Selective Insurance Group (SIGI) Competitors

Selective Insurance Group (NASDAQ:SIGI) and Erie Indemnity (NASDAQ:ERIE) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking, risk, profitability, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Is SIGI or ERIE a better dividend stock?

Selective Insurance Group pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Erie Indemnity pays an annual dividend of $5.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Selective Insurance Group pays out 41.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Erie Indemnity pays out 46.5% 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. Selective Insurance Group has increased its dividend for 11 consecutive years and Erie Indemnity has increased its dividend for 36 consecutive years. Selective Insurance Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more volatility and risk, SIGI or ERIE?

Selective Insurance Group has a beta of 0.49, indicating that its stock price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Erie Indemnity has a beta of 0.37, indicating that its stock price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend SIGI or ERIE?

Selective Insurance Group presently has a consensus price target of $94.00, suggesting a potential upside of 10.49%. Given Selective Insurance Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Selective Insurance Group is more favorable than Erie Indemnity.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Selective Insurance Group	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Erie Indemnity	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of SIGI or ERIE?

82.9% of Selective Insurance Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.7% of Erie Indemnity shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of Selective Insurance Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 45.8% of Erie Indemnity shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is SIGI or ERIE more profitable?

Erie Indemnity has a net margin of 15.73% compared to Selective Insurance Group's net margin of 4.70%. Erie Indemnity's return on equity of 31.37% beat Selective Insurance Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Selective Insurance Group	4.70%	8.06%	1.75%
Erie Indemnity	15.73%	31.37%	21.53%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor SIGI or ERIE?

Selective Insurance Group received 70 more outperform votes than Erie Indemnity when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.42% of users gave Erie Indemnity an outperform vote while only 59.58% of users gave Selective Insurance Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Selective Insurance Group	Outperform Votes 311 59.58%	Underperform Votes 211 40.42%
Erie Indemnity	Outperform Votes 241 63.42%	Underperform Votes 139 36.58%

Does the media favor SIGI or ERIE?

In the previous week, Selective Insurance Group and Selective Insurance Group both had 3 articles in the media. Selective Insurance Group's average media sentiment score of 1.81 beat Erie Indemnity's score of -0.10 indicating that Selective Insurance Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Selective 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
Erie Indemnity	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has better earnings and valuation, SIGI or ERIE?

Erie Indemnity has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Selective Insurance Group. Selective Insurance Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Erie Indemnity, 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
Selective Insurance Group	$4.98B	1.04	$207.01M	$3.67	23.18
Erie Indemnity	$3.80B	4.25	$600.31M	$11.75	29.74

Summary

Selective Insurance Group and Erie Indemnity tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.