SIGI vs. KNSL, THG, TRV, ERIE, FNF, CNA, ORI, AXS, FAF, and RLI
Should you be buying Selective Insurance Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Selective Insurance Group include Kinsale Capital Group (KNSL), The Hanover Insurance Group (THG), Travelers Companies (TRV), Erie Indemnity (ERIE), Fidelity National Financial (FNF), CNA Financial (CNA), Old Republic International (ORI), Axis Capital (AXS), First American Financial (FAF), and RLI (RLI). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.
Selective Insurance Group vs. Its Competitors
Kinsale Capital Group (NYSE:KNSL) and Selective Insurance Group (NASDAQ:SIGI) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations and valuation.
In the previous week, Kinsale Capital Group had 6 more articles in the media than Selective Insurance Group. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Kinsale Capital Group and 8 mentions for Selective Insurance Group. Kinsale Capital Group's average media sentiment score of 1.47 beat Selective Insurance Group's score of 1.43 indicating that Kinsale Capital Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
85.4% of Kinsale Capital Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.9% of Selective Insurance Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.5% of Kinsale Capital Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Selective Insurance Group shares are owned by company 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.
Kinsale Capital Group has a net margin of 25.92% compared to Selective Insurance Group's net margin of 7.50%. Kinsale Capital Group's return on equity of 25.93% beat Selective Insurance Group's return on equity.
Kinsale Capital Group has a beta of 1.13, suggesting that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Selective Insurance Group has a beta of 0.44, suggesting that its share price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Kinsale Capital Group pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Selective Insurance Group pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Kinsale Capital Group pays out 3.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Selective Insurance Group pays out 24.9% 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. Kinsale Capital Group has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Selective Insurance Group has raised its dividend for 11 consecutive years. Selective Insurance Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Kinsale Capital Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Selective Insurance Group. Selective Insurance Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kinsale Capital Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Kinsale Capital Group presently has a consensus target price of $505.80, indicating a potential upside of 17.11%. Selective Insurance Group has a consensus target price of $87.33, indicating a potential upside of 10.53%. Given Kinsale Capital Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Kinsale Capital Group is more favorable than Selective Insurance Group.
Summary
Kinsale Capital Group beats Selective Insurance Group on 16 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:SIGI) was last updated on 9/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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