Head to Head Comparison: Vienna Insurance Group (VNRFY) versus Its Competitors

Institutional and Insider Ownership

55.7% of shares of all “Insurance” companies are held by institutional investors. 13.9% of shares of all “Insurance” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Dividends

Vienna Insurance Group pays an annual dividend of $0.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Vienna Insurance Group pays out 31.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Insurance” companies pay a dividend yield of 3.0% and pay out 29.9% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Vienna Insurance Group lags its rivals as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Vienna Insurance Group and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Vienna Insurance Group	N/A	N/A	27.95
Vienna Insurance Group Competitors	$15.66 billion	$1.69 billion	33.77

Vienna Insurance Group’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Vienna Insurance Group. Vienna Insurance Group 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.

Profitability

This table compares Vienna Insurance Group and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vienna Insurance Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Vienna Insurance Group Competitors	10.29%	11.05%	4.11%

Summary

Vienna Insurance Group rivals beat Vienna Insurance Group on 9 of the 9 factors compared.

About Vienna Insurance Group

Vienna Insurance Group AG, together with its subsidiaries, provides various insurance products and services in life, health, and property and casualty areas in Austria and internationally. The company offers motor own damage, rail vehicle own damage, aircraft own damage, transport, fire and natural hazards, third party liability, carrier, aircraft liability, general liability, credit, guarantee, legal expenses, assistance, marine, aviation, and travel health insurance products, as well as sea, lake, and river shipping own damage and liability insurance products. It also offers reinsurance products and services. The company sells its products through sales employees, banks, brokers, and agents. Vienna Insurance Group AG was founded in 1824 and is headquartered in Vienna, Austria. Vienna Insurance Group AG operates as a subsidiary of Wiener Städtische Wechselseitige Versicherungsverein – Vermögensverwaltung – Vienna Insurance Group.