Safety Insurance Group (SAFT) Competitors $71.20 -0.83 (-1.15%) Closing price 09/25/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$71.20 +0.00 (+0.01%) As of 09/25/2025 04:18 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock SAFT vs. EIG, THG, MCY, AGO, HCI, HTH, STC, PRA, AMSF, and UFCSShould you be buying Safety Insurance Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Safety Insurance Group include Employers (EIG), The Hanover Insurance Group (THG), Mercury General (MCY), Assured Guaranty (AGO), HCI Group (HCI), Hilltop (HTH), Stewart Information Services (STC), ProAssurance (PRA), AMERISAFE (AMSF), and United Fire Group (UFCS). These companies are all part of the "property & casualty insurance" industry. Safety Insurance Group vs. Its Competitors Employers The Hanover Insurance Group Mercury General Assured Guaranty HCI Group Hilltop Stewart Information Services ProAssurance AMERISAFE United Fire Group Safety Insurance Group (NASDAQ:SAFT) and Employers (NYSE:EIG) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, profitability, valuation and institutional ownership. Is SAFT or EIG more profitable? Employers has a net margin of 11.37% compared to Safety Insurance Group's net margin of 7.07%. Safety Insurance Group's return on equity of 8.34% beat Employers' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Safety Insurance Group7.07% 8.34% 3.09% Employers 11.37%7.56%2.29% Which has better valuation & earnings, SAFT or EIG? Employers has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Safety Insurance Group. Employers is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Safety Insurance Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSafety Insurance Group$1.12B0.95$70.73M$5.7112.47Employers$880.70M1.12$118.60M$4.1010.19 Which has more volatility & risk, SAFT or EIG? Safety Insurance Group has a beta of 0.28, suggesting that its share price is 72% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Employers has a beta of 0.53, suggesting that its share price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is SAFT or EIG a better dividend stock? Safety Insurance Group pays an annual dividend of $3.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Employers pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Safety Insurance Group pays out 64.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Employers pays out 31.2% 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. Employers has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of SAFT or EIG? 81.0% of Safety Insurance Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.5% of Employers shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of Safety Insurance Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Employers shares are held 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. Does the media prefer SAFT or EIG? In the previous week, Employers had 7 more articles in the media than Safety Insurance Group. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Employers and 1 mentions for Safety Insurance Group. Safety Insurance Group's average media sentiment score of 1.46 beat Employers' score of 0.60 indicating that Safety Insurance Group is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Safety Insurance Group Positive Employers Positive Do analysts rate SAFT or EIG? Employers has a consensus target price of $58.00, indicating a potential upside of 38.84%. Given Employers' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Employers is more favorable than Safety Insurance Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Safety Insurance Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Employers 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 SummaryEmployers beats Safety Insurance Group on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding SAFT 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 SAFT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSafety Insurance GroupINS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.07B$59.49B$12.62B$10.39BDividend Yield5.11%1.87%5.47%4.64%P/E Ratio12.4716.56239.4826.11Price / Sales0.952.7430.74124.93Price / Cash14.9128.8322.6961.24Price / Book1.282.992.276.30Net Income$70.73M$4.66B$1.01B$271.03M7 Day Performance-0.54%-1.60%-0.91%-0.20%1 Month Performance-3.17%1.85%0.85%5.77%1 Year Performance-13.33%17.44%539.39%27.62% Safety Insurance Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SAFTSafety Insurance Group3.4302 of 5 stars$71.20-1.2%N/A-12.7%$1.07B$1.12B12.47550Positive NewsEIGEmployers3.9691 of 5 stars$41.19-1.5%$58.00+40.8%-11.7%$983.02M$880.70M10.05680Positive NewsTHGThe Hanover Insurance Group3.7143 of 5 stars$176.61-2.1%$185.13+4.8%+19.3%$6.45B$6.24B11.634,900MCYMercury General3.5487 of 5 stars$78.41-1.2%$90.00+14.8%+28.7%$4.40B$5.77B11.144,200AGOAssured Guaranty4.1033 of 5 stars$81.39-1.3%$98.50+21.0%+5.5%$3.93B$872M8.99410Insider TradeHCIHCI Group3.0452 of 5 stars$178.35-1.4%$181.25+1.6%+69.3%$2.34B$750.05M15.81530News CoverageHTHHilltop4.7968 of 5 stars$33.93-2.0%$32.00-5.7%+7.6%$2.18B$1.61B15.223,646Positive NewsSTCStewart Information Services2.669 of 5 stars$74.40-0.1%$77.50+4.2%+0.6%$2.09B$2.49B23.927,000PRAProAssurance2.1627 of 5 stars$23.780.0%$21.50-9.6%+64.8%$1.22B$1.15B25.301,036Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionAMSFAMERISAFE4.3168 of 5 stars$43.06-2.7%$57.50+33.5%-10.0%$840.72M$309.04M16.31350Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeUFCSUnited Fire Group3.6985 of 5 stars$31.82+0.5%$30.50-4.1%+48.1%$806.82M$1.25B9.071,090Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Employers Alternatives The Hanover Insurance Group Alternatives Mercury General Alternatives Assured Guaranty Alternatives HCI Group Alternatives Hilltop Alternatives Stewart Information Services Alternatives ProAssurance Alternatives AMERISAFE Alternatives United Fire Group 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:SAFT) was last updated on 9/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAnother gold high? 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