Comparing Marsh & McLennan Companies (NYSE:MRSH) & Sagicor Financial (OTCMKTS:SGCFF)

Sagicor Financial (OTCMKTS:SGCFF) and Marsh & McLennan Companies (NYSE:MRSH) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership and risk.

Profitability

This table compares Sagicor Financial and Marsh & McLennan Companies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sagicor Financial	N/A	N/A	N/A
Marsh & McLennan Companies	14.24%	32.67%	8.44%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings for Sagicor Financial and Marsh & McLennan Companies, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sagicor Financial	0	0	2	0	3.00
Marsh & McLennan Companies	1	11	5	1	2.33

Marsh & McLennan Companies has a consensus target price of $201.94, suggesting a potential upside of 7.56%. Given Marsh & McLennan Companies’ higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Marsh & McLennan Companies is more favorable than Sagicor Financial.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

88.0% of Marsh & McLennan Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Marsh & McLennan Companies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Sagicor Financial and Marsh & McLennan Companies”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sagicor Financial	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Marsh & McLennan Companies	$26.98 billion	3.32	$4.16 billion	$8.18	22.95

Marsh & McLennan Companies has higher revenue and earnings than Sagicor Financial.

Summary

Marsh & McLennan Companies beats Sagicor Financial on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Sagicor Financial

Sagicor Financial Company Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, provides insurance products and related financial services in Jamaica, Barbados, Trinidad, Tobago, other Caribbean region, and the United States. It operates through three segments: Sagicor Jamaica, Sagicor Life, and Sagicor Life USA. The company offers life and health insurance products; employee benefits, including group health and group life benefits; and annuities, asset management, and property and casualty insurance. It also provides banking products and services, such as deposits, savings products, secured loans, mortgage, debit and credit cards, and remittance services. In addition, the company offers pension administration services; and commercial banking services, including lending, accepting deposits, and foreign exchange sales and purchases, as well as payments solutions, inclusive of point-of-sale devices, payment gateway services, and corporate secretarial services. Sagicor Financial Company Ltd. was founded in 1840 and is headquartered in St Michael, Barbados.

About Marsh & McLennan Companies

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. is a professional services firm, which engages in offering clients advice and solutions in risk, strategy, and people. It operates through the Risk and Insurance Services, and Consulting segments. The Risk and Insurance Services segment is involved in risk management activities, as well as insurance and reinsurance broking and services. The Consulting segment offers health, wealth, and career solutions and products, and specialized management, strategic, economic, and brand consulting services. The company was founded by Henry W. Marsh and Donald R. McLennan in 1871 and is headquartered in New York, NY.