Loews (L) Competitors

Loews (NYSE:L) and Cincinnati Financial (NASDAQ:CINF) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment and valuation.

Which has more volatility and risk, L or CINF?

Loews has a beta of 0.7, meaning that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cincinnati Financial has a beta of 0.76, meaning that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, L or CINF?

Cincinnati Financial has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Loews. Loews is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cincinnati Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Loews	$17.51B	1.08	$1.41B	$6.09	14.75
Cincinnati Financial	$11.34B	2.01	$2.29B	$9.17	15.90

Is L or CINF more profitable?

Cincinnati Financial has a net margin of 13.19% compared to Loews' net margin of 7.47%. Loews' return on equity of 7.43% beat Cincinnati Financial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Loews	7.47%	7.43%	1.61%
Cincinnati Financial	13.19%	6.55%	2.44%

Do analysts prefer L or CINF?

Loews presently has a consensus target price of $112.00, suggesting a potential upside of 24.65%. Cincinnati Financial has a consensus target price of $155.25, suggesting a potential upside of 6.48%. Given Loews' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Loews is more favorable than Cincinnati Financial.

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)	3.00
Cincinnati Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Do institutionals and insiders believe in L or CINF?

58.3% of Loews shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.2% of Cincinnati Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 18.7% of Loews shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of Cincinnati Financial shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor L or CINF?

In the previous week, Cincinnati Financial had 3 more articles in the media than Loews. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Cincinnati Financial and 11 mentions for Loews. Cincinnati Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat Loews' score of 0.78 indicating that Cincinnati Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Loews	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Cincinnati Financial	6 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is L or CINF a better dividend stock?

Loews pays an annual dividend of $0.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Cincinnati Financial pays an annual dividend of $3.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Loews pays out 4.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cincinnati Financial pays out 37.9% 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. Cincinnati Financial has increased its dividend for 65 consecutive years. Cincinnati Financial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Cincinnati Financial beats Loews on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.