Genworth Financial (GNW) Competitors $8.80 -0.01 (-0.11%) Closing price 09/12/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$8.80 -0.01 (-0.06%) As of 09/12/2025 07:53 PM 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock GNW vs. BHF, NMIH, EQH, ESNT, MET, MTG, PRU, AFG, AIZ, and KMPRShould you be buying Genworth Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Genworth Financial include Brighthouse Financial (BHF), NMI (NMIH), Equitable (EQH), Essent Group (ESNT), MetLife (MET), MGIC Investment (MTG), Prudential Financial (PRU), American Financial Group (AFG), Assurant (AIZ), and Kemper (KMPR). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Genworth Financial vs. Its Competitors Brighthouse Financial NMI Equitable Essent Group MetLife MGIC Investment Prudential Financial American Financial Group Assurant Kemper Brighthouse Financial (NASDAQ:BHF) and Genworth Financial (NYSE:GNW) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation and earnings. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, BHF or GNW? Brighthouse Financial has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Genworth Financial. Brighthouse Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Genworth Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBrighthouse Financial$4.72B0.59$388M$9.245.30Genworth Financial$7.30B0.50$299M$0.4519.56 Is BHF or GNW more profitable? Brighthouse Financial has a net margin of 10.24% compared to Genworth Financial's net margin of 2.61%. Brighthouse Financial's return on equity of 21.06% beat Genworth Financial's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Brighthouse Financial10.24% 21.06% 0.47% Genworth Financial 2.61%1.91%0.21% Do institutionals and insiders believe in BHF or GNW? 81.2% of Brighthouse Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.9% of Genworth Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Brighthouse Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Genworth Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk and volatility, BHF or GNW? Brighthouse Financial has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Genworth Financial has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate BHF or GNW? Brighthouse Financial presently has a consensus price target of $59.67, indicating a potential upside of 21.79%. Genworth Financial has a consensus price target of $9.50, indicating a potential upside of 7.95%. Given Brighthouse Financial's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Brighthouse Financial is more favorable than Genworth Financial.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Brighthouse Financial 2 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.13Genworth Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the media refer more to BHF or GNW? In the previous week, Brighthouse Financial had 4 more articles in the media than Genworth Financial. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Brighthouse Financial and 6 mentions for Genworth Financial. Brighthouse Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.44 beat Genworth Financial's score of 1.25 indicating that Brighthouse Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Brighthouse Financial 8 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Genworth Financial 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryBrighthouse Financial beats Genworth Financial on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Genworth Financial News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for GNW and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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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 GNW vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricGenworth FinancialINS IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$3.62B$14.16B$12.79B$21.58BDividend YieldN/A2.87%5.40%3.48%P/E Ratio19.569.90245.7329.75Price / Sales0.501.5631.1286.40Price / Cash9.348.7022.3625.00Price / Book0.401.422.314.58Net Income$299M$1.16B$1.01B$999.94M7 Day Performance2.62%2.45%1.04%0.68%1 Month Performance2.56%0.06%2.38%3.10%1 Year Performance31.54%12.40%539.26%14.39% Genworth Financial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GNWGenworth Financial4.2081 of 5 stars$8.80-0.1%$9.50+8.0%+34.2%$3.62B$7.30B19.562,960Positive NewsShort Interest ↓BHFBrighthouse Financial4.9074 of 5 stars$43.38+0.0%$59.67+37.5%+15.8%$2.48B$4.72B4.691,400Positive NewsNMIHNMI3.4387 of 5 stars$39.89-0.2%$42.33+6.1%-0.1%$3.09B$650.97M8.47234News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst RevisionEQHEquitable4.2847 of 5 stars$53.16-0.4%$64.90+22.1%+37.6%$15.92B$12.44B42.878,000News CoveragePositive NewsESNTEssent Group4.1573 of 5 stars$63.77-0.1%$63.67-0.2%+2.8%$6.28B$1.24B9.31350Positive NewsShort Interest ↑METMetLife4.9693 of 5 stars$79.63+0.2%$95.60+20.1%+7.1%$52.96B$70.99B13.5045,000MTGMGIC Investment3.839 of 5 stars$28.39-0.1%$26.67-6.1%+15.5%$6.54B$1.21B9.31680News CoveragePositive NewsPRUPrudential Financial4.7701 of 5 stars$105.88+0.2%$122.08+15.3%-7.7%$37.27B$59.46B23.4838,196Positive NewsAFGAmerican Financial Group4.298 of 5 stars$137.72-0.7%$136.75-0.7%+5.0%$11.56B$8.32B14.788,700News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst UpgradeAIZAssurant4.8914 of 5 stars$211.82+0.3%$233.29+10.1%+11.3%$10.66B$11.88B12.6114,200News CoveragePositive NewsKMPRKemper4.8049 of 5 stars$53.48-0.9%$72.75+36.0%-10.2%$3.36B$4.64B10.077,400Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Brighthouse Financial Competitors NMI Competitors Equitable Competitors Essent Group Competitors MetLife Competitors MGIC Investment Competitors Prudential Financial Competitors American Financial Group Competitors Assurant Competitors Kemper Competitors 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:GNW) was last updated on 9/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhy Trump’s “Smart Dollar” could rewrite the rulesMUST SEE: Donald Trump's Radical Overhaul of the U.S. Dollar Congress just approved President Trump's lates...Stansberry Research | SponsoredTrump's Law S.1582: $21T Dollar Revolution ComingDo you have money in any of these banks? 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