This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. Aspen Insurance (AHL) Competitors Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisCompetitorsHeadlinesOptions ChainTrendsBuy This Stock AHL vs. AXS, RLI, THG, FAF, SIGI, WTM, AGO, MCY, HTH, and HCIShould you be buying Aspen Insurance stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Aspen Insurance include AXIS Capital (AXS), RLI (RLI), The Hanover Insurance Group (THG), First American Financial (FAF), Selective Insurance Group (SIGI), White Mountains Insurance Group (WTM), Assured Guaranty (AGO), Mercury General (MCY), Hilltop (HTH), and HCI Group (HCI). These companies are all part of the "property & casualty insurance" industry. Aspen Insurance vs. AXIS Capital RLI The Hanover Insurance Group First American Financial Selective Insurance Group White Mountains Insurance Group Assured Guaranty Mercury General Hilltop HCI Group AXIS Capital (NYSE:AXS) and Aspen Insurance (NYSE:AHL) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, valuation and analyst recommendations. Is AXS or AHL a better dividend stock? AXIS Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Aspen Insurance pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. AXIS Capital pays out 17.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Aspen Insurance pays out 7,200.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Which has preferable valuation & earnings, AXS or AHL? AXIS Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Aspen Insurance. AXIS Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Aspen Insurance, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAXIS Capital$6.04B1.35$1.08B$10.0810.31Aspen Insurance$2.41B0.85-$145.80M$0.013,430.00 Do institutionals and insiders believe in AXS or AHL? 93.4% of AXIS Capital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.8% of Aspen Insurance shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of AXIS Capital shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Aspen Insurance 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 AXS or AHL more profitable? AXIS Capital has a net margin of 18.16% compared to Aspen Insurance's net margin of -6.29%. AXIS Capital's return on equity of 18.89% beat Aspen Insurance's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets AXIS Capital18.16% 18.89% 3.05% Aspen Insurance -6.29%0.99%0.21% Do analysts prefer AXS or AHL? AXIS Capital currently has a consensus target price of $107.75, suggesting a potential upside of 3.71%. Given AXIS Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe AXIS Capital is more favorable than Aspen Insurance.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score AXIS Capital 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.70Aspen Insurance 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in AXS or AHL? AXIS Capital received 97 more outperform votes than Aspen Insurance when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.19% of users gave Aspen Insurance an outperform vote while only 54.86% of users gave AXIS Capital an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAXIS CapitalOutperform Votes38454.86% Underperform Votes31645.14% Aspen InsuranceOutperform Votes28761.19% Underperform Votes18238.81% Which has more volatility & risk, AXS or AHL? AXIS Capital has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aspen Insurance has a beta of 0.16, meaning that its stock price is 84% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer AXS or AHL? In the previous week, AXIS Capital had 12 more articles in the media than Aspen Insurance. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for AXIS Capital and 2 mentions for Aspen Insurance. AXIS Capital's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat Aspen Insurance's score of 0.00 indicating that AXIS Capital is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment AXIS Capital 10 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Aspen Insurance 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryAXIS Capital beats Aspen Insurance on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Aspen Insurance News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AHL and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE 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.Skip Chart AHL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAspen InsuranceFire, Marine, & Casualty Insurance IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$2.05B$47.60B$11.58B$19.48BDividend Yield1.69%2.23%5.52%3.89%P/E Ratio3,430.0012.4022.3334.79Price / Sales0.857.0226.7139.25Price / CashN/A16.8117.6217.51Price / Book0.772.472.784.74Net Income-$145.80M$4.16B$1.04B$1.02B Aspen Insurance Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AHLAspen InsuranceN/A$34.30-1.6%N/AN/A$2.05B$2.41B3,430.00N/AAnalyst UpgradeAXSAXIS Capital4.5683 of 5 stars$102.71+2.1%$107.75+4.9%+40.7%$8.08B$6.04B8.322,080News CoverageShort Interest ↓RLIRLI3.6473 of 5 stars$75.88+1.4%$78.60+3.6%+5.3%$6.96B$1.73B20.261,000News CoveragePositive NewsTHGThe Hanover Insurance Group3.6778 of 5 stars$173.20+2.7%$179.50+3.6%+33.4%$6.22B$6.27B14.824,400Positive NewsFAFFirst American Financial4.6926 of 5 stars$55.22-0.7%$75.00+35.8%+0.5%$5.68B$6.28B44.1721,200Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeSIGISelective Insurance Group3.0216 of 5 stars$87.93+1.9%$94.00+6.9%-9.8%$5.34B$4.98B27.312,520Analyst RevisionWTMWhite Mountains Insurance Group2.0656 of 5 stars$1,805.22+1.2%N/A-1.0%$4.65B$2.28B20.061,650News CoveragePositive NewsAGOAssured Guaranty4.5197 of 5 stars$85.43+1.2%$103.33+21.0%+8.8%$4.19B$913M6.64410Positive NewsMCYMercury General3.4466 of 5 stars$61.94+3.6%$80.00+29.2%+15.5%$3.43B$5.60B7.334,300Positive NewsHTHHilltop4.6805 of 5 stars$29.98+1.2%$33.00+10.1%-2.5%$1.92B$1.16B17.234,170News CoveragePositive NewsHCIHCI Group2.939 of 5 stars$164.84-0.2%$160.00-2.9%+76.3%$1.90B$760.09M13.77530News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst UpgradeGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AXIS Capital Alternatives RLI Alternatives The Hanover Insurance Group Alternatives First American Financial Alternatives Selective Insurance Group Alternatives White Mountains Insurance Group Alternatives Assured Guaranty Alternatives Mercury General Alternatives Hilltop Alternatives HCI Group Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:AHL) was last updated on 6/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump Just Gave the Green Light to Rewrite Social Security?In a stunning move, President Trump has authorized an AI-led transformation of federal agencies, including Soc...Altimetry | SponsoredThe “supermetal” that could power AIWhile the headlines focus on AI models and chip speed, Elon Musk is investing in the material side of the stor...True Market Insiders | SponsoredA grave, grave error.I thought what happened 25 years ago was a once- in-a-lifetime event… but how wrong I was. 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