Arch Capital Group (ACGL) Competitors

Travelers Companies (NYSE:TRV) and Arch Capital Group (NASDAQ:ACGL) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, dividends, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Does the media refer more to TRV or ACGL?

In the previous week, Travelers Companies had 7 more articles in the media than Arch Capital Group. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Travelers Companies and 20 mentions for Arch Capital Group. Travelers Companies' average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat Arch Capital Group's score of 1.32 indicating that Travelers Companies is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Travelers Companies	21 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Arch Capital Group	14 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate TRV or ACGL?

Travelers Companies presently has a consensus price target of $271.11, suggesting a potential upside of 1.59%. Arch Capital Group has a consensus price target of $114.27, suggesting a potential upside of 24.88%. Given Arch Capital Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Arch Capital Group is more favorable than Travelers Companies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Travelers Companies	3 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20
Arch Capital Group	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Which has higher valuation and earnings, TRV or ACGL?

Travelers Companies has higher revenue and earnings than Arch Capital Group. Arch Capital Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Travelers Companies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Travelers Companies	$46.42B	1.30	$5.00B	$18.37	14.53
Arch Capital Group	$17.44B	1.97	$4.31B	$9.76	9.38

Which has more volatility and risk, TRV or ACGL?

Travelers Companies has a beta of 0.53, indicating that its stock price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Arch Capital Group has a beta of 0.53, indicating that its stock price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in TRV or ACGL?

82.5% of Travelers Companies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.1% of Arch Capital Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Travelers Companies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.1% of Arch Capital Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is TRV or ACGL more profitable?

Arch Capital Group has a net margin of 20.72% compared to Travelers Companies' net margin of 9.09%. Travelers Companies' return on equity of 16.10% beat Arch Capital Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Travelers Companies	9.09%	16.10%	3.28%
Arch Capital Group	20.72%	15.79%	4.54%

Summary

Arch Capital Group beats Travelers Companies on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.