Voya Financial (VOYA) Competitors $69.27 -0.27 (-0.39%) Closing price 05/19/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$69.33 +0.06 (+0.09%) As of 08:02 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock VOYA vs. PFG, RYAN, CRBG, EQH, AEG, EG, BNT, KNSL, GL, and BNREShould you be buying Voya Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Voya Financial include Principal Financial Group (PFG), Ryan Specialty (RYAN), Corebridge Financial (CRBG), Equitable (EQH), Aegon (AEG), Everest Group (EG), Brookfield Wealth Solutions (BNT), Kinsale Capital Group (KNSL), Globe Life (GL), and Brookfield Reinsurance (BNRE). These companies are all part of the "insurance" industry. Voya Financial vs. Principal Financial Group Ryan Specialty Corebridge Financial Equitable Aegon Everest Group Brookfield Wealth Solutions Kinsale Capital Group Globe Life Brookfield Reinsurance Principal Financial Group (NYSE:PFG) and Voya Financial (NYSE:VOYA) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation, profitability, dividends, risk, media sentiment and institutional ownership. Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in PFG or VOYA? 75.1% of Principal Financial Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.1% of Voya Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Principal Financial Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Voya Financial shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, PFG or VOYA? Principal Financial Group has higher revenue and earnings than Voya Financial. Voya Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Principal Financial Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPrincipal Financial Group$15.77B1.16$1.57B$4.6717.41Voya Financial$7.83B0.85$667M$5.3013.07 Is PFG or VOYA a better dividend stock? Principal Financial Group pays an annual dividend of $3.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Voya Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Principal Financial Group pays out 65.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Voya Financial pays out 34.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Principal Financial Group has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Voya Financial has raised its dividend for 6 consecutive years. Which has more volatility & risk, PFG or VOYA? Principal Financial Group has a beta of 1.01, indicating that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Voya Financial has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PFG or VOYA? Voya Financial received 612 more outperform votes than Principal Financial Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.43% of users gave Voya Financial an outperform vote while only 7.81% of users gave Principal Financial Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformPrincipal Financial GroupOutperform Votes57.81%Underperform Votes5992.19% Voya FinancialOutperform Votes61767.43% Underperform Votes29832.57% Do analysts recommend PFG or VOYA? Principal Financial Group currently has a consensus price target of $83.85, indicating a potential upside of 3.13%. Voya Financial has a consensus price target of $82.00, indicating a potential upside of 18.38%. Given Voya Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Voya Financial is more favorable than Principal Financial Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Principal Financial Group 4 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Voya Financial 1 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.46 Is PFG or VOYA more profitable? Principal Financial Group has a net margin of 9.74% compared to Voya Financial's net margin of 8.29%. Principal Financial Group's return on equity of 14.68% beat Voya Financial's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Principal Financial Group9.74% 14.68% 0.52% Voya Financial 8.29%14.10%0.51% Does the media prefer PFG or VOYA? In the previous week, Principal Financial Group had 7 more articles in the media than Voya Financial. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Principal Financial Group and 10 mentions for Voya Financial. Principal Financial Group's average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat Voya Financial's score of 0.79 indicating that Principal Financial Group is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Principal Financial Group 12 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Voya Financial 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryPrincipal Financial Group beats Voya Financial on 13 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Voya Financial News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for VOYA and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart VOYA vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricVoya FinancialLife insurance IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$6.66B$22.31B$11.67B$19.75BDividend Yield2.61%3.21%5.46%3.84%P/E Ratio11.328.4922.9635.28Price / Sales0.851.3226.6934.27Price / Cash8.469.7017.6217.51Price / Book1.151.432.864.77Net Income$667M$1.64B$1.04B$1.02B7 Day Performance-0.63%1.29%0.55%0.22%1 Month Performance22.07%10.26%8.15%10.45%1 Year Performance-6.56%12.09%539.39%5.21% Voya Financial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VOYAVoya Financial4.9607 of 5 stars$69.27-0.4%$82.00+18.4%-7.4%$6.66B$7.83B11.326,000Analyst ForecastPFGPrincipal Financial Group3.9236 of 5 stars$81.70+3.5%$83.54+2.3%-4.5%$18.32B$15.77B12.2319,300News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionRYANRyan Specialty2.9114 of 5 stars$69.12-0.9%$75.67+9.5%+29.5%$18.10B$2.65B100.173,850Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastCRBGCorebridge Financial4.5376 of 5 stars$32.57+4.6%$36.62+12.4%+5.0%$17.92B$16.06B8.627,700Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastEQHEquitable4.5488 of 5 stars$53.90+5.0%$61.08+13.3%+31.7%$16.38B$14.78B14.118,200Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastGap UpAEGAegon3.7519 of 5 stars$6.76+0.7%N/A+2.0%$14.89B$19.52B7.0422,300Upcoming EarningsBuyback AnnouncementHigh Trading VolumeEGEverest Group4.9016 of 5 stars$348.35+0.1%$397.18+14.0%-11.6%$14.82B$17.23B11.092,430Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastBNTBrookfield Wealth SolutionsN/A$58.63+3.4%N/AN/A$14.34B$14.34B183.2260Positive NewsKNSLKinsale Capital Group1.5168 of 5 stars$456.70+0.6%$470.00+2.9%+20.7%$10.65B$1.64B25.67470Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastGLGlobe Life4.5701 of 5 stars$120.67-1.0%$137.00+13.5%+41.8%$10.05B$5.84B10.103,540Analyst ForecastBNREBrookfield ReinsuranceN/A$56.71-2.3%N/A+34.0%$8.25B$9.35B195.5660 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Principal Financial Group Competitors Ryan Specialty Competitors Corebridge Financial Competitors Equitable Competitors Aegon Competitors Everest Group Competitors Brookfield Wealth Solutions Competitors Kinsale Capital Group Competitors Globe Life Competitors Brookfield Reinsurance Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:VOYA) was last updated on 5/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhite House to reset Social Security?Elon Musk's parting DOGE gift looks set to shock America... 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