Reviewing F&G Annuities & Life (FG) & Its Rivals

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

Valuation and Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
F&G Annuities & Life	$5.73 billion	$265.00 million	3.07
F&G Annuities & Life Competitors	$15.33 billion	$1.70 billion	33.70

F&G Annuities & Life’s rivals 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 rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Dividends

F&G Annuities & Life pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. 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 31.2% 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 rivals, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for F&G Annuities & Life and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
F&G Annuities & Life	1	3	0	0	1.75
F&G Annuities & Life Competitors	3349	15720	16568	747	2.40

F&G Annuities & Life presently has a consensus price target of $24.00, indicating a potential upside of 3.34%. As a group, “Insurance” companies have a potential upside of 4.28%. Given F&G Annuities & Life’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe F&G Annuities & Life has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Volatility and Risk

F&G Annuities & Life has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, F&G Annuities & Life’s rivals have a beta of -1.55, meaning that their average stock price is 255% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
F&G Annuities & Life	18.90%	9.08%	0.42%
F&G Annuities & Life Competitors	9.45%	-10.05%	4.09%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

95.9% of F&G Annuities & Life shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.9% of shares of all “Insurance” companies are owned by institutional investors. 2.5% of F&G Annuities & Life shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.4% of shares of all “Insurance” companies are owned 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.

Summary

F&G Annuities & Life rivals beat F&G Annuities & Life on 9 of the 15 factors compared.

F&G Annuities & Life Company Profile

F&G Annuities & Life, Inc. is a U.S. insurance company focused on retirement and life insurance products. Its offerings include fixed indexed, fixed-rate and registered index-linked annuities, as well as life insurance products such as indexed universal life insurance. The company distributes its products through independent agents and other financial professionals, including independent marketing organizations, banks and broker-dealers. Its products are designed to help customers address retirement income and life insurance needs.