SIGI vs. CINF, KNSL, L, THG, TRV, ERIE, FNF, CNA, ORI, and AXS
Should you be buying Selective Insurance Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Selective Insurance Group include Cincinnati Financial (CINF), Kinsale Capital Group (KNSL), Loews (L), The Hanover Insurance Group (THG), Travelers Companies (TRV), Erie Indemnity (ERIE), Fidelity National Financial (FNF), CNA Financial (CNA), Old Republic International (ORI), and Axis Capital (AXS). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.
Selective Insurance Group vs. Its Competitors
Cincinnati Financial (NASDAQ:CINF) and Selective Insurance Group (NASDAQ:SIGI) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.
Cincinnati Financial has a beta of 0.76, meaning that its share price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Selective Insurance Group has a beta of 0.48, meaning that its share price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Cincinnati Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Selective Insurance Group. Cincinnati Financial 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.
In the previous week, Cincinnati Financial had 10 more articles in the media than Selective Insurance Group. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Cincinnati Financial and 5 mentions for Selective Insurance Group. Cincinnati Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Selective Insurance Group's score of 0.50 indicating that Cincinnati Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.
65.2% of Cincinnati Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.9% of Selective Insurance Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.8% of Cincinnati Financial shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Selective Insurance Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Cincinnati Financial has a net margin of 13.19% compared to Selective Insurance Group's net margin of 4.70%. Selective Insurance Group's return on equity of 8.06% beat Cincinnati Financial's return on equity.
Cincinnati Financial pays an annual dividend of $3.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Selective Insurance Group pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Cincinnati Financial pays out 37.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Selective Insurance Group pays out 41.4% 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. Cincinnati Financial has increased its dividend for 65 consecutive years and Selective Insurance Group has increased its dividend for 11 consecutive years. Cincinnati Financial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Cincinnati Financial presently has a consensus price target of $155.25, suggesting a potential upside of 5.32%. Selective Insurance Group has a consensus price target of $94.00, suggesting a potential upside of 8.99%. Given Selective Insurance Group's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Selective Insurance Group is more favorable than Cincinnati Financial.
Summary
Cincinnati Financial beats Selective Insurance Group on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:SIGI) was last updated on 7/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
