James River Group (JRVR) Competitors

James River Group (NASDAQ:JRVR) and International General Insurance (NASDAQ:IGIC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, risk, valuation, earnings, community ranking and institutional ownership.

Which has more volatility and risk, JRVR or IGIC?

James River Group has a beta of 0.08, suggesting that its share price is 92% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, International General Insurance has a beta of 0.25, suggesting that its share price is 75% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of JRVR or IGIC?

95.2% of James River Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.2% of International General Insurance shares are held by institutional investors. 16.5% of James River Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 20.1% of International General Insurance shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in JRVR or IGIC?

James River Group received 342 more outperform votes than International General Insurance when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 78.57% of users gave International General Insurance an outperform vote while only 63.72% of users gave James River Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
James River Group	Outperform Votes 353 63.72%	Underperform Votes 201 36.28%
International General Insurance	Outperform Votes 11 78.57%	Underperform Votes 3 21.43%

Which has better valuation and earnings, JRVR or IGIC?

International General Insurance has lower revenue, but higher earnings than James River Group. James River Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than International General Insurance, 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
James River Group	$678.79M	0.40	-$107.68M	-$3.09	-1.93
International General Insurance	$538.45M	1.98	$118.19M	$2.72	8.71

Do analysts rate JRVR or IGIC?

James River Group presently has a consensus target price of $6.06, indicating a potential upside of 1.55%. International General Insurance has a consensus target price of $31.50, indicating a potential upside of 33.02%. Given International General Insurance's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe International General Insurance is more favorable than James River Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
James River Group	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
International General Insurance	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is JRVR or IGIC more profitable?

International General Insurance has a net margin of 26.24% compared to James River Group's net margin of -20.84%. International General Insurance's return on equity of 22.78% beat James River Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
James River Group	-20.84%	3.90%	0.41%
International General Insurance	26.24%	22.78%	6.93%

Does the media prefer JRVR or IGIC?

In the previous week, James River Group had 6 more articles in the media than International General Insurance. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for James River Group and 2 mentions for International General Insurance. International General Insurance's average media sentiment score of 1.61 beat James River Group's score of 1.15 indicating that International General Insurance is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
James River Group	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
International General Insurance	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Is JRVR or IGIC a better dividend stock?

James River Group pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. International General Insurance pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. James River Group pays out -1.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. International General Insurance pays out 7.4% 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. International General Insurance has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. International General Insurance is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

International General Insurance beats James River Group on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.