Donegal Group Competitors

Horace Mann Educators (NYSE:HMN) and Donegal Group (NASDAQ:DGICB) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, valuation and dividends.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

1.6% of Donegal Group shares are held by institutional investors. 2.6% of Horace Mann Educators shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 7.2% of Donegal Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility & Risk

Horace Mann Educators has a beta of 0.64, suggesting that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Donegal Group has a beta of -0.07, suggesting that its stock price is 107% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

Horace Mann Educators pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Donegal Group pays an annual dividend of $0.53 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Horace Mann Educators pays out 56.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Horace Mann Educators has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Donegal Group has raised its dividend for 18 consecutive years. Donegal Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Profitability

This table compares Horace Mann Educators and Donegal Group's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Horace Mann Educators and Donegal Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

Horace Mann Educators presently has a consensus price target of $45.00, indicating a potential upside of 10.70%. Given Horace Mann Educators' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Horace Mann Educators is more favorable than Donegal Group.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Horace Mann Educators and Donegal Group's top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

Horace Mann Educators has higher revenue and earnings than Donegal Group.

Donegal Group (NASDAQ:DGICB) and ProAssurance (NYSE:PRA) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends and risk.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

1.6% of Donegal Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.5% of ProAssurance shares are held by institutional investors. 7.2% of Donegal Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of ProAssurance shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Dividends

Donegal Group pays an annual dividend of $0.53 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. ProAssurance pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. ProAssurance pays out -24.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Donegal Group has raised its dividend for 18 consecutive years and ProAssurance has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Donegal Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Donegal Group and ProAssurance, as reported by MarketBeat.

ProAssurance has a consensus price target of $23.00, suggesting a potential downside of 13.11%. Given ProAssurance's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe ProAssurance is more favorable than Donegal Group.

Volatility & Risk

Donegal Group has a beta of -0.07, suggesting that its stock price is 107% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ProAssurance has a beta of 0.26, suggesting that its stock price is 74% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Donegal Group and ProAssurance's top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

Donegal Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than ProAssurance.

Profitability

This table compares Donegal Group and ProAssurance's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Summary

Donegal Group beats ProAssurance on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

Donegal Group (NASDAQ:DGICB) and James River Group (NASDAQ:JRVR) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, valuation and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares Donegal Group and James River Group's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Dividends

Donegal Group pays an annual dividend of $0.53 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. James River Group pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. James River Group pays out 85.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Donegal Group has raised its dividend for 18 consecutive years and James River Group has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Donegal Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

1.6% of Donegal Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.6% of James River Group shares are held by institutional investors. 7.2% of Donegal Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.5% of James River Group shares are held 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.

Volatility and Risk

Donegal Group has a beta of -0.07, meaning that its stock price is 107% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, James River Group has a beta of 0.48, meaning that its stock price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Donegal Group and James River Group's top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

Donegal Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than James River Group.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Donegal Group and James River Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

James River Group has a consensus target price of $159.00, suggesting a potential upside of 243.41%. Given James River Group's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe James River Group is more favorable than Donegal Group.

Summary

Donegal Group beats James River Group on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

Safety Insurance Group (NASDAQ:SAFT) and Donegal Group (NASDAQ:DGICB) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, dividends, risk, profitability and institutional ownership.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Safety Insurance Group and Donegal Group's revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

Safety Insurance Group has higher revenue and earnings than Donegal Group.

Profitability

This table compares Safety Insurance Group and Donegal Group's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Risk & Volatility

Safety Insurance Group has a beta of 0.29, meaning that its share price is 71% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Donegal Group has a beta of -0.07, meaning that its share price is 107% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Safety Insurance Group and Donegal Group, as provided by MarketBeat.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

79.8% of Safety Insurance Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.6% of Donegal Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.8% of Safety Insurance Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 7.2% of Donegal Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Dividends

Safety Insurance Group pays an annual dividend of $3.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Donegal Group pays an annual dividend of $0.53 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Safety Insurance Group has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Donegal Group has increased its dividend for 18 consecutive years.

Summary

Safety Insurance Group beats Donegal Group on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

Donegal Group (NASDAQ:DGICB) and AMERISAFE (NASDAQ:AMSF) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings and profitability.

Profitability

This table compares Donegal Group and AMERISAFE's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Donegal Group and AMERISAFE's top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

AMERISAFE has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Donegal Group.

Volatility and Risk

Donegal Group has a beta of -0.07, indicating that its stock price is 107% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AMERISAFE has a beta of 0.33, indicating that its stock price is 67% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

Donegal Group pays an annual dividend of $0.53 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. AMERISAFE pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. AMERISAFE pays out 25.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Donegal Group has increased its dividend for 18 consecutive years and AMERISAFE has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Donegal Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

1.6% of Donegal Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.5% of AMERISAFE shares are held by institutional investors. 7.2% of Donegal Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of AMERISAFE shares are held 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.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Donegal Group and AMERISAFE, as provided by MarketBeat.

AMERISAFE has a consensus target price of $72.00, indicating a potential upside of 12.10%. Given AMERISAFE's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe AMERISAFE is more favorable than Donegal Group.

Summary

AMERISAFE beats Donegal Group on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

Employers (NYSE:EIG) and Donegal Group (NASDAQ:DGICB) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership and valuation.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Employers and Donegal Group, as reported by MarketBeat.

Risk and Volatility

Employers has a beta of -0.03, suggesting that its share price is 103% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Donegal Group has a beta of -0.07, suggesting that its share price is 107% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

Employers pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Donegal Group pays an annual dividend of $0.53 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Employers pays out 31.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Employers has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Donegal Group has raised its dividend for 18 consecutive years. Donegal Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

79.1% of Employers shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.6% of Donegal Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.9% of Employers shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 7.2% of Donegal Group 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.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Employers and Donegal Group's gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

Employers has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Donegal Group.

Profitability

This table compares Employers and Donegal Group's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Summary

Donegal Group beats Employers on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.