Critical Comparison: F&G Annuities & Life (FG) vs. Its Rivals

F&G Annuities & Life (NYSE:FG) is one of 311 publicly-traded companies in the “Insurance” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare F&G Annuities & Life to related companies based on the strength of its institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Dividends

F&G Annuities & Life pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. F&G Annuities & Life pays out 13.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Insurance” companies pay a dividend yield of 2.9% and pay out 31.0% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. F&G Annuities & Life has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. F&G Annuities & Life is clearly a better dividend stock than its competitors, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Risk and Volatility

F&G Annuities & Life has a beta of 1.2, suggesting that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, F&G Annuities & Life’s competitors have a beta of -1.59, suggesting that their average stock price is 259% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for F&G Annuities & Life and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
F&G Annuities & Life	2	2	0	0	1.50
F&G Annuities & Life Competitors	3338	15688	16538	742	2.40

F&G Annuities & Life presently has a consensus price target of $24.00, suggesting a potential downside of 6.78%. As a group, “Insurance” companies have a potential upside of 5.31%. Given F&G Annuities & Life’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe F&G Annuities & Life has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Profitability

This table compares F&G Annuities & Life and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
F&G Annuities & Life	6.89%	10.28%	0.50%
F&G Annuities & Life Competitors	9.08%	-9.84%	4.11%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

95.9% of F&G Annuities & Life shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.8% of shares of all “Insurance” companies are held by institutional investors. 2.5% of F&G Annuities & Life shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 13.5% of shares of all “Insurance” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares F&G Annuities & Life and its competitors revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
F&G Annuities & Life	$5.73 billion	$265.00 million	3.41
F&G Annuities & Life Competitors	$15.26 billion	$1.70 billion	34.48

F&G Annuities & Life’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than F&G Annuities & Life. F&G Annuities & Life is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Summary

F&G Annuities & Life competitors beat F&G Annuities & Life on 10 of the 15 factors compared.

About F&G Annuities & Life

F&G Annuities & Life, Inc. engages in the provision of fixed annuity and life insurance products. It specializes in life insurance, annuities, retirement planning and wealth transfer. The company was founded in 1959 and is headquartered in Des Moines, IA.