Reviewing Assicurazioni Generali (ARZGF) and Its Rivals

Profitability

This table compares Assicurazioni Generali and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Assicurazioni Generali	N/A	N/A	N/A
Assicurazioni Generali Competitors	10.72%	10.79%	3.98%

Dividends

Assicurazioni Generali pays an annual dividend of $0.33 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Assicurazioni Generali pays out 26.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Insurance” companies pay a dividend yield of 3.0% and pay out 31.2% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Assicurazioni Generali and its rivals revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Assicurazioni Generali	N/A	N/A	38.76
Assicurazioni Generali Competitors	$15.46 billion	$1.70 billion	32.28

Assicurazioni Generali’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Assicurazioni Generali. Assicurazioni Generali is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

14.6% of Assicurazioni Generali shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.8% of shares of all “Insurance” companies are owned by institutional investors. 13.8% of shares of all “Insurance” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Assicurazioni Generali rivals beat Assicurazioni Generali on 7 of the 9 factors compared.

Assicurazioni Generali Company Profile

Assicurazioni Generali S.p.A. engages in the provision of various insurance solutions under the Generali brand worldwide. The company operates through Life, Property & Casualty, and Asset & Wealth Management segments. It offers savings, individual and family protection, and unit linked, as well as motor third-party liability, home, casualty, accident, health, and commercial and industrial risks insurance products; and insurance plans for multinational companies. The company also provides equity and fixed-income funds, and alternative products. The company was formerly known as Assicurazioni Generali Austro-Italiche and changed its name to Assicurazioni Generali S.p.A. in 1848. Assicurazioni Generali S.p.A. was founded in 1831 and is headquartered in Trieste, Italy.