Hallmark Financial Services (HALL) Competitors $0.05 0.00 (0.00%) As of 08/1/2025 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 better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, risk, institutional ownership and media sentiment. Which has more volatility & risk, HALL or BRK.B? Hallmark Financial Services has a beta of -11.21, indicating that its share price is 1,221% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Berkshire Hathaway has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor HALL or BRK.B? In the previous week, Berkshire Hathaway had 22 more articles in the media than Hallmark Financial Services. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Berkshire Hathaway and 0 mentions for Hallmark Financial Services. Hallmark Financial Services' average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Berkshire Hathaway's score of -0.12 indicating that Hallmark Financial Services is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Hallmark Financial Services Neutral Berkshire Hathaway Neutral 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 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$371.43B2.75$89.00B$37.5212.60 Do insiders & institutionals believe 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryBerkshire Hathaway beats Hallmark Financial Services on 9 of the 11 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$104K$3.40B$12.04B$9.54BDividend YieldN/A9.44%5.62%4.09%P/E RatioN/A75.0919.7623.83Price / Sales0.000.3725.9366.14Price / CashN/A133.5121.3357.96Price / BookN/A0.772.095.54Net Income-$108.11M$214.63M$1.00B$259.28M7 Day PerformanceN/A-3.47%-2.46%-4.68%1 Month PerformanceN/A5.52%-0.85%4.36%1 Year PerformanceN/A43.90%537.08%17.89% 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$104K$165.95M0.00410Gap UpBRK.BBerkshire Hathaway0.6614 of 5 stars$478.64+0.9%$575.00+20.1%+9.5%$1.02T$371.43B12.76392,400Trending NewsPGRProgressive4.619 of 5 stars$247.26+0.9%$286.88+16.0%+11.9%$143.70B$75.37B13.9366,308Trending NewsInsider TradeTRVTravelers Companies4.7722 of 5 stars$266.84+1.4%$275.56+3.3%+21.8%$59.26B$46.42B11.8034,000Positive NewsALLAllstate4.9617 of 5 stars$197.55+2.4%$227.07+14.9%+12.5%$51.09B$64.11B13.4955,400Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionACGLArch Capital Group4.9137 of 5 stars$89.00+1.7%$113.60+27.6%-9.4%$32.81B$17.44B9.127,200Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionWRBW.R. Berkley4.7167 of 5 stars$68.66+1.3%$71.75+4.5%+26.4%$25.72B$13.64B15.648,606Positive NewsMKLMarkel Group3.0389 of 5 stars$2,026.40+1.4%$1,727.75-14.7%+23.0%$25.36B$16.62B14.9322,000Positive NewsEarnings ReportCINFCincinnati Financial4.6462 of 5 stars$151.00+1.3%$155.25+2.8%+12.5%$23.29B$11.34B16.475,624Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionERIEErie Indemnity0.9948 of 5 stars$364.10+3.4%N/A-20.2%$16.27B$3.80B30.996,801Upcoming EarningsFNFFidelity National Financial4.7207 of 5 stars$55.70+1.6%$71.20+27.8%+2.1%$15.05B$13.68B13.7923,533Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑ 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 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhy Elon put $51 million into thisA single U.S. company has started producing a “miracle metal” once locked in research labs. 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