Erie Indemnity (ERIE) Competitors

Erie Indemnity (NASDAQ:ERIE) and Ryan Specialty (NYSE:RYAN) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, profitability, valuation, risk, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Which has more volatility and risk, ERIE or RYAN?

Erie Indemnity has a beta of 0.32, indicating that its stock price is 68% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ryan Specialty has a beta of 0.64, indicating that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings and valuation, ERIE or RYAN?

Erie Indemnity has higher revenue and earnings than Ryan Specialty. Erie Indemnity is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ryan Specialty, 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
Erie Indemnity	$3.80B	4.46	$600.31M	$11.96	30.65
Ryan Specialty	$2.52B	6.20	$94.67M	$0.35	168.97

Does the media refer more to ERIE or RYAN?

In the previous week, Ryan Specialty had 7 more articles in the media than Erie Indemnity. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Ryan Specialty and 8 mentions for Erie Indemnity. Ryan Specialty's average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat Erie Indemnity's score of 0.36 indicating that Ryan Specialty is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Erie Indemnity	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Ryan Specialty	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is ERIE or RYAN a better dividend stock?

Erie Indemnity pays an annual dividend of $5.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Ryan Specialty pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Erie Indemnity pays out 45.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ryan Specialty pays out 137.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Erie Indemnity has raised its dividend for 36 consecutive years and Ryan Specialty has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Erie Indemnity is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of ERIE or RYAN?

33.7% of Erie Indemnity shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.8% of Ryan Specialty shares are owned by institutional investors. 45.8% of Erie Indemnity shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 52.2% of Ryan Specialty shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is ERIE or RYAN more profitable?

Erie Indemnity has a net margin of 15.73% compared to Ryan Specialty's net margin of 6.81%. Ryan Specialty's return on equity of 48.70% beat Erie Indemnity's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Erie Indemnity	15.73%	30.53%	21.10%
Ryan Specialty	6.81%	48.70%	5.59%

Do analysts rate ERIE or RYAN?

Ryan Specialty has a consensus price target of $75.08, suggesting a potential upside of 26.96%. Given Ryan Specialty's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Ryan Specialty is more favorable than Erie Indemnity.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Erie Indemnity	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Ryan Specialty	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Summary

Ryan Specialty beats Erie Indemnity on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.