Head-To-Head Survey: Corebridge Financial (NYSE:CRBG) vs. World Access (OTCMKTS:WAXS)

Corebridge Financial (NYSE:CRBG) and World Access (OTCMKTS:WAXS) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends and profitability.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Corebridge Financial and World Access”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Corebridge Financial	$19.58 billion	0.75	$2.23 billion	$1.68	16.75
World Access	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Corebridge Financial has higher revenue and earnings than World Access.

Profitability

This table compares Corebridge Financial and World Access’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Corebridge Financial	5.01%	19.90%	0.66%
World Access	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings for Corebridge Financial and World Access, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Corebridge Financial	0	5	9	0	2.64
World Access	0	0	0	0	0.00

Corebridge Financial currently has a consensus price target of $39.18, indicating a potential upside of 39.22%. Given Corebridge Financial’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Corebridge Financial is more favorable than World Access.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

98.3% of Corebridge Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Corebridge Financial shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 16.4% of World Access shares are owned 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.

Summary

Corebridge Financial beats World Access on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Corebridge Financial

Corebridge Financial, Inc. provides retirement solutions and insurance products in the United States. The company operates through Individual Retirement, Group Retirement, Life Insurance, and Institutional Markets segments. The Individual Retirement segment provides fixed annuities, fixed index annuities, variable annuities, and retail mutual funds. The Group Retirement segment offers record-keeping services, plan administration and compliance services, and financial planning and advisory solutions to employer-defined contribution plans and their participants, as well as proprietary and non-proprietary annuities, advisory services, and brokerage products. The Life Insurance segment offers term life and universal life insurance in the United States, as well as issues individual life, whole life, and group life insurance in the United Kingdom; and distributes medical insurance in Ireland. The Institutional Markets segment provides stable value wraps, structured settlement and pension risk transfer annuities, corporate and bank owned life insurance, private placement variable universal life and annuities products, and guaranteed investment contracts. The company was formerly known as SAFG Retirement Services, Inc. Corebridge Financial, Inc. was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas. The company operates as a subsidiary of American International Group, Inc.

About World Access

World Access, Inc. operates as a global services company providing solutions in customer care to organizations in the travel, financial, health care, and call center industries. It consists of three full service companies and three specialized services companies. World Access Service Corporation serves companies located in the US and companies that have travelers or employees visiting North America. World Access Canada serves companies located in Canada; and World Access Asia serves companies located in eastern Asia, including Japan. World Access Europe provides members of World Access with logistical and medical support throughout the region. Other companies include World Access Provider Network Services; and World Access Transport Services that manages and coordinates all medical evacuation and repatriation activities for World Access. The company is based in Atlanta, Georgia. In April 2001, the company filed voluntary petitions for Chapter 11 relief in the United States Bankruptcy Court on behalf of itself and certain of its U.S. subsidiaries.