Jackson Financial (JXN) Competitors

Jackson Financial (NYSE:JXN) and Prudential (NYSE:PUK) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, community ranking, valuation and profitability.

Is JXN or PUK more profitable?

Jackson Financial's return on equity of 13.39% beat Prudential's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Jackson Financial	N/A	13.39%	0.39%
Prudential	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer JXN or PUK?

Prudential received 444 more outperform votes than Jackson Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.75% of users gave Prudential an outperform vote while only 14.29% of users gave Jackson Financial an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Jackson Financial	Outperform Votes 8 14.29%	Underperform Votes 48 85.71%
Prudential	Outperform Votes 452 61.75%	Underperform Votes 280 38.25%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in JXN or PUK?

90.0% of Jackson Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.9% of Prudential shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of Jackson Financial shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Prudential shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer JXN or PUK?

Jackson Financial currently has a consensus price target of $92.40, indicating a potential downside of 0.10%. Given Jackson Financial's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Jackson Financial is more favorable than Prudential.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Jackson Financial	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Prudential	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media refer more to JXN or PUK?

In the previous week, Jackson Financial had 1 more articles in the media than Prudential. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Jackson Financial and 7 mentions for Prudential. Prudential's average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat Jackson Financial's score of 0.81 indicating that Prudential is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Jackson Financial	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Prudential	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, JXN or PUK?

Jackson Financial has a beta of 1.46, suggesting that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Prudential has a beta of 1.2, suggesting that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings & valuation, JXN or PUK?

Prudential has higher revenue and earnings than Jackson Financial.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Jackson Financial	$3.16B	2.16	$934M	-$12.64	-7.32
Prudential	$19.50B	1.08	$1.70B	N/A	N/A

Is JXN or PUK a better dividend stock?

Jackson Financial pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Prudential pays an annual dividend of $0.27 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Jackson Financial pays out -22.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

Jackson Financial beats Prudential on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.