Hallmark Financial Services (HALL) Competitors $0.05 0.00 (0.00%) As of 07/2/2025 Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsHeadlinesSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock HALL vs. BRK.B, PGR, TRV, ALL, ACGL, WRB, MKL, CINF, ERIE, and FNFShould 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), Erie Indemnity (ERIE), and Fidelity National Financial (FNF). 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 Erie Indemnity Fidelity National Financial Hallmark Financial Services (NASDAQ:HALL) and Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.B) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, media sentiment, earnings and analyst recommendations. Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in HALL or BRK.B? 5.6% of Hallmark Financial Services shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.3% of Berkshire Hathaway shares are held by institutional investors. 28.1% of Hallmark Financial Services shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.1% of Berkshire Hathaway shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the media refer more to HALL or BRK.B? In the previous week, Berkshire Hathaway had 12 more articles in the media than Hallmark Financial Services. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Berkshire Hathaway and 2 mentions for Hallmark Financial Services. Berkshire Hathaway's average media sentiment score of 0.48 beat Hallmark Financial Services' score of 0.37 indicating that Berkshire Hathaway is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Hallmark Financial Services 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Berkshire Hathaway 6 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has higher earnings & valuation, 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$371.43B2.82$89.00B$37.5212.92 Do analysts prefer HALL or BRK.B? Berkshire Hathaway has a consensus price target of $520.00, suggesting a potential upside of 7.26%. Given Berkshire Hathaway's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Is HALL or BRK.B more profitable? Berkshire Hathaway has a net margin of 21.79% compared to Hallmark Financial Services' net margin of 0.00%. Berkshire Hathaway's return on equity of 7.20% 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 21.79%7.20%4.01% Which has more volatility and risk, HALL or BRK.B? Hallmark Financial Services has a beta of -11.06, meaning that its share price is 1,206% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Berkshire Hathaway has a beta of 0.83, meaning that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryBerkshire Hathaway beats Hallmark Financial Services on 12 of the 13 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding HALL and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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$112K$2.41B$12.03B$8.95BDividend YieldN/A9.44%5.57%4.09%P/E RatioN/A71.9620.0720.24Price / Sales0.000.3525.64125.07Price / CashN/A133.5121.5057.47Price / BookN/A0.742.285.67Net Income-$108.11M$214.63M$1.00B$248.47M7 Day PerformanceN/A2.00%2.19%3.29%1 Month PerformanceN/A7.17%4.44%5.18%1 Year PerformanceN/A44.38%540.82%21.35% 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$112K$165.95M0.00410BRK.BBerkshire Hathaway0.5094 of 5 stars$496.94+1.9%$520.00+4.6%+19.5%$1.07T$415.78B13.24392,400PGRProgressive4.886 of 5 stars$266.290.0%$288.88+8.5%+23.8%$156.10B$75.37B17.9666,308Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementInsider TradeTRVTravelers Companies4.8051 of 5 stars$267.27-0.1%$271.11+1.4%+29.7%$60.37B$46.42B14.5534,000Positive NewsALLAllstate4.9888 of 5 stars$196.71-0.8%$225.20+14.5%+23.4%$52.09B$64.11B13.4455,400Trending NewsACGLArch Capital Group4.9108 of 5 stars$91.40+0.3%$114.63+25.4%-8.8%$34.25B$17.64B9.367,200Positive NewsWRBW.R. Berkley4.6499 of 5 stars$73.37-0.7%$70.64-3.7%+35.5%$27.83B$13.64B17.028,606News CoveragePositive NewsMKLMarkel Group3.4861 of 5 stars$1,997.77+0.7%$1,727.75-13.5%+29.1%$25.35B$16.62B14.7222,000Positive NewsCINFCincinnati Financial4.7962 of 5 stars$147.31+0.0%$147.40+0.1%+27.3%$23.02B$11.34B16.065,624Positive NewsERIEErie Indemnity1.2806 of 5 stars$354.76-0.6%N/A-5.1%$16.39B$3.99B30.196,801FNFFidelity National Financial4.4774 of 5 stars$56.39+0.8%$71.60+27.0%+19.0%$15.49B$13.68B13.9623,533Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BRK.B Alternatives PGR Alternatives TRV Alternatives ALL Alternatives ACGL Alternatives WRB Alternatives MKL Alternatives CINF Alternatives ERIE Alternatives FNF 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 7/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhite House to reset Social Security?Elon Musk's parting DOGE gift looks set to shock America... 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