MGIC Investment (MTG) Competitors $23.68 +0.02 (+0.08%) (As of 05:26 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends MTG vs. RDN, SMPL, TFSL, WD, WSFS, WAFD, PFS, BANC, AGM, and NWBIShould you be buying MGIC Investment stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of MGIC Investment include Radian Group (RDN), Simply Good Foods (SMPL), TFS Financial (TFSL), Walker & Dunlop (WD), WSFS Financial (WSFS), WaFd (WAFD), Provident Financial Services (PFS), Banc of California (BANC), Federal Agricultural Mortgage (AGM), and Northwest Bancshares (NWBI). These companies are all part of the "thrifts & mortgage finance" industry. MGIC Investment vs. Radian Group Simply Good Foods TFS Financial Walker & Dunlop WSFS Financial WaFd Provident Financial Services Banc of California Federal Agricultural Mortgage Northwest Bancshares MGIC Investment (NYSE:MTG) and Radian Group (NYSE:RDN) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, community ranking, earnings, valuation and analyst recommendations. Is MTG or RDN more profitable? MGIC Investment has a net margin of 64.09% compared to Radian Group's net margin of 45.96%. MGIC Investment's return on equity of 14.99% beat Radian Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets MGIC Investment64.09% 14.99% 11.75% Radian Group 45.96%13.81%7.80% Do analysts prefer MTG or RDN? MGIC Investment currently has a consensus target price of $26.00, suggesting a potential upside of 10.17%. Radian Group has a consensus target price of $36.10, suggesting a potential upside of 13.24%. Given Radian Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Radian Group is more favorable than MGIC Investment.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score MGIC Investment 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.14Radian Group 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.40 Does the media prefer MTG or RDN? In the previous week, MGIC Investment had 4 more articles in the media than Radian Group. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for MGIC Investment and 3 mentions for Radian Group. MGIC Investment's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Radian Group's score of 1.21 indicating that MGIC Investment is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment MGIC Investment 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Radian Group 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has stronger valuation & earnings, MTG or RDN? MGIC Investment has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Radian Group. Radian Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MGIC Investment, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMGIC Investment$1.19B5.02$712.95M$2.848.31Radian Group$1.30B3.65$603.12M$3.868.26 Does the MarketBeat Community favor MTG or RDN? MGIC Investment received 12 more outperform votes than Radian Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.76% of users gave MGIC Investment an outperform vote while only 65.01% of users gave Radian Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformMGIC InvestmentOutperform Votes48466.76% Underperform Votes24133.24% Radian GroupOutperform Votes47265.01% Underperform Votes25434.99% Is MTG or RDN a better dividend stock? MGIC Investment pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Radian Group pays an annual dividend of $0.98 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. MGIC Investment pays out 18.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Radian Group pays out 25.4% 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. Which has more risk & volatility, MTG or RDN? MGIC Investment has a beta of 1.27, suggesting that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Radian Group has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals believe in MTG or RDN? 95.6% of MGIC Investment shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.3% of Radian Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of MGIC Investment shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Radian Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryMGIC Investment beats Radian Group on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad ProsperityPubCrypto’s hidden gem + greatest crypto bull run in history = $$$?You don’t actually want to buy Bitcoin this time around. 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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 MTG vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMGIC InvestmentSurety insurance IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$5.98B$3.38B$11.34B$19.10BDividend Yield2.23%2.37%5.68%3.65%P/E Ratio8.315.4024.9540.98Price / Sales5.027.7426.4817.50Price / Cash8.968.7618.5121.28Price / Book1.291.042.615.29Net Income$712.95M$354.96M$1.04B$989.88M7 Day Performance-4.45%-4.14%-3.16%-3.56%1 Month Performance-7.45%-5.98%-3.83%-5.11%1 Year Performance21.27%28.83%10.68%11.06% MGIC Investment Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MTGMGIC Investment2.6976 of 5 stars$23.68+0.1%$26.00+9.8%+21.6%$6.00B$1.19B8.34680RDNRadian Group2.6805 of 5 stars$33.83+0.9%$36.10+6.7%+11.7%$5.04B$1.30B8.691,100Positive NewsSMPLSimply Good Foods2.2514 of 5 stars$40.15+1.2%$40.22+0.2%-2.8%$4.02B$1.33B28.75260Positive NewsTFSLTFS Financial3.5495 of 5 stars$13.43+1.1%$14.50+8.0%-15.0%$3.77B$303.16M49.371,000WDWalker & Dunlop1.77 of 5 stars$107.34+1.7%$111.00+3.4%-9.3%$3.62B$1.05B37.701,326WSFSWSFS Financial3.7585 of 5 stars$57.72-0.7%$59.75+3.5%+13.9%$3.40B$1.05B13.272,229Analyst RevisionWAFDWaFd4.8531 of 5 stars$35.61+0.7%$38.00+6.7%-1.5%$2.90B$721.83M14.252,208Analyst RevisionPFSProvident Financial Services4.0077 of 5 stars$20.63+1.3%$23.50+13.9%+4.2%$2.69B$695.65M19.581,142BANCBanc of California4.6117 of 5 stars$16.82+1.2%$17.80+5.8%+14.2%$2.67B$472.31M-3.922,304Analyst RevisionPositive NewsAGMFederal Agricultural Mortgage4.2032 of 5 stars$210.22+0.7%$215.00+2.3%+6.0%$2.29B$358.82M13.52185Positive NewsNWBINorthwest Bancshares0.973 of 5 stars$14.39+0.4%$12.50-13.1%+4.5%$1.83B$502.26M18.892,165News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Radian Group Alternatives Simply Good Foods Alternatives TFS Financial Alternatives Walker & Dunlop Alternatives WSFS Financial Alternatives WaFd Alternatives Provident Financial Services Alternatives Banc of California Alternatives Federal Agricultural Mortgage Alternatives Northwest Bancshares Alternatives 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:MTG) was last updated on 12/23/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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