DGICB vs. SKWD, ROOT, STC, HCI, PRA, BOW, SAFT, UVE, UFCS, and HRTG
Should you be buying Donegal Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Donegal Group include Skyward Specialty Insurance Group (SKWD), Root (ROOT), Stewart Information Services (STC), HCI Group (HCI), ProAssurance (PRA), Bowhead Specialty (BOW), Safety Insurance Group (SAFT), Universal Insurance (UVE), United Fire Group (UFCS), and Heritage Insurance (HRTG). These companies are all part of the "ins - prop&caslty" industry.
Donegal Group vs. Its Competitors
Skyward Specialty Insurance Group (NASDAQ:SKWD) and Donegal Group (NASDAQ:DGICB) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations and profitability.
Skyward Specialty Insurance Group has higher revenue and earnings than Donegal Group. Donegal Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
94.8% of Skyward Specialty Insurance Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.2% of Donegal Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.0% of Skyward Specialty Insurance Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.6% of Donegal Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Skyward Specialty Insurance Group has a net margin of 10.23% compared to Donegal Group's net margin of 7.06%. Skyward Specialty Insurance Group's return on equity of 16.80% beat Donegal Group's return on equity.
In the previous week, Skyward Specialty Insurance Group had 5 more articles in the media than Donegal Group. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Skyward Specialty Insurance Group and 1 mentions for Donegal Group. Skyward Specialty Insurance Group's average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat Donegal Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Skyward Specialty Insurance Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Skyward Specialty Insurance Group has a beta of 0.65, meaning that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Donegal Group has a beta of 0.11, meaning that its stock price is 89% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Skyward Specialty Insurance Group currently has a consensus target price of $61.75, suggesting a potential upside of 14.35%. Given Skyward Specialty Insurance Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Skyward Specialty Insurance Group is more favorable than Donegal Group.
Summary
Skyward Specialty Insurance Group beats Donegal Group on 16 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NASDAQ:DGICB) was last updated on 7/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
