AXIS Capital (AXS) Competitors $100.96 +0.45 (+0.44%) Closing price 06/11/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$100.97 +0.01 (+0.01%) As of 09:00 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock AXS vs. WRB, MKL, CINF, ERIE, FNF, CNA, ORI, RLI, THG, and FAFShould you be buying AXIS Capital stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of AXIS Capital include W. R. Berkley (WRB), Markel Group (MKL), Cincinnati Financial (CINF), Erie Indemnity (ERIE), Fidelity National Financial (FNF), CNA Financial (CNA), Old Republic International (ORI), RLI (RLI), The Hanover Insurance Group (THG), and First American Financial (FAF). These companies are all part of the "property & casualty insurance" industry. AXIS Capital vs. Its Competitors W. R. Berkley Markel Group Cincinnati Financial Erie Indemnity Fidelity National Financial CNA Financial Old Republic International RLI The Hanover Insurance Group First American Financial W. R. Berkley (NYSE:WRB) and AXIS Capital (NYSE:AXS) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, community ranking, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and valuation. Do analysts recommend WRB or AXS? W. R. Berkley currently has a consensus price target of $70.64, suggesting a potential downside of 2.35%. AXIS Capital has a consensus price target of $107.75, suggesting a potential upside of 6.73%. Given AXIS Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe AXIS Capital is more favorable than W. R. Berkley.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score W. R. Berkley 1 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.17AXIS Capital 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.70 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer WRB or AXS? AXIS Capital received 43 more outperform votes than W. R. Berkley when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 54.86% of users gave AXIS Capital an outperform vote while only 50.29% of users gave W. R. Berkley an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformW. R. BerkleyOutperform Votes34150.29% Underperform Votes33749.71% AXIS CapitalOutperform Votes38454.86% Underperform Votes31645.14% Which has more volatility and risk, WRB or AXS? W. R. Berkley has a beta of 0.42, indicating that its share price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AXIS Capital has a beta of 0.83, indicating that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is WRB or AXS more profitable? AXIS Capital has a net margin of 18.16% compared to W. R. Berkley's net margin of 12.88%. W. R. Berkley's return on equity of 20.83% beat AXIS Capital's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets W. R. Berkley12.88% 20.83% 4.27% AXIS Capital 18.16%18.89%3.05% Which has preferable earnings and valuation, WRB or AXS? W. R. Berkley has higher revenue and earnings than AXIS Capital. AXIS Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than W. R. Berkley, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioW. R. Berkley$13.95B1.97$1.76B$4.3116.78AXIS Capital$6.04B1.32$1.08B$10.0810.02 Does the media favor WRB or AXS? In the previous week, AXIS Capital had 7 more articles in the media than W. R. Berkley. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for AXIS Capital and 5 mentions for W. R. Berkley. W. R. Berkley's average media sentiment score of 1.78 beat AXIS Capital's score of 1.10 indicating that W. R. Berkley is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment W. R. Berkley 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive AXIS Capital 9 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is WRB or AXS a better dividend stock? W. R. Berkley pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. AXIS Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. W. R. Berkley pays out 7.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. AXIS Capital pays out 17.5% 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. W. R. Berkley has raised its dividend for 23 consecutive years. Do institutionals & insiders believe in WRB or AXS? 68.8% of W. R. Berkley shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.4% of AXIS Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 23.3% of W. R. Berkley shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of AXIS Capital shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. SummaryAXIS Capital beats W. R. Berkley on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Get AXIS Capital News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AXS 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 AXS 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 AXS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAXIS CapitalFire, marine, & casualty insurance IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$7.94B$46.09B$11.69B$19.81BDividend Yield1.68%2.19%5.66%3.83%P/E Ratio8.1712.0323.0135.68Price / Sales1.327.0126.9246.74Price / Cash8.6716.8117.6017.52Price / Book1.832.472.884.84Net Income$1.08B$4.16B$1.04B$1.02B7 Day Performance-3.84%-0.37%1.46%1.94%1 Month Performance0.37%1.00%1.36%3.03%1 Year Performance45.09%28.32%540.46%9.73% AXIS Capital Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AXSAXIS Capital4.5799 of 5 stars$100.96+0.4%$107.75+6.7%+43.6%$7.94B$6.04B8.172,080Positive NewsWRBW. R. Berkley4.7357 of 5 stars$75.11+0.6%$70.64-6.0%+38.3%$28.49B$13.95B17.218,190Positive NewsMKLMarkel Group3.7416 of 5 stars$1,959.37+0.9%$1,727.75-11.8%+24.0%$24.85B$15.56B9.8420,900CINFCincinnati Financial4.7717 of 5 stars$151.60+0.5%$147.40-2.8%+29.1%$23.70B$10.97B10.445,150Positive NewsERIEErie Indemnity1.6258 of 5 stars$359.69+0.3%N/A+0.8%$16.61B$3.99B33.656,040News CoverageFNFFidelity National Financial4.7623 of 5 stars$54.47-0.5%$71.60+31.4%+14.3%$14.96B$12.78B11.7128,300Positive NewsCNACNA Financial4.3741 of 5 stars$48.33+0.9%$50.50+4.5%+3.3%$13.08B$14.18B13.736,100ORIOld Republic International4.4343 of 5 stars$38.19+1.0%$42.00+10.0%+21.5%$9.44B$8.33B14.529,500Positive NewsRLIRLI3.6986 of 5 stars$77.20+0.4%$78.60+1.8%+4.2%$7.08B$1.73B20.611,000Positive NewsTHGThe Hanover Insurance Group2.9555 of 5 stars$177.90+1.1%$179.50+0.9%+35.9%$6.39B$6.27B15.224,400Short Interest ↑FAFFirst American Financial4.789 of 5 stars$55.10-1.3%$75.00+36.1%+11.3%$5.67B$6.28B44.0821,200 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies W. 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