Unum Group (UNM) Competitors

Prudential Financial (NYSE:PRU) and Unum Group (NYSE:UNM) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, profitability, community ranking, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment and dividends.

Does the media prefer PRU or UNM?

In the previous week, Prudential Financial had 1 more articles in the media than Unum Group. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Prudential Financial and 7 mentions for Unum Group. Unum Group's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Prudential Financial's score of 0.38 indicating that Unum Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Prudential Financial	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Unum Group	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate PRU or UNM?

Prudential Financial presently has a consensus target price of $126.33, suggesting a potential upside of 5.93%. Unum Group has a consensus target price of $72.09, suggesting a potential downside of 1.70%. Given Prudential Financial's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Prudential Financial is more favorable than Unum Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Prudential Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.23
Unum Group	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Is PRU or UNM more profitable?

Unum Group has a net margin of 13.76% compared to Prudential Financial's net margin of 6.03%. Prudential Financial's return on equity of 15.30% beat Unum Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Prudential Financial	6.03%	15.30%	0.63%
Unum Group	13.76%	15.21%	2.49%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in PRU or UNM?

56.8% of Prudential Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.6% of Unum Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Prudential Financial shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Unum Group shares are held 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor PRU or UNM?

Prudential Financial received 455 more outperform votes than Unum Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.23% of users gave Prudential Financial an outperform vote while only 47.31% of users gave Unum Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Prudential Financial	Outperform Votes 851 64.23%	Underperform Votes 474 35.77%
Unum Group	Outperform Votes 396 47.31%	Underperform Votes 441 52.69%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, PRU or UNM?

Prudential Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Unum Group. Unum Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Prudential Financial, 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
Prudential Financial	$73.27B	0.58	$2.49B	$11.25	10.60
Unum Group	$12.71B	1.05	$1.28B	$9.24	7.94

Which has more volatility & risk, PRU or UNM?

Prudential Financial has a beta of 1.29, meaning that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Unum Group has a beta of 0.79, meaning that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is PRU or UNM a better dividend stock?

Prudential Financial pays an annual dividend of $5.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Unum Group pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Prudential Financial pays out 46.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Unum Group pays out 18.2% 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. Prudential Financial has increased its dividend for 16 consecutive years and Unum Group has increased its dividend for 16 consecutive years.

Summary

Prudential Financial beats Unum Group on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.