Protective Insurance Competitors

Safety Insurance Group (NASDAQ:SAFT) and Protective Insurance (NASDAQ:PTVCA) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk and valuation.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

79.8% of Safety Insurance Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.6% of Protective Insurance shares are held by institutional investors. 4.8% of Safety Insurance Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 26.5% of Protective Insurance shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Safety Insurance Group and Protective Insurance's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Volatility & Risk

Safety Insurance Group has a beta of 0.29, indicating that its stock price is 71% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Protective Insurance has a beta of 0.9, indicating that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

Safety Insurance Group pays an annual dividend of $3.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Protective Insurance pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Safety Insurance Group has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Protective Insurance has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Safety Insurance Group and Protective Insurance, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Safety Insurance Group and Protective Insurance's top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

Safety Insurance Group has higher revenue and earnings than Protective Insurance.

Summary

Safety Insurance Group beats Protective Insurance on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

AMERISAFE (NASDAQ:AMSF) and Protective Insurance (NASDAQ:PTVCA) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, profitability, risk and dividends.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

98.5% of AMERISAFE shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.6% of Protective Insurance shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of AMERISAFE shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 26.5% of Protective Insurance shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares AMERISAFE and Protective Insurance's gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

AMERISAFE has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Protective Insurance.

Volatility & Risk

AMERISAFE has a beta of 0.33, meaning that its share price is 67% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Protective Insurance has a beta of 0.9, meaning that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for AMERISAFE and Protective Insurance, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

AMERISAFE currently has a consensus price target of $72.00, suggesting a potential upside of 11.73%. Given AMERISAFE's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe AMERISAFE is more favorable than Protective Insurance.

Profitability

This table compares AMERISAFE and Protective Insurance's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Dividends

AMERISAFE pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Protective Insurance pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. AMERISAFE pays out 25.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. AMERISAFE has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Protective Insurance has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Summary

AMERISAFE beats Protective Insurance on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

Employers (NYSE:EIG) and Protective Insurance (NASDAQ:PTVCA) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and dividends.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Employers and Protective Insurance's gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

Employers has higher revenue and earnings than Protective Insurance.

Volatility and Risk

Employers has a beta of -0.03, suggesting that its stock price is 103% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Protective Insurance has a beta of 0.9, suggesting that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings for Employers and Protective Insurance, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

Given Employers' higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Employers is more favorable than Protective Insurance.

Dividends

Employers pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Protective Insurance pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Employers pays out 31.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Employers has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Protective Insurance has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

79.1% of Employers shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.6% of Protective Insurance shares are held by institutional investors. 2.9% of Employers shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 26.5% of Protective Insurance shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Employers and Protective Insurance's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Summary

Employers beats Protective Insurance on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

State Auto Financial (NASDAQ:STFC) and Protective Insurance (NASDAQ:PTVCA) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, profitability and valuation.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares State Auto Financial and Protective Insurance's top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

State Auto Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Protective Insurance.

Risk & Volatility

State Auto Financial has a beta of 0.19, indicating that its share price is 81% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Protective Insurance has a beta of 0.9, indicating that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for State Auto Financial and Protective Insurance, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

State Auto Financial currently has a consensus target price of $21.00, indicating a potential upside of 9.32%. Given State Auto Financial's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe State Auto Financial is more favorable than Protective Insurance.

Dividends

State Auto Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Protective Insurance pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. State Auto Financial pays out 63.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. State Auto Financial has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Protective Insurance has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

33.5% of State Auto Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.6% of Protective Insurance shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of State Auto Financial shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 26.5% of Protective Insurance shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares State Auto Financial and Protective Insurance's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Protective Insurance (NASDAQ:PTVCA) and BlackRock TCP Capital (NASDAQ:TCPC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, risk and earnings.

Volatility & Risk

Protective Insurance has a beta of 0.9, suggesting that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BlackRock TCP Capital has a beta of 1.65, suggesting that its stock price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

2.6% of Protective Insurance shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 29.0% of BlackRock TCP Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 26.5% of Protective Insurance shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of BlackRock TCP Capital shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations for Protective Insurance and BlackRock TCP Capital, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

BlackRock TCP Capital has a consensus price target of $13.00, indicating a potential downside of 11.14%. Given BlackRock TCP Capital's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe BlackRock TCP Capital is more favorable than Protective Insurance.

Dividends

Protective Insurance pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. BlackRock TCP Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.2%. BlackRock TCP Capital pays out 74.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Protective Insurance has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Protective Insurance and BlackRock TCP Capital's revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

BlackRock TCP Capital has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Protective Insurance.

Profitability

This table compares Protective Insurance and BlackRock TCP Capital's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Summary

BlackRock TCP Capital beats Protective Insurance on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

Protective Insurance (NASDAQ:PTVCA) and United Fire Group (NASDAQ:UFCS) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, risk and earnings.

Volatility & Risk

Protective Insurance has a beta of 0.9, suggesting that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, United Fire Group has a beta of 0.15, suggesting that its stock price is 85% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

2.6% of Protective Insurance shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.0% of United Fire Group shares are held by institutional investors. 26.5% of Protective Insurance shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.9% of United Fire Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations for Protective Insurance and United Fire Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

United Fire Group has a consensus price target of $26.00, indicating a potential downside of 20.56%. Given United Fire Group's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe United Fire Group is more favorable than Protective Insurance.

Dividends

Protective Insurance pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. United Fire Group pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. United Fire Group pays out -55.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Protective Insurance has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and United Fire Group has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Protective Insurance and United Fire Group's revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

United Fire Group has higher revenue and earnings than Protective Insurance.

Profitability

This table compares Protective Insurance and United Fire Group's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Summary

United Fire Group beats Protective Insurance on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.