Unum Group (UNM) Competitors

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

Do analysts recommend UNM or PRU?

Unum Group presently has a consensus price target of $79.00, suggesting a potential upside of 2.50%. Prudential Financial has a consensus price target of $125.31, suggesting a potential upside of 2.80%. Given Prudential Financial's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Prudential Financial is more favorable than Unum Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Unum Group	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Prudential Financial	1 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.14

Does the MarketBeat Community favor UNM or PRU?

Prudential Financial received 452 more outperform votes than Unum Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.89% of users gave Prudential Financial an outperform vote while only 47.44% of users gave Unum Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Unum Group	Outperform Votes 399 47.44%	Underperform Votes 442 52.56%
Prudential Financial	Outperform Votes 851 63.89%	Underperform Votes 481 36.11%

Which has more volatility and risk, UNM or PRU?

Unum Group has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Prudential Financial has a beta of 1.31, indicating that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor UNM or PRU?

In the previous week, Prudential Financial had 13 more articles in the media than Unum Group. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Prudential Financial and 12 mentions for Unum Group. Prudential Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Unum Group's score of 0.79 indicating that Prudential Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Unum Group	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Prudential Financial	19 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is UNM or PRU a better dividend stock?

Unum Group pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Prudential Financial pays an annual dividend of $5.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Unum Group pays out 18.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Prudential Financial pays out 46.2% 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. Unum Group has increased its dividend for 16 consecutive years.

Which has better earnings and valuation, UNM or PRU?

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
Unum Group	$12.39B	1.14	$1.28B	$9.24	8.34
Prudential Financial	$50.89B	0.85	$2.49B	$11.25	10.83

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of UNM or PRU?

86.6% of Unum Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.8% of Prudential Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Unum Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Prudential Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is UNM or PRU 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
Unum Group	13.76%	15.21%	2.49%
Prudential Financial	6.03%	15.30%	0.63%

Summary

Prudential Financial beats Unum Group on 13 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.