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 contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, community ranking, risk and media sentiment.

Does the media prefer RNR or RGA?

In the previous week, Reinsurance Group of America had 1 more articles in the media than RenaissanceRe. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Reinsurance Group of America and 7 mentions for RenaissanceRe. Reinsurance Group of America's average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat RenaissanceRe's score of 0.53 indicating that Reinsurance Group of America is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
RenaissanceRe	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Reinsurance Group of America	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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 prefer RNR or RGA?

RenaissanceRe currently has a consensus price target of $284.00, indicating a potential upside of 10.94%. Reinsurance Group of America has a consensus price target of $228.31, indicating a potential upside of 2.02%. Given RenaissanceRe's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe RenaissanceRe is more favorable than Reinsurance Group of America.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
RenaissanceRe	2 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.27
Reinsurance Group of America	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.92

Which has better valuation and earnings, 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	$9.13B	1.46	$2.56B	$69.40	3.69
Reinsurance Group of America	$18.57B	0.79	$902M	$10.89	20.55

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 1.6%. 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. Reinsurance Group of America has raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years. Reinsurance Group of America is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, RNR or RGA?

RenaissanceRe has a beta of 0.44, indicating that its share price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Reinsurance Group of America has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor RNR or RGA?

RenaissanceRe received 18 more outperform votes than Reinsurance Group of America when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 52.43% of users gave Reinsurance Group of America an outperform vote while only 51.20% of users gave RenaissanceRe an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
RenaissanceRe	Outperform Votes 363 51.20%	Underperform Votes 346 48.80%
Reinsurance Group of America	Outperform Votes 345 52.43%	Underperform Votes 313 47.57%

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

100.0% of RenaissanceRe shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.1% of Reinsurance Group of America shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of RenaissanceRe shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Reinsurance Group of America shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

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