Safety Insurance Group (SAFT) Competitors

White Mountains Insurance Group (NYSE:WTM) and Safety Insurance Group (NASDAQ:SAFT) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, valuation and community ranking.

Is WTM or SAFT more profitable?

White Mountains Insurance Group has a net margin of 10.29% compared to Safety Insurance Group's net margin of 6.86%. White Mountains Insurance Group's return on equity of 10.56% beat Safety Insurance Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
White Mountains Insurance Group	10.29%	10.56%	5.27%
Safety Insurance Group	6.86%	6.35%	2.41%

Does the media favor WTM or SAFT?

In the previous week, Safety Insurance Group had 1 more articles in the media than White Mountains Insurance Group. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Safety Insurance Group and 3 mentions for White Mountains Insurance Group. Safety Insurance Group's average media sentiment score of 1.84 beat White Mountains Insurance Group's score of 1.48 indicating that Safety Insurance Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
White Mountains Insurance Group	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Safety Insurance Group	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, WTM or SAFT?

White Mountains Insurance Group has a beta of 0.36, indicating that its share price is 64% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Safety Insurance Group has a beta of 0.27, indicating that its share price is 73% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer WTM or SAFT?

White Mountains Insurance Group received 77 more outperform votes than Safety Insurance Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.10% of users gave White Mountains Insurance Group an outperform vote while only 56.76% of users gave Safety Insurance Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
White Mountains Insurance Group	Outperform Votes 224 59.10%	Underperform Votes 155 40.90%
Safety Insurance Group	Outperform Votes 147 56.76%	Underperform Votes 112 43.24%

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, WTM or SAFT?

White Mountains Insurance Group has higher revenue and earnings than Safety Insurance Group. Safety Insurance Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than White Mountains Insurance Group, 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
White Mountains Insurance Group	$2.28B	1.98	$230.40M	$10.85	161.97
Safety Insurance Group	$1.14B	1.04	$18.88M	$4.89	16.28

Is WTM or SAFT a better dividend stock?

White Mountains Insurance Group pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Safety Insurance Group pays an annual dividend of $3.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. White Mountains Insurance Group pays out 9.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Safety Insurance Group pays out 73.6% 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.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in WTM or SAFT?

88.7% of White Mountains Insurance Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.0% of Safety Insurance Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.2% of White Mountains Insurance Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Safety Insurance Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

White Mountains Insurance Group beats Safety Insurance Group on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.