MMC vs. AJG, AON, BRO, EHTH, WTW, ERIE, RYAN, EQH, CRVL, and ACT
Should you be buying Marsh & McLennan Companies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Marsh & McLennan Companies include Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (AJG), AON (AON), Brown & Brown (BRO), eHealth (EHTH), Willis Towers Watson Public (WTW), Erie Indemnity (ERIE), Ryan Specialty (RYAN), Equitable (EQH), CorVel (CRVL), and Enact (ACT). These companies are all part of the "insurance agents, brokers, & service" industry.
Marsh & McLennan Companies vs.
Marsh & McLennan Companies (NYSE:MMC) and Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (NYSE:AJG) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, earnings, profitability, community ranking, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.
Marsh & McLennan Companies has a net margin of 16.60% compared to Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.'s net margin of 12.70%. Marsh & McLennan Companies' return on equity of 32.60% beat Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.'s return on equity.
In the previous week, Marsh & McLennan Companies had 15 more articles in the media than Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.. MarketBeat recorded 49 mentions for Marsh & McLennan Companies and 34 mentions for Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.. Marsh & McLennan Companies' average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.'s score of 1.17 indicating that Marsh & McLennan Companies is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Marsh & McLennan Companies presently has a consensus price target of $237.75, indicating a potential upside of 0.13%. Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has a consensus price target of $315.27, indicating a potential downside of 8.25%. Given Marsh & McLennan Companies' higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Marsh & McLennan Companies is more favorable than Arthur J. Gallagher & Co..
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. received 50 more outperform votes than Marsh & McLennan Companies when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.35% of users gave Marsh & McLennan Companies an outperform vote while only 59.05% of users gave Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. an outperform vote.
Marsh & McLennan Companies pays an annual dividend of $3.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. pays an annual dividend of $2.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Marsh & McLennan Companies pays out 39.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. pays out 39.9% 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. Marsh & McLennan Companies has raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years and Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years. Marsh & McLennan Companies is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
88.0% of Marsh & McLennan Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.5% of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Marsh & McLennan Companies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. shares are owned by 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.
Marsh & McLennan Companies has higher revenue and earnings than Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.. Marsh & McLennan Companies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Marsh & McLennan Companies has a beta of 0.85, suggesting that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has a beta of 0.64, suggesting that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Marsh & McLennan Companies beats Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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