Loews (L) Competitors $85.96 -0.20 (-0.23%) (As of 11:58 AM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends L vs. AIG, HIG, AFG, AIZ, KMPR, GNW, HMN, TRV, ALL, and ACGLShould you be buying Loews stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Loews include American International Group (AIG), The Hartford Financial Services Group (HIG), American Financial Group (AFG), Assurant (AIZ), Kemper (KMPR), Genworth Financial (GNW), Horace Mann Educators (HMN), Travelers Companies (TRV), Allstate (ALL), and Arch Capital Group (ACGL). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Loews vs. American International Group The Hartford Financial Services Group American Financial Group Assurant Kemper Genworth Financial Horace Mann Educators Travelers Companies Allstate Arch Capital Group Loews (NYSE:L) and American International Group (NYSE:AIG) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, risk, community ranking, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, valuation, dividends and analyst recommendations. Do analysts recommend L or AIG? Loews currently has a consensus target price of $112.00, suggesting a potential upside of 29.98%. American International Group has a consensus target price of $84.80, suggesting a potential upside of 11.60%. Given Loews' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Loews is more favorable than American International Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Loews 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00American International Group 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.53 Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in L or AIG? 58.3% of Loews shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.6% of American International Group shares are held by institutional investors. 18.7% of Loews shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of American International Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is L or AIG a better dividend stock? Loews pays an annual dividend of $0.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. American International Group pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Loews pays out 3.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. American International Group pays out -47.2% 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. American International Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Is L or AIG more profitable? Loews has a net margin of 9.71% compared to American International Group's net margin of -6.19%. Loews' return on equity of 9.70% beat American International Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Loews9.71% 9.70% 2.06% American International Group -6.19%8.63%1.15% Does the MarketBeat Community prefer L or AIG? American International Group received 599 more outperform votes than Loews when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.69% of users gave American International Group an outperform vote while only 60.80% of users gave Loews an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformLoewsOutperform Votes27360.80% Underperform Votes17639.20% American International GroupOutperform Votes87264.69% Underperform Votes47635.31% Which has more risk and volatility, L or AIG? Loews has a beta of 0.82, indicating that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American International Group has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to L or AIG? In the previous week, American International Group had 3 more articles in the media than Loews. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for American International Group and 18 mentions for Loews. American International Group's average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat Loews' score of 1.16 indicating that American International Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Loews 14 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive American International Group 17 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has preferable earnings & valuation, L or AIG? American International Group has higher revenue and earnings than Loews. American International Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Loews, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioLoews$15.90B1.18$1.43B$7.5311.44American International Group$45.90B1.03$3.64B-$3.39-22.41 SummaryAmerican International Group beats Loews on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Porter & CompanyThis company will win the AI race Rome wasn’t built in a day… But there is another lesser-known type of keystone, one that plays an equally critical role in supporting the most revolutionary technology the world’s ever seen… artificial intelligence. And without it, the entire AI industry would collapse. You must read this new presentation from Porter Stansberry. Get Loews News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for L 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 L vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricLoewsFire, marine, & casualty insurance IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$18.77B$46.05B$10.73B$20.35BDividend Yield0.29%5.91%10.06%3.45%P/E Ratio11.4410.8244.8844.58Price / Sales1.182.153,358.8120.32Price / Cash10.8720.2530.7822.40Price / Book1.032.354.044.76Net Income$1.43B$3.90B$1.02B$984.18M7 Day Performance0.41%0.96%0.14%0.03%1 Month Performance8.70%13.68%5.50%6.66%1 Year Performance23.08%59.79%24.28%24.57% Loews Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LLoews4.6244 of 5 stars$85.96-0.2%$112.00+30.3%+23.1%$18.72B$16.96B11.4212,280Positive NewsAIGAmerican International Group4.6973 of 5 stars$76.34-0.7%$84.80+11.1%+15.2%$47.62B$45.90B-22.6825,200Short Interest ↑Positive NewsHIGThe Hartford Financial Services Group4.8699 of 5 stars$121.93-0.7%$122.00+0.1%+55.8%$35.35B$25.91B12.1818,700Positive NewsAFGAmerican Financial Group4.2167 of 5 stars$144.63-1.5%$141.25-2.3%+23.6%$12.14B$7.83B13.768,500Positive NewsAIZAssurant4.922 of 5 stars$226.72-0.2%$225.20-0.7%+34.1%$11.63B$11.13B16.1413,600Short Interest ↑KMPRKemper4.599 of 5 stars$70.89-0.8%$79.00+11.4%+59.3%$4.54B$4.94B16.818,100Short Interest ↑GNWGenworth Financial3.3436 of 5 stars$7.75-0.6%$7.00-9.7%+28.7%$3.31B$7.49B37.142,700Short Interest ↑News CoveragePositive NewsHMNHorace Mann Educators3.6942 of 5 stars$41.32-1.3%$42.67+3.3%+23.2%$1.68B$1.54B16.681,700Short Interest ↑TRVTravelers Companies4.6876 of 5 stars$265.39-0.2%$251.15-5.4%+44.8%$60.25B$41.36B13.6133,300Positive NewsALLAllstate4.9171 of 5 stars$205.88-0.7%$217.19+5.5%+48.5%$54.52B$57.09B13.4353,400Positive NewsACGLArch Capital Group4.3188 of 5 stars$100.720.0%$118.38+17.5%+20.2%$37.90B$16.21B6.766,400Short Interest ↑Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AIG Competitors HIG Competitors AFG Competitors AIZ Competitors KMPR Competitors GNW Competitors HMN Competitors TRV Competitors ALL Competitors ACGL Competitors 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:L) was last updated on 12/3/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTim Sykes’ Urgent Trade Alert: “Make this move now”WARNING: 80 Wall Street banks are gearing up for MASSIVE D.C. shock This $2 trillion D.C. shock is NOT abou...Timothy Sykes | SponsoredMusk’s new company could top a trillion?The investment legend who predicted the rise of Bitcoin, Facebook and streaming services like Netflix… Just...Paradigm Press | SponsoredYour bank is lying to you.You might think you have your money in a high-yield savings account, but do you really? 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