Cincinnati Financial (CINF) Competitors

Arch Capital Group (NASDAQ:ACGL) and Cincinnati Financial (NASDAQ:CINF) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations and risk.

Is ACGL or CINF more profitable?

Arch Capital Group has a net margin of 19.49% compared to Cincinnati Financial's net margin of 15.59%. Arch Capital Group's return on equity of 15.33% beat Cincinnati Financial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Arch Capital Group	19.49%	15.33%	4.33%
Cincinnati Financial	15.59%	7.14%	2.66%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, ACGL or CINF?

Arch Capital Group has higher revenue and earnings than Cincinnati Financial. Arch Capital Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cincinnati Financial, 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
Arch Capital Group	$17.44B	1.96	$4.31B	$9.69	9.44
Cincinnati Financial	$11.34B	2.13	$2.29B	$11.53	13.37

Does the media refer more to ACGL or CINF?

In the previous week, Arch Capital Group had 13 more articles in the media than Cincinnati Financial. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for Arch Capital Group and 20 mentions for Cincinnati Financial. Arch Capital Group's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Cincinnati Financial's score of 1.10 indicating that Arch Capital Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Arch Capital Group	20 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Cincinnati Financial	12 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of ACGL or CINF?

89.1% of Arch Capital Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.2% of Cincinnati Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.2% of Arch Capital Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of Cincinnati Financial shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility and risk, ACGL or CINF?

Arch Capital Group has a beta of 0.49, indicating that its stock price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cincinnati Financial has a beta of 0.7, indicating that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer ACGL or CINF?

Arch Capital Group currently has a consensus target price of $112.13, suggesting a potential upside of 22.59%. Cincinnati Financial has a consensus target price of $159.40, suggesting a potential upside of 3.41%. Given Arch Capital Group's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Arch Capital Group is more favorable than Cincinnati Financial.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Arch Capital Group	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.59
Cincinnati Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Summary

Arch Capital Group beats Cincinnati Financial on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.