Reviewing Hannover Rück (OTCMKTS:HVRRY) and Brookfield Reinsurance (NYSE:BNRE)

Hannover Rück (OTCMKTS:HVRRY – Get Rating) and Brookfield Reinsurance (NYSE:BNRE – Get Rating) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership and valuation.

Dividends

Hannover Rück pays an annual dividend of $2.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Brookfield Reinsurance pays an annual dividend of $6.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 16.4%. Hannover Rück pays out 39.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Profitability

This table compares Hannover Rück and Brookfield Reinsurance’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hannover Rück	4.18%	11.49%	1.43%
Brookfield Reinsurance	1.00%	7.25%	0.33%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

39.7% of Brookfield Reinsurance shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Brookfield Reinsurance shares are held by company 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.

Risk and Volatility

Hannover Rück has a beta of 0.72, meaning that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brookfield Reinsurance has a beta of 1.4, meaning that its share price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Hannover Rück and Brookfield Reinsurance’s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hannover Rück	$30.87 billion	0.81	$1.46 billion	$5.64	18.35
Brookfield Reinsurance	$7.35 billion	0.05	-$44.00 million	N/A	N/A

Hannover Rück has higher revenue and earnings than Brookfield Reinsurance.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Hannover Rück and Brookfield Reinsurance, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hannover Rück	1	2	6	0	2.56
Brookfield Reinsurance	0	0	0	0	N/A

Hannover Rück currently has a consensus target price of $184.59, indicating a potential upside of 78.35%. Given Hannover Rück’s higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Hannover Rück is more favorable than Brookfield Reinsurance.

Summary

Hannover Rück beats Brookfield Reinsurance on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Hannover Rück

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Hannover Rück SE engages in the provision of reinsurance activities. It operates through the Property and Casualty Reinsurance, and Life and Health Reinsurance business segments. The Property and Casualty Reinsurance segment refers to lines of business concerned with the insurance of property, such as liability, fire, hail or marine insurance. The Life and Health Reinsurance focuses on the insurance of persons, such as life, pension, health and personal accident insurance. The company was founded on June 6, 1966 and is headquartered in Hannover, Germany.

About Brookfield Reinsurance

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Brookfield Asset Management Reinsurance Partners Ltd., through its subsidiaries, provides annuity-based reinsurance products to insurance and reinsurance companies. The company operates in two segments, Reinsurance and Pension Risk Transfer. It also acts as a direct issuer of pension risk transfer products for pension plan sponsors. The company was incorporated in 2020 and is headquartered in Pembroke, Bermuda.