American Financial Group (AFG) Competitors

Arch Capital Group (NASDAQ:ACGL) and American Financial Group (NYSE:AFG) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, media sentiment and valuation.

Do analysts prefer ACGL or AFG?

Arch Capital Group currently has a consensus target price of $112.06, indicating a potential upside of 25.15%. American Financial Group has a consensus target price of $136.75, indicating a potential upside of 3.71%. Given Arch Capital Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Arch Capital Group is more favorable than American Financial Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Arch Capital Group	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.59
American Financial Group	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has more volatility & risk, ACGL or AFG?

Arch Capital Group has a beta of 0.49, indicating that its share price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Financial Group has a beta of 0.74, indicating that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in ACGL or AFG?

89.1% of Arch Capital Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.4% of American Financial Group shares are held by institutional investors. 4.1% of Arch Capital Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.4% of American Financial Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is ACGL or AFG more profitable?

Arch Capital Group has a net margin of 19.49% compared to American Financial Group's net margin of 9.21%. American Financial Group's return on equity of 17.41% beat Arch Capital Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Arch Capital Group	19.49%	15.33%	4.33%
American Financial Group	9.21%	17.41%	2.53%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, ACGL or AFG?

Arch Capital Group has higher revenue and earnings than American Financial Group. Arch Capital Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than American Financial Group, 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
Arch Capital Group	$17.44B	1.92	$4.31B	$9.69	9.24
American Financial Group	$8.32B	1.32	$887M	$9.10	14.49

Does the media prefer ACGL or AFG?

In the previous week, Arch Capital Group had 4 more articles in the media than American Financial Group. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Arch Capital Group and 20 mentions for American Financial Group. Arch Capital Group's average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat American Financial Group's score of 0.90 indicating that Arch Capital Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Arch Capital Group	18 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
American Financial Group	10 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Arch Capital Group beats American Financial Group on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.