This company recently went public with an IPO on Thursday, May 8th 2025. They issued 11,000,000 shares at $29.00 - $31.00 per share. We will continue to update data for AHL as it becomes available. Aspen Insurance (AHL) Competitors Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisCompetitorsHeadlinesOptions ChainTrendsBuy This Stock AHL vs. ORI, AXS, RLI, FAF, THG, SIGI, WTM, AGO, MCY, and HTHShould you be buying Aspen Insurance stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Aspen Insurance include Old Republic International (ORI), AXIS Capital (AXS), RLI (RLI), First American Financial (FAF), The Hanover Insurance Group (THG), Selective Insurance Group (SIGI), White Mountains Insurance Group (WTM), Assured Guaranty (AGO), Mercury General (MCY), and Hilltop (HTH). These companies are all part of the "property & casualty insurance" industry. Aspen Insurance vs. Old Republic International AXIS Capital RLI First American Financial The Hanover Insurance Group Selective Insurance Group White Mountains Insurance Group Assured Guaranty Mercury General Hilltop Aspen Insurance (NYSE:AHL) and Old Republic International (NYSE:ORI) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment, valuation and risk. Which has more volatility and risk, AHL or ORI? Aspen Insurance has a beta of 0.16, suggesting that its stock price is 84% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Old Republic International has a beta of 0.74, suggesting that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor AHL or ORI? In the previous week, Aspen Insurance had 1 more articles in the media than Old Republic International. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Aspen Insurance and 10 mentions for Old Republic International. Old Republic International's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat Aspen Insurance's score of 0.00 indicating that Old Republic International is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Aspen Insurance 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Old Republic International 9 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has higher earnings and valuation, AHL or ORI? Old Republic International has higher revenue and earnings than Aspen Insurance. Old Republic International 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 RatioAspen Insurance$2.41B0.85-$145.80M$0.013,446.00Old Republic International$8.33B1.12$852.80M$2.4615.40 Is AHL or ORI more profitable? Old Republic International has a net margin of 10.36% compared to Aspen Insurance's net margin of -6.29%. Old Republic International's return on equity of 20.32% beat Aspen Insurance's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Aspen Insurance-6.29% 0.99% 0.21% Old Republic International 10.36%20.32%4.47% Do analysts prefer AHL or ORI? Old Republic International has a consensus price target of $42.00, suggesting a potential upside of 10.85%. Given Old Republic International's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Old Republic International is more favorable than Aspen Insurance.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Aspen Insurance 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Old Republic International 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Is AHL or ORI a better dividend stock? Aspen Insurance pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Old Republic International pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. 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. Old Republic International pays out 47.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Old Republic International has increased its dividend for 45 consecutive years. Old Republic International is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of AHL or ORI? 96.8% of Aspen Insurance shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.9% of Old Republic International shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of Aspen Insurance shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Old Republic International shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community favor AHL or ORI? Aspen Insurance received 42 more outperform votes than Old Republic International when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.66% of users gave Old Republic International an outperform vote while only 61.32% of users gave Aspen Insurance an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAspen InsuranceOutperform Votes28761.32% Underperform Votes18138.68% Old Republic InternationalOutperform Votes24562.66% Underperform Votes14637.34% SummaryOld Republic International beats Aspen Insurance on 16 of the 21 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$2.06B$47.93B$11.30B$19.10BDividend Yield1.69%2.30%5.54%3.94%P/E Ratio3,446.0012.4122.2833.52Price / Sales0.857.0726.5233.45Price / CashN/A16.8117.6217.51Price / Book0.772.402.704.59Net 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$34.46+6.0%N/AN/A$2.06B$2.41B3,446.00N/ANews CoverageORIOld Republic International4.7287 of 5 stars$38.08+0.0%$42.00+10.3%+20.6%$9.41B$8.33B14.489,500Positive NewsAXSAXIS Capital4.2743 of 5 stars$99.91+0.3%$107.75+7.8%+43.5%$7.86B$6.04B8.092,080Analyst ForecastPositive NewsRLIRLI3.9939 of 5 stars$74.65+0.4%$78.60+5.3%+0.8%$6.85B$1.73B19.931,000Analyst UpgradePositive NewsFAFFirst American Financial4.7905 of 5 stars$61.31-0.4%$75.00+22.3%+6.7%$6.31B$6.28B49.0421,200Positive NewsTHGThe Hanover Insurance Group3.6088 of 5 stars$167.25-0.7%$179.25+7.2%+23.1%$6.01B$6.27B14.314,400Analyst ForecastInsider TradeNews CoveragePositive NewsSIGISelective Insurance Group3.7818 of 5 stars$89.08+0.4%$93.50+5.0%-8.6%$5.41B$4.98B27.662,520Positive NewsWTMWhite Mountains Insurance Group1.9612 of 5 stars$1,786.41+0.0%N/A-2.5%$4.60B$2.35B19.851,650Earnings ReportNews CoverageAGOAssured Guaranty4.3471 of 5 stars$89.08-0.6%$103.33+16.0%+10.4%$4.45B$814M6.92410Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementNews CoverageMCYMercury General4.1587 of 5 stars$59.04+0.8%$80.00+35.5%+4.4%$3.27B$5.48B6.994,300Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementNews CoveragePositive NewsHTHHilltop4.5313 of 5 stars$29.90-0.3%$33.00+10.4%-3.9%$1.92B$1.16B17.184,170Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Old Republic International Alternatives AXIS Capital Alternatives RLI Alternatives First American Financial Alternatives The Hanover Insurance Group Alternatives Selective Insurance Group Alternatives White Mountains Insurance Group Alternatives Assured Guaranty Alternatives Mercury General Alternatives Hilltop 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 5/11/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredTrump wipes out trillions overnight…Is there anybody more powerful than Donald Trump right now? 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