Head-To-Head Comparison: Prudential Public (NYSE:PUK) versus Ping An Insurance Co. of China (OTCMKTS:PNGAY)

Prudential Public (NYSE:PUK) and Ping An Insurance Co. of China (OTCMKTS:PNGAY) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Dividends

Prudential Public pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Ping An Insurance Co. of China pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Ping An Insurance Co. of China pays out 20.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Prudential Public and Ping An Insurance Co. of China”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Prudential Public	$21.26 billion	1.69	$2.29 billion	N/A	N/A
Ping An Insurance Co. of China	$158.77 billion	0.83	$17.61 billion	$2.13	6.81

Ping An Insurance Co. of China has higher revenue and earnings than Prudential Public.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

1.9% of Prudential Public shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of Ping An Insurance Co. of China shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Prudential Public shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Ping An Insurance Co. of China shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Prudential Public and Ping An Insurance Co. of China’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Prudential Public	N/A	N/A	N/A
Ping An Insurance Co. of China	11.89%	10.60%	1.07%

Volatility & Risk

Prudential Public has a beta of 1.02, suggesting that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ping An Insurance Co. of China has a beta of 0.34, suggesting that its share price is 66% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Prudential Public and Ping An Insurance Co. of China, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Prudential Public	0	1	5	0	2.83
Ping An Insurance Co. of China	0	0	0	1	4.00

Summary

Ping An Insurance Co. of China beats Prudential Public on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Prudential Public

Prudential plc, through its subsidiaries, provides life and health insurance, and asset management solutions to individuals in Asia and Africa. The company was founded in 1848 and is headquartered in Central, Hong Kong.

About Ping An Insurance Co. of China

Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd. provides financial products and services for insurance, banking, asset management, and technology businesses in the People's Republic of China. The company operates through Life and Health Insurance; Property and Casualty Insurance; Banking; Asset Management; and Technology segments. Its Life and Health Insurance segment offers term, whole-life, endowment, annuity, investment-linked, universal life, and health care and medical insurance to individual and corporate customers. The company's Property and Casualty Insurance segment provides auto, non-auto, and accident and health insurance to individual and corporate customers. Its Banking segment undertakes loan and intermediary businesses with corporate and retail customers; and offers wealth management and credit card services to individual customers. The company's Asset Management segment provides trust products services, brokerage services, trading services, investment banking services, investment management, finance lease, and other asset management services. Its Technology segment offers financial and daily-life services through internet platforms, such as financial transaction information service, and health care service platforms. The company also provides annuity insurance, IT and business process outsourcing, real estate investment and management, futures brokerage, project investment, currency brokerage, property agency, fund raising and distribution, real estate development and leasing, and insurance agency services. In addition, it provides factoring, equity investment, logistics and warehousing, management consulting, e-commerce, and credit information services; and operates an expressway, as well as produces and sells consumer chemicals. The company was incorporated in 1988 and is based in Shenzhen, China.