MGIC Investment (MTG) Competitors $23.97 -0.45 (-1.86%) Closing price 02/21/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$23.97 +0.00 (+0.01%) As of 02/21/2025 04:05 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends MTG vs. RDN, TFSL, SMPL, WSFS, WD, BANC, PFS, WAFD, AGM, and NWBIShould you be buying MGIC Investment stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of MGIC Investment include Radian Group (RDN), TFS Financial (TFSL), Simply Good Foods (SMPL), WSFS Financial (WSFS), Walker & Dunlop (WD), Banc of California (BANC), Provident Financial Services (PFS), WaFd (WAFD), Federal Agricultural Mortgage (AGM), and Northwest Bancshares (NWBI). These companies are all part of the "thrifts & mortgage finance" industry. MGIC Investment vs. Radian Group TFS Financial Simply Good Foods WSFS Financial Walker & Dunlop Banc of California Provident Financial Services WaFd Federal Agricultural Mortgage Northwest Bancshares MGIC Investment (NYSE:MTG) and Radian Group (NYSE:RDN) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, community ranking, dividends, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation and institutional ownership. Does the MarketBeat Community favor MTG or RDN? MGIC Investment received 11 more outperform votes than Radian Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.39% of users gave MGIC Investment an outperform vote while only 64.97% of users gave Radian Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformMGIC InvestmentOutperform Votes48466.39% Underperform Votes24533.61% Radian GroupOutperform Votes47364.97% Underperform Votes25535.03% Do analysts rate MTG or RDN? MGIC Investment currently has a consensus target price of $26.75, suggesting a potential upside of 11.61%. Radian Group has a consensus target price of $36.80, suggesting a potential upside of 13.46%. Given Radian Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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) 5 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.13Radian Group 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.40 Do insiders & institutionals believe in MTG or RDN? 95.6% of MGIC Investment shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.3% of Radian Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of MGIC Investment shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Radian Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media favor MTG or RDN? In the previous week, MGIC Investment had 6 more articles in the media than Radian Group. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for MGIC Investment and 6 mentions for Radian Group. Radian Group's average media sentiment score of 1.49 beat MGIC Investment's score of 1.02 indicating that Radian Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment MGIC Investment 8 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Radian Group 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive 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 3.0%. MGIC Investment pays out 17.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Radian Group pays out 24.9% 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. Is MTG or RDN more profitable? MGIC Investment has a net margin of 63.18% compared to Radian Group's net margin of 46.85%. MGIC Investment's return on equity of 14.86% beat Radian Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets MGIC Investment63.18% 14.86% 11.69% Radian Group 46.85%13.96%7.72% Which has more risk & volatility, MTG or RDN? MGIC Investment has a beta of 1.29, meaning that its share price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Radian Group has a beta of 1.06, meaning that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, 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$1.21B5.03$762.99M$2.908.26Radian Group$1.29B3.65$604.44M$3.938.25 SummaryMGIC Investment beats Radian Group on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get MGIC Investment News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MTG 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 MTG vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMGIC InvestmentSurety insurance IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$6.19B$3.43B$11.72B$20.30BDividend Yield2.13%2.28%5.37%3.64%P/E Ratio8.265.5724.1534.87Price / Sales5.038.2326.4415.49Price / Cash8.918.2217.9120.26Price / Book1.171.052.594.80Net Income$762.99M$396.79M$1.03B$1.02B7 Day Performance-2.95%-1.27%-1.41%-1.07%1 Month Performance-2.55%0.14%0.67%-1.11%1 Year Performance25.65%6.10%14.93%13.69% MGIC Investment Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MTGMGIC Investment4.3942 of 5 stars$23.97-1.9%$26.75+11.6%+24.5%$6.19B$1.21B8.26680Ex-DividendAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeNews CoveragePositive NewsRDNRadian Group3.1545 of 5 stars$32.74+1.2%$36.30+10.9%+17.6%$4.88B$1.29B8.331,100Analyst ForecastPositive NewsTFSLTFS Financial2.439 of 5 stars$13.58-1.3%$14.50+6.8%+1.0%$3.81B$758.78M48.501,000Dividend AnnouncementSMPLSimply Good Foods2.1679 of 5 stars$37.69-1.8%$40.22+6.7%+5.3%$3.81B$1.33B26.73260News CoveragePositive NewsWSFSWSFS Financial4.4194 of 5 stars$56.04-0.8%$64.75+15.5%+30.0%$3.30B$1.40B12.682,229WDWalker & Dunlop3.2195 of 5 stars$86.33+0.2%$107.50+24.5%-11.5%$2.92B$1.07B30.831,326Analyst RevisionBANCBanc of California4.6528 of 5 stars$15.59-1.8%$18.18+16.6%+4.4%$2.48B$1.89B27.842,304Positive NewsPFSProvident Financial Services4.2506 of 5 stars$18.62-1.6%$24.00+28.9%+18.1%$2.43B$694.73M17.741,142WAFDWaFd4.4541 of 5 stars$29.77-0.6%$33.75+13.4%+3.9%$2.43B$1.43B13.722,208Analyst RevisionAGMFederal Agricultural Mortgage4.1014 of 5 stars$199.80+0.1%$215.00+7.6%+12.5%$2.17B$1.42B12.85160Earnings ReportDividend IncreaseNews CoverageGap UpNWBINorthwest Bancshares2.3144 of 5 stars$13.04-0.4%$12.50-4.1%+8.2%$1.66B$756.21M16.512,165 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Radian Group Alternatives TFS Financial Alternatives Simply Good Foods Alternatives WSFS Financial Alternatives Walker & Dunlop Alternatives Banc of California Alternatives Provident Financial Services Alternatives WaFd 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 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCollect $7k per month from Tesla’s SECRET dividendTesla doesn't pay a traditional dividend.... 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