Hallmark Financial Services (HALL) Competitors $0.05 0.00 (0.00%) As of 09/11/2025 Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsHeadlinesSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock HALL vs. BRK.B, PGR, TRV, ALL, ACGL, WRB, MKL, CINF, FNF, and ERIEShould you be buying Hallmark Financial Services stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Hallmark Financial Services include Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B), Progressive (PGR), Travelers Companies (TRV), Allstate (ALL), Arch Capital Group (ACGL), W.R. Berkley (WRB), Markel Group (MKL), Cincinnati Financial (CINF), Fidelity National Financial (FNF), and Erie Indemnity (ERIE). These companies are all part of the "property & casualty insurance" industry. Hallmark Financial Services vs. Its Competitors Berkshire Hathaway Progressive Travelers Companies Allstate Arch Capital Group W.R. Berkley Markel Group Cincinnati Financial Fidelity National Financial Erie Indemnity Hallmark Financial Services (NASDAQ:HALL) and Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.B) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, profitability, earnings, valuation and dividends. Is HALL or BRK.B more profitable? Berkshire Hathaway has a net margin of 17.00% compared to Hallmark Financial Services' net margin of 0.00%. Berkshire Hathaway's return on equity of 6.96% beat Hallmark Financial Services' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Hallmark Financial ServicesN/A N/A N/A Berkshire Hathaway 17.00%6.96%3.92% Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in HALL or BRK.B? 5.6% of Hallmark Financial Services shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.3% of Berkshire Hathaway shares are owned by institutional investors. 28.1% of Hallmark Financial Services shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.1% of Berkshire Hathaway shares are owned by company 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. Does the media favor HALL or BRK.B? In the previous week, Berkshire Hathaway had 6 more articles in the media than Hallmark Financial Services. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Berkshire Hathaway and 0 mentions for Hallmark Financial Services. Berkshire Hathaway's average media sentiment score of 0.09 beat Hallmark Financial Services' score of 0.00 indicating that Berkshire Hathaway is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Hallmark Financial Services Neutral Berkshire Hathaway Neutral Do analysts recommend HALL or BRK.B? Berkshire Hathaway has a consensus price target of $575.00, indicating a potential upside of 16.39%. Given Berkshire Hathaway's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Berkshire Hathaway is more favorable than Hallmark Financial Services.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Hallmark Financial Services 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Berkshire Hathaway 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has higher valuation and earnings, HALL or BRK.B? Berkshire Hathaway has higher revenue and earnings than Hallmark Financial Services. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioHallmark Financial Services$165.95M0.00-$108.11MN/AN/ABerkshire Hathaway$371.43B2.87$89.00B$29.1716.94 Which has more volatility and risk, HALL or BRK.B? Hallmark Financial Services has a beta of -10.96, indicating that its stock price is 1,196% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Berkshire Hathaway has a beta of 0.79, indicating that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryBerkshire Hathaway beats Hallmark Financial Services on 13 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Hallmark Financial Services News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for HALL and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart HALL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricHallmark Financial ServicesInsurance carriers IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$106K$3.59B$12.62B$10.15BDividend YieldN/A9.44%5.42%4.60%P/E RatioN/A79.16245.6025.92Price / Sales0.000.3930.5785.33Price / CashN/A133.5122.1259.91Price / BookN/A0.822.316.29Net Income-$108.11M$214.63M$1.01B$270.77M7 Day PerformanceN/A3.21%1.04%3.36%1 Month PerformanceN/A6.87%3.13%6.41%1 Year PerformanceN/A42.88%543.62%28.24% Hallmark Financial Services Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HALLHallmark Financial ServicesN/A$0.05flatN/AN/A$106K$165.95M0.00410BRK.BBerkshire Hathaway1.9756 of 5 stars$492.92-0.2%$575.00+16.7%+9.7%$1.07T$371.43B16.90392,400PGRProgressive4.7081 of 5 stars$243.27-1.1%$284.18+16.8%-0.4%$144.17B$75.37B13.7166,308Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastTRVTravelers Companies4.6432 of 5 stars$273.79-0.3%$284.56+3.9%+20.8%$61.79B$46.42B12.1134,000Positive NewsALLAllstate4.9547 of 5 stars$200.13-0.1%$231.21+15.5%+9.8%$52.78B$64.11B9.4155,400Trending NewsShort Interest ↑ACGLArch Capital Group4.9248 of 5 stars$89.61-1.4%$111.27+24.2%-15.9%$33.93B$17.44B9.257,200Positive NewsShort Interest ↑WRBW.R. Berkley4.3841 of 5 stars$72.31-0.1%$72.54+0.3%+29.3%$27.46B$14.24B16.478,606Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementMKLMarkel Group3.1377 of 5 stars$1,929.230.0%$1,820.33-5.6%+28.0%$24.41B$16.62B11.5722,000Positive NewsCINFCincinnati Financial4.7582 of 5 stars$153.69+0.1%$159.40+3.7%+17.0%$24.00B$11.34B13.335,624Positive NewsShort Interest ↓FNFFidelity National Financial4.7129 of 5 stars$59.98-0.8%$71.20+18.7%+4.2%$16.43B$13.30B15.2223,533Positive NewsERIEErie Indemnity2.7515 of 5 stars$331.55-1.4%N/A-32.6%$15.53B$3.80B27.726,801 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BRK.B Alternatives PGR Alternatives TRV Alternatives ALL Alternatives ACGL Alternatives WRB Alternatives MKL Alternatives CINF Alternatives FNF Alternatives ERIE Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:HALL) was last updated on 9/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredStunning new initiative unfolding in the White House?what I just learned about what’s unfolding in the White House is truly stunning… And you need to see it for...Paradigm Press | SponsoredForget NVDA. 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