Erie Indemnity Competitors

Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.B) and Erie Indemnity (NASDAQ:ERIE) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, valuation and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares Berkshire Hathaway and Erie Indemnity's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

38.9% of Berkshire Hathaway shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.0% of Erie Indemnity shares are held by institutional investors. 6.1% of Berkshire Hathaway shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 45.8% of Erie Indemnity 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.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Berkshire Hathaway and Erie Indemnity, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

Volatility and Risk

Berkshire Hathaway has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Erie Indemnity has a beta of 0.43, suggesting that its stock price is 57% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Berkshire Hathaway and Erie Indemnity's revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

Berkshire Hathaway has higher revenue and earnings than Erie Indemnity. Berkshire Hathaway is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Erie Indemnity, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

The Progressive (NYSE:PGR) and Erie Indemnity (NASDAQ:ERIE) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends and risk.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares The Progressive and Erie Indemnity's top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

The Progressive has higher revenue and earnings than Erie Indemnity. The Progressive is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Erie Indemnity, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Dividends

The Progressive pays an annual dividend of $4.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Erie Indemnity pays an annual dividend of $4.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. The Progressive pays out 68.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Erie Indemnity pays out 68.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. The Progressive has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Erie Indemnity has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for The Progressive and Erie Indemnity, as reported by MarketBeat.

The Progressive currently has a consensus target price of $96.3077, indicating a potential upside of 7.92%. Given The Progressive's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe The Progressive is more favorable than Erie Indemnity.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

81.5% of The Progressive shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.0% of Erie Indemnity shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of The Progressive shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 45.8% of Erie Indemnity shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares The Progressive and Erie Indemnity's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Volatility & Risk

The Progressive has a beta of 0.45, indicating that its share price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Erie Indemnity has a beta of 0.43, indicating that its share price is 57% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

The Progressive beats Erie Indemnity on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

Erie Indemnity (NASDAQ:ERIE) and The Travelers Companies (NYSE:TRV) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Risk & Volatility

Erie Indemnity has a beta of 0.43, suggesting that its stock price is 57% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Travelers Companies has a beta of 0.77, suggesting that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

35.0% of Erie Indemnity shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.8% of The Travelers Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. 45.8% of Erie Indemnity shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of The Travelers Companies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Erie Indemnity and The Travelers Companies' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Dividends

Erie Indemnity pays an annual dividend of $4.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. The Travelers Companies pays an annual dividend of $3.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Erie Indemnity pays out 68.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. The Travelers Companies pays out 35.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Erie Indemnity has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and The Travelers Companies has raised its dividend for 16 consecutive years. The Travelers Companies is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Erie Indemnity and The Travelers Companies, as reported by MarketBeat.

The Travelers Companies has a consensus target price of $135.20, suggesting a potential downside of 10.48%. Given The Travelers Companies' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe The Travelers Companies is more favorable than Erie Indemnity.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Erie Indemnity and The Travelers Companies' revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

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

Summary

The Travelers Companies beats Erie Indemnity on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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

Profitability

This table compares Erie Indemnity and The Allstate's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

35.0% of Erie Indemnity shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.0% of The Allstate shares are held by institutional investors. 45.8% of Erie Indemnity shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of The Allstate shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Erie Indemnity and The Allstate's gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

The Allstate has higher revenue and earnings than Erie Indemnity. The Allstate is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Erie Indemnity, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Erie Indemnity and The Allstate, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

The Allstate has a consensus target price of $119.0714, suggesting a potential upside of 9.40%. Given The Allstate's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe The Allstate is more favorable than Erie Indemnity.

Dividends

Erie Indemnity pays an annual dividend of $4.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. The Allstate pays an annual dividend of $2.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Erie Indemnity pays out 68.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. The Allstate pays out 20.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Erie Indemnity has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and The Allstate has raised its dividend for 7 consecutive years. The Allstate is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Volatility & Risk

Erie Indemnity has a beta of 0.43, suggesting that its share price is 57% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Allstate has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

The Allstate beats Erie Indemnity on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

Erie Indemnity (NASDAQ:ERIE) and Cincinnati Financial (NASDAQ:CINF) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, dividends, earnings, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Dividends

Erie Indemnity pays an annual dividend of $4.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Cincinnati Financial pays an annual dividend of $2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Erie Indemnity pays out 68.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cincinnati Financial pays out 57.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Erie Indemnity has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Cincinnati Financial has raised its dividend for 39 consecutive years. Cincinnati Financial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Profitability

This table compares Erie Indemnity and Cincinnati Financial's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

35.0% of Erie Indemnity shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.3% of Cincinnati Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 45.8% of Erie Indemnity shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 7.4% of Cincinnati Financial shares are owned 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.

Risk & Volatility

Erie Indemnity has a beta of 0.43, suggesting that its share price is 57% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cincinnati Financial has a beta of 0.59, suggesting that its share price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Erie Indemnity and Cincinnati Financial's gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

Cincinnati Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Erie Indemnity. Cincinnati Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Erie Indemnity, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Erie Indemnity and Cincinnati Financial, as reported by MarketBeat.

Cincinnati Financial has a consensus target price of $77.00, indicating a potential downside of 23.80%. Given Cincinnati Financial's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Cincinnati Financial is more favorable than Erie Indemnity.

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

Profitability

This table compares Erie Indemnity and Markel's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings for Erie Indemnity and Markel, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

Markel has a consensus price target of $1,143.75, suggesting a potential upside of 2.12%. Given Markel's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Markel is more favorable than Erie Indemnity.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

35.0% of Erie Indemnity shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.6% of Markel shares are owned by institutional investors. 45.8% of Erie Indemnity shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Markel shares are owned by 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.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Erie Indemnity and Markel's revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

Markel has higher revenue and earnings than Erie Indemnity. Markel is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Erie Indemnity, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Risk & Volatility

Erie Indemnity has a beta of 0.43, indicating that its stock price is 57% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Markel has a beta of 0.67, indicating that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500.