RenaissanceRe (RNR) Competitors

RenaissanceRe (NYSE:RNR) and Reinsurance Group of America (NYSE:RGA) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, earnings, valuation, community ranking, institutional ownership, media sentiment and risk.

Does the media favor RNR or RGA?

In the previous week, Reinsurance Group of America had 9 more articles in the media than RenaissanceRe. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Reinsurance Group of America and 13 mentions for RenaissanceRe. RenaissanceRe's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Reinsurance Group of America's score of 0.75 indicating that RenaissanceRe is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
RenaissanceRe	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Reinsurance Group of America	11 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, RNR or RGA?

RenaissanceRe has a beta of 0.39, meaning that its share price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Reinsurance Group of America has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is RNR or RGA a better dividend stock?

RenaissanceRe pays an annual dividend of $1.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Reinsurance Group of America pays an annual dividend of $3.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. RenaissanceRe pays out 2.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Reinsurance Group of America pays out 32.7% 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. RenaissanceRe has increased its dividend for 29 consecutive years and Reinsurance Group of America has increased its dividend for 16 consecutive years.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, RNR or RGA?

RenaissanceRe has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Reinsurance Group of America. RenaissanceRe is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Reinsurance Group of America, 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
RenaissanceRe	$12.59B	1.12	$2.56B	$69.40	3.92
Reinsurance Group of America	$18.57B	0.82	$902M	$10.89	21.19

Is RNR or RGA more profitable?

RenaissanceRe has a net margin of 28.84% compared to Reinsurance Group of America's net margin of 3.32%. RenaissanceRe's return on equity of 26.31% beat Reinsurance Group of America's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
RenaissanceRe	28.84%	26.31%	4.85%
Reinsurance Group of America	3.32%	15.01%	1.38%

Do analysts rate RNR or RGA?

RenaissanceRe currently has a consensus price target of $293.00, suggesting a potential upside of 7.74%. Reinsurance Group of America has a consensus price target of $227.77, suggesting a potential downside of 1.29%. Given RenaissanceRe's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe RenaissanceRe is more favorable than Reinsurance Group of America.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
RenaissanceRe	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.42
Reinsurance Group of America	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.92

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer RNR or RGA?

RenaissanceRe received 17 more outperform votes than Reinsurance Group of America when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 52.44% of users gave Reinsurance Group of America an outperform vote while only 51.28% of users gave RenaissanceRe an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
RenaissanceRe	Outperform Votes 361 51.28%	Underperform Votes 343 48.72%
Reinsurance Group of America	Outperform Votes 344 52.44%	Underperform Votes 312 47.56%

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in RNR or RGA?

100.0% of RenaissanceRe shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.1% of Reinsurance Group of America shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of RenaissanceRe shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Reinsurance Group of America shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

RenaissanceRe beats Reinsurance Group of America on 12 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.