Reviewing Vienna Insurance Group (VNRFY) & The Competition

Dividends

Vienna Insurance Group pays an annual dividend of $0.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. 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 30.0% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Vienna Insurance Group lags its peers as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Profitability

This table compares Vienna Insurance Group and its peers’ 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	10.35%	11.03%	4.12%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

55.8% of shares of all “Insurance” companies are owned by institutional investors. 13.8% of shares of all “Insurance” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Vienna Insurance Group and its peers revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Vienna Insurance Group	N/A	N/A	26.17
Vienna Insurance Group Competitors	$15.57 billion	$1.69 billion	33.98

Vienna Insurance Group’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Vienna Insurance Group. Vienna Insurance Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Summary

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

Vienna Insurance Group Company Profile

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.