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NASDAQ:SIGI

Selective Insurance Group (SIGI) Competitors

$96.44
-2.54 (-2.57%)
(As of 12:13 PM ET)
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Today's Range
$95.67
$98.15
50-Day Range
$92.70
$103.74
52-Week Range
$66.81
$104.37
Volume
110,170 shs
Average Volume
259,675 shs
Market Capitalization
$5.83 billion
P/E Ratio
23.35
Dividend Yield
1.24%
Price Target
$98.86

SIGI vs. RLI, AXS, THG, WTM, CNA, MCY, WRB, CINF, MKL, and KNSL

Should you be buying Selective Insurance Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Selective Insurance Group include RLI (RLI), AXIS Capital (AXS), The Hanover Insurance Group (THG), White Mountains Insurance Group (WTM), CNA Financial (CNA), Mercury General (MCY), W. R. Berkley (WRB), Cincinnati Financial (CINF), Markel (MKL), and Kinsale Capital Group (KNSL). These companies are all part of the "fire, marine, & casualty insurance" industry.

Selective Insurance Group vs.

Selective Insurance Group (NASDAQ:SIGI) and RLI (NYSE:RLI) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, earnings, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, community ranking and media sentiment.

In the previous week, RLI had 2 more articles in the media than Selective Insurance Group. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for RLI and 3 mentions for Selective Insurance Group. RLI's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Selective Insurance Group's score of 0.00 indicating that RLI is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Selective Insurance Group
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
RLI
3 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
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Selective Insurance Group has a beta of 0.63, indicating that its share price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, RLI has a beta of 0.42, indicating that its share price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Selective Insurance Group currently has a consensus price target of $98.86, indicating a potential upside of 2.94%. RLI has a consensus price target of $150.50, indicating a potential upside of 18.99%. Given RLI's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe RLI is more favorable than Selective Insurance Group.

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
RLI
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

Selective Insurance Group received 46 more outperform votes than RLI when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.55% of users gave Selective Insurance Group an outperform vote while only 56.09% of users gave RLI an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Selective Insurance GroupOutperform Votes
304
62.55%
Underperform Votes
182
37.45%
RLIOutperform Votes
258
56.09%
Underperform Votes
202
43.91%

RLI has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Selective Insurance Group. RLI is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Selective Insurance Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Selective Insurance Group$3.56 billion1.64$224.89 million$4.1323.35
RLI$1.70 billion3.39$583.41 million$13.849.14

RLI has a net margin of 35.28% compared to Selective Insurance Group's net margin of 6.97%. RLI's return on equity of 19.18% beat Selective Insurance Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Selective Insurance Group 6.97% 13.38% 2.95%
RLI 35.28% 19.18% 4.91%

Selective Insurance Group pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. RLI pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Selective Insurance Group pays out 29.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. RLI pays out 7.8% 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.

83.9% of Selective Insurance Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.2% of RLI shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of Selective Insurance Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.0% of RLI shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

RLI beats Selective Insurance Group on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.


New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding SIGI and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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SIGI vs. The Competition

MetricSelective Insurance GroupFire, marine, & casualty insurance IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$5.83B$33.16B$6.01B$6.29B
Dividend Yield1.21%2.66%10.00%6.50%
P/E Ratio23.3547.81155.1311.90
Price / Sales1.641.676,231.3686.56
Price / Cash16.6736.2131.8523.57
Price / Book2.501.821.835.46
Net Income$224.89M-$281.85M$643.27M$192.22M
7 Day Performance-3.26%2.07%4.35%3.07%
1 Month Performance-6.70%0.04%1.65%5.05%
1 Year Performance22.98%-2.95%9.45%1.25%

Selective Insurance Group Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
RLI
RLI
2.02 of 5 stars
$126.44
+0.4%
$150.50
+19.0%
+7.2%$5.76B$1.70B9.141,001
AXS
AXIS Capital
2.4051 of 5 stars
$52.76
+0.1%
$64.00
+21.3%
-7.3%$4.50B$5.14B20.212,064
THG
The Hanover Insurance Group
3.2246 of 5 stars
$113.61
+1.1%
$150.71
+32.7%
-21.0%$4.06B$5.47B-3,785.744,600
WTM
White Mountains Insurance Group
2.3983 of 5 stars
$1,337.19
+1.4%
N/A+14.0%$3.42B$1.16B3.981,648
CNA
CNA Financial
1.8972 of 5 stars
$37.05
+0.5%
$41.00
+10.7%
-16.7%$10.03B$11.88B11.516,100
MCY
Mercury General
2.432 of 5 stars
$30.27
+2.4%
$40.00
+32.1%
-37.2%$1.68B$3.64B-4.644,300
WRB
W. R. Berkley
3.293 of 5 stars
$56.81
+1.2%
$77.64
+36.7%
-18.4%$14.81B$11.17B14.608,186
CINF
Cincinnati Financial
2.898 of 5 stars
$98.88
+0.6%
$117.17
+18.5%
-20.4%$15.54B$6.56B824.005,148
MKL
Markel
2.2535 of 5 stars
$1,336.03
+0.6%
$1,516.67
+13.5%
-1.3%$17.84B$11.68B64.7920,900
KNSL
Kinsale Capital Group
2.277 of 5 stars
$312.80
+1.8%
$334.00
+6.8%
+45.5%$7.24B$819.20M39.59364Analyst Upgrade
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This page (NASDAQ:SIGI) was last updated on 6/5/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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