PRI vs. UNM, LNC, AEL, CNO, NWLI, CIA, MET, AFL, PRU, and SLF
Should you be buying Primerica stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Primerica include Unum Group (UNM), Lincoln National (LNC), American Equity Investment Life (AEL), CNO Financial Group (CNO), National Western Life Group (NWLI), Citizens (CIA), MetLife (MET), Aflac (AFL), Prudential Financial (PRU), and Sun Life Financial (SLF). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.
Primerica vs.
Unum Group (NYSE:UNM) and Primerica (NYSE:PRI) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, community ranking, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.
Unum Group has a beta of 0.83, meaning that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Primerica has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Primerica received 434 more outperform votes than Unum Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.93% of users gave Primerica an outperform vote while only 46.44% of users gave Unum Group an outperform vote.
Company Underperform Outperform Unum Group Outperform Votes 378
46.44%
Underperform Votes 436
53.56%
Primerica Outperform Votes 812
68.93%
Underperform Votes 366
31.07%
In the previous week, Unum Group and Unum Group both had 5 articles in the media. Primerica's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Unum Group's score of 0.94 indicating that Unum Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Unum Group 4 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive Primerica 3 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive 86.6% of Unum Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.9% of Primerica shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Unum Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Primerica shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Unum Group presently has a consensus price target of $57.38, suggesting a potential upside of 6.53%. Primerica has a consensus price target of $245.50, suggesting a potential upside of 8.68%. Given Unum Group's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Primerica is more favorable than Unum Group.
Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Unum Group 0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.71 Primerica 0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.20 Unum Group pays an annual dividend of $1.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Primerica pays an annual dividend of $3.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Unum Group pays out 21.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Primerica pays out 18.3% 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 raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years and Primerica has raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years.
Unum Group has higher revenue and earnings than Primerica. Unum Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Primerica, 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 0.82 $1.28B $6.73 8.00 Primerica $2.82B 2.76 $576.60M $16.43 13.75 Primerica has a net margin of 20.44% compared to Primerica's net margin of 10.52%. Unum Group's return on equity of 27.35% beat Primerica's return on equity.
Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Unum Group 10.52% 16.02% 2.51% Primerica 20.44% 27.35% 3.97%
Summary
Primerica beats Unum Group on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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PRI vs. The Competition
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| Metric | Primerica | Life insurance Industry | Finance Sector | NYSE Exchange |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market Cap | $7.77B | $17.24B | $8.97B | $17.70B |
| Dividend Yield | 1.33% | 3.05% | 10.68% | 3.50% |
| P/E Ratio | 13.75 | 9.17 | 53.34 | 21.52 |
| Price / Sales | 2.76 | 1.29 | 3,500.14 | 14.52 |
| Price / Cash | 8.92 | 21.77 | 27.68 | 15.93 |
| Price / Book | 3.83 | 1.34 | 2.45 | 4.84 |
| Net Income | $576.60M | $1.02B | $1.00B | $972.91M |
| 7 Day Performance | -0.73% | -0.35% | 1.52% | 2.09% |
| 1 Month Performance | 3.62% | 2.95% | 2.97% | 4.61% |
| 1 Year Performance | 19.25% | 24.48% | 13.19% | 22.79% |
Primerica Competitors List
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| Company | MarketRank | Share Price | Analysts' Price Target | 1Y Price Performance | Market Cap | Revenue | P/E Ratio | Employee Count | Indicator(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNMUnum Group | 4.2018 of 5 stars | $52.27 -0.8% | $57.38 +9.8% | +20.0% | $9.90B | $12.47B | 7.77 | 10,812 | Positive News |
| LNCLincoln National | 4.9673 of 5 stars | $32.22 -1.3% | $29.90 -7.2% | +46.7% | $5.48B | $11.65B | 4.41 | 11,024 | |
| AELAmerican Equity Investment Life | 0.7129 of 5 stars | $56.47 +0.6% | $55.33 -2.0% | +38.8% | $4.49B | $2.84B | 26.39 | 995 | Analyst Forecast News Coverage High Trading Volume |
| CNOCNO Financial Group | 4.5681 of 5 stars | $28.06 -1.3% | $27.50 -2.0% | +24.7% | $3.04B | $4.15B | 8.18 | 3,500 | Short Interest ↓ |
| NWLINational Western Life Group | 3.5053 of 5 stars | $489.01 +0.2% | N/A | +26.0% | $1.78B | $703.35M | 11.10 | 351 | News Coverage |
| CIACitizens | 1.1316 of 5 stars | $2.88 +1.8% | N/A | +35.1% | $142.77M | $242.48M | 6.13 | 232 | |
| METMetLife | 4.9812 of 5 stars | $70.98 -2.2% | $79.08 +11.4% | +36.7% | $50.48B | $66.91B | 24.39 | 45,000 | |
| AFLAflac | 4.3714 of 5 stars | $87.26 -0.5% | $82.38 -5.6% | +35.0% | $49.58B | $18.70B | 9.63 | 12,785 | Short Interest ↑ |
| PRUPrudential Financial | 4.7752 of 5 stars | $117.73 -1.4% | $115.25 -2.1% | +44.9% | $42.27B | $50.89B | 20.02 | 40,658 | Positive News |
| SLFSun Life Financial | 4.9012 of 5 stars | $50.56 -1.0% | $77.00 +52.3% | -0.1% | $29.38B | $27.80B | 12.93 | 30,941 | Positive News High Trading Volume |
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