun Life Financial's net margin of 8.08%. Globe Life's return on equity of 22.32% beat Sun Life Financial's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Sun Life Financial8.08% 16.86% 1.10% Globe Life 18.53%22.32%3.85% Does the MarketBeat Community favor SLF or GL? Sun Life Financial received 421 more outperform votes than Globe Life when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.23% of users gave Sun Life Financial an outperform vote while only 40.70% of users gave Globe Life an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSun Life FinancialOutperform Votes49162.23% Underperform Votes29837.77% Globe LifeOutperform Votes7040.70% Underperform Votes10259.30% Does the media refer more to SLF or GL? In the previous week, Globe Life had 2 more articles in the media than Sun Life Financial. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Globe Life and 17 mentions for Sun Life Financial. Sun Life Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat Globe Life's score of 0.85 indicating that Sun Life Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Sun Life Financial 12 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Globe Life 11 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts recommend SLF or GL? Globe Life has a consensus price target of $137.55, suggesting a potential upside of 13.52%. Given Globe Life's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Globe Life is more favorable than Sun Life Financial.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Sun Life Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Globe Life 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.73 Is SLF or GL a better dividend stock? Sun Life Financial pays an annual dividend of $2.31 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Globe Life pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Sun Life Financial pays out 60.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Globe Life pays out 9.0% 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 increased its dividend for 20 consecutive years. SummaryGlobe Life beats Sun Life Financial on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads 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$10.09B$19.95B$10.78B$18.51BDividend Yield0.91%3.37%6.00%4.25%P/E Ratio10.147.7621.5131.06Price / Sales1.751.2225.1826.47Price / Cash8.329.7017.6117.54Price / Book2.541.302.574.29Net Income$1.07B$1.64B$1.03B$1.02B7 Day Performance6.64%4.90%5.21%6.72%1 Month Performance-3.51%-6.29%-2.69%-6.79%1 Year Performance117.05%12.85%534.81%1.22% Globe Life Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GLGlobe Life4.885 of 5 stars$121.16+1.4%$137.55+13.5%+105.0%$10.09B$5.78B10.143,540Short Interest ↓SLFSun Life Financial4.1005 of 5 stars$53.80-1.2%N/A+11.1%$30.71B$28.68B14.0129,200Short Interest ↓Positive NewsWTWWillis Towers Watson Public1.6801 of 5 stars$301.01-2.5%$346.15+15.0%+26.0%$30.01B$9.93B-301.0146,600High Trading VolumePUKPrudential3.7538 of 5 stars$18.59-3.3%N/A+15.0%$24.46B$8.14B8.0114,500Short Interest ↑Positive NewsGap UpRYANRyan Specialty2.7672 of 5 stars$68.47-2.9%$75.27+9.9%+48.6%$17.93B$2.52B99.233,850High Trading VolumePFGPrincipal Financial Group4.2041 of 5 stars$71.65-1.8%$86.57+20.8%-8.0%$16.16B$16.13B10.7319,300High Trading VolumeCRBGCorebridge Financial4.834 of 5 stars$25.47-1.0%$37.00+45.3%+2.2%$14.16B$19.06B6.747,700Gap UpEGEverest Group4.4556 of 5 stars$326.46-3.1%$416.50+27.6%-2.6%$14.02B$17.08B10.392,430Short Interest ↑EQHEquitable4.8231 of 5 stars$44.84-0.6%$60.75+35.5%+29.4%$13.76B$12.44B11.748,200Short Interest ↓Positive NewsGap UpHigh Trading VolumeAEGAegon3.0876 of 5 stars$5.54-3.7%N/A+3.7%$12.20B$19.52B5.7722,300High Trading VolumeKNSLKinsale Capital Group1.4661 of 5 stars$440.56-4.0%$468.56+6.4%+7.5%$10.25B$1.59B24.76470News CoveragePositive NewsGap DownHigh Trading Volume Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies SLF Alternatives WTW Alternatives PUK Alternatives RYAN Alternatives PFG Alternatives CRBG Alternatives EG Alternatives EQH Alternatives AEG Alternatives KNSL Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:GL) was last updated on 4/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Set to Shock the World by May 1st ?Tech legend Jeff Brown recently traveled to the industrial zone of South Memphis to investigate what he believ...Brownstone Research | Sponsored[Action Required] Claim Your FREE IRS Loophole GuideThis shouldn't surprise anyone who's been paying attention, but... 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