AXA (OTCMKTS:AXAHY – Get Free Report) and MGIC Investment (NYSE:MTG – Get Free Report) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, profitability, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations and valuation.

This table compares AXA and MGIC Investment’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

This is a breakdown of current ratings for AXA and MGIC Investment, as reported by MarketBeat.

MGIC Investment has a consensus price target of $26.80, suggesting a potential downside of 5.33%. Given MGIC Investment’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe MGIC Investment is more favorable than AXA.

AXA pays an annual dividend of $1.77 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. MGIC Investment pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. MGIC Investment pays out 19.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. MGIC Investment has increased its dividend for 6 consecutive years.

AXA has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MGIC Investment has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.

This table compares AXA and MGIC Investment”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

AXA has higher revenue and earnings than MGIC Investment.

0.1% of AXA shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.6% of MGIC Investment shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of MGIC Investment shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

MGIC Investment beats AXA on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.