Lincoln National vs Reinsurance Group of America
LNC and RGA side by side, both in life insurance. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How LNC and RGA compare
Reinsurance Group of America is the larger company, worth 2.2 times as much as Lincoln National ($17.3B against $7.9B).
On earnings, Lincoln National is cheaper: it trades at 3.6× trailing earnings, against 11.6× for Reinsurance Group of America.
Reinsurance Group of America grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (19.4% versus 7.9% for Lincoln National).
Lincoln National keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 12.2% compared with 5.8% at Reinsurance Group of America.
Both pay dividends: Lincoln National yields 4.4% and Reinsurance Group of America 1.4%.
Lincoln National scores higher on the StockData Score (17 against 10 for Reinsurance Group of America), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | LNC | RGA |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $7.9B | $17.3B |
| Share price | $41.01 | $264.73 |
| Change, 1 year | 2.4% | 39.6% |
| Change, 5 years | −43.4% | 139% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.38 | 0.59 |
| Employees | 9,423 | 4,300 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 17 (better) | 10 |
| Valuation score | 6 (better) | 1 |
| Growth score | 1 | 4 (better) |
| Performance score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Health score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Dividend score | 4 (better) | 2 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 3.6× (better) | 11.6× |
| P/S | 0.4× (better) | 0.7× |
| P/B | 0.7× (better) | 1.3× |
| PEG | – | 0.36 |
| Fair value | $66.35 | $262.09 |
| Margin of safety | 38.2% (better) | −1.0% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 7.9% | 19.4% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 0.87% | 10.2% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 108% (better) | 95.8% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 101% (better) | 97.7% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 17.9% | 22.9% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Net margin | 12.2% (better) | 5.8% |
| Return on equity | 22.6% (better) | 11.7% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.04 | – |
| Altman Z-score | 0.09 | 0.31 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 2 | 6 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 4.4% (better) | 1.4% |
| Payout ratio | 14.6% | 16.2% |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | 4 (better) |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 2.1% | 4.9% (better) |
| Buyback yield | – | 1.6% |
| Shareholder yield | 4.4% (better) | 3.1% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 85.9% | 99.4% |
| Held by insiders | 10.9% | 0.30% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$3.6M (better) | −$3.7M |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 8.5% | – |
Go deeper
- LNC stock overview
- LNC income statement
- LNC valuation and score
- RGA stock overview
- RGA income statement
- RGA valuation and score
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