RNR vs. ESGR, CNA, AFG, KNSL, RLI, L, SIGI, AXS, CINF, and THG
Should you be buying RenaissanceRe stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of RenaissanceRe include Enstar Group (ESGR), CNA Financial (CNA), American Financial Group (AFG), Kinsale Capital Group (KNSL), RLI (RLI), Loews (L), Selective Insurance Group (SIGI), AXIS Capital (AXS), Cincinnati Financial (CINF), and The Hanover Insurance Group (THG). These companies are all part of the "fire, marine, & casualty insurance" industry.
RenaissanceRe (NYSE:RNR) and Enstar Group (NASDAQ:ESGR) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, media sentiment, community ranking, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.
100.0% of RenaissanceRe shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.0% of Enstar Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of RenaissanceRe shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.2% of Enstar Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, RenaissanceRe had 5 more articles in the media than Enstar Group. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for RenaissanceRe and 11 mentions for Enstar Group. RenaissanceRe's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Enstar Group's score of 0.01 indicating that RenaissanceRe is being referred to more favorably in the media.
RenaissanceRe has higher revenue and earnings than Enstar Group. RenaissanceRe is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Enstar Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
RenaissanceRe currently has a consensus price target of $249.00, indicating a potential upside of 11.67%. Given RenaissanceRe's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe RenaissanceRe is more favorable than Enstar Group.
RenaissanceRe has a beta of 0.31, suggesting that its stock price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Enstar Group has a beta of 0.67, suggesting that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Enstar Group has a net margin of 77.65% compared to RenaissanceRe's net margin of 24.79%. RenaissanceRe's return on equity of 27.09% beat Enstar Group's return on equity.
RenaissanceRe received 109 more outperform votes than Enstar Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.85% of users gave Enstar Group an outperform vote while only 51.54% of users gave RenaissanceRe an outperform vote.
Summary
RenaissanceRe beats Enstar Group on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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