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AXS vs. ACGL, PLMR, SIGI, AFG, CNA, HCI, KNSL, MCY, PGR, and PRA

Should you be buying Axis Capital stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Axis Capital include Arch Capital Group (ACGL), Palomar (PLMR), Selective Insurance Group (SIGI), American Financial Group (AFG), CNA Financial (CNA), HCI Group (HCI), Kinsale Capital Group (KNSL), Mercury General (MCY), Progressive (PGR), and ProAssurance (PRA). These companies are all part of the "ins - prop&caslty" industry.

Axis Capital vs. Its Competitors

Arch Capital Group (NASDAQ:ACGL) and Axis Capital (NYSE:AXS) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends and profitability.

In the previous week, Axis Capital had 1 more articles in the media than Arch Capital Group. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Axis Capital and 25 mentions for Arch Capital Group. Axis Capital's average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat Arch Capital Group's score of 0.70 indicating that Axis Capital is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Arch Capital Group
11 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Axis Capital
7 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Arch Capital Group currently has a consensus price target of $110.31, indicating a potential upside of 18.95%. Axis Capital has a consensus price target of $117.17, indicating a potential upside of 21.50%. Given Axis Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Axis Capital is more favorable than Arch Capital Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Arch Capital Group
0 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
Axis Capital
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.78

Arch Capital Group has higher revenue and earnings than Axis Capital. Axis Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Arch Capital Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Arch Capital Group$17.44B1.98$4.31B$9.699.57
Axis Capital$5.96B1.27$1.08B$10.409.27

Arch Capital Group has a net margin of 19.49% compared to Axis Capital's net margin of 14.30%. Axis Capital's return on equity of 18.77% beat Arch Capital Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Arch Capital Group19.49% 15.33% 4.33%
Axis Capital 14.30%18.77%3.12%

Arch Capital Group has a beta of 0.47, indicating that its stock price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Axis Capital has a beta of 0.73, indicating that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500.

89.1% of Arch Capital Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.4% of Axis Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 4.2% of Arch Capital Group 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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Arch Capital Group and Axis Capital tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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AXS vs. The Competition

MetricAxis CapitalINS IndustryFinance SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$7.55B$57.96B$12.51B$21.57B
Dividend Yield1.81%1.85%5.55%3.58%
P/E Ratio9.2816.4829.9129.20
Price / Sales1.272.6730.4995.82
Price / Cash8.1229.9022.5824.53
Price / Book1.463.062.264.57
Net Income$1.08B$4.66B$1.02B$1.01B
7 Day Performance2.02%-1.41%-1.17%-2.45%
1 Month Performance-0.61%2.38%-0.80%1.03%
1 Year Performance20.62%20.73%537.84%13.34%

Axis Capital Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
AXS
Axis Capital
4.8207 of 5 stars
$96.36
-0.4%
$117.17
+21.6%
+20.2%$7.53B$5.96B9.261,876Positive News
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
ACGL
Arch Capital Group
4.7444 of 5 stars
$91.35
+0.6%
$109.36
+19.7%
-18.4%$33.88B$17.44B9.437,200Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
PLMR
Palomar
4.7131 of 5 stars
$112.90
-3.1%
$160.17
+41.9%
+25.3%$3.12B$553.86M20.31150Trending News
Analyst Forecast
SIGI
Selective Insurance Group
4.5515 of 5 stars
$84.20
+0.8%
$87.33
+3.7%
-10.8%$5.08B$4.86B13.782,840News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
AFG
American Financial Group
4.5081 of 5 stars
$147.61
-0.7%
$136.75
-7.4%
+4.3%$12.40B$8.32B16.228,700Analyst Forecast
CNA
CNA Financial
3.8772 of 5 stars
$46.75
+0.8%
$50.50
+8.0%
-4.7%$12.56B$14.27B14.566,500News Coverage
Positive News
Analyst Forecast
HCI
HCI Group
3.3237 of 5 stars
$194.45
+0.5%
$181.25
-6.8%
+87.5%$2.51B$750.05M17.24530Analyst Forecast
KNSL
Kinsale Capital Group
3.7147 of 5 stars
$474.20
+1.7%
$505.80
+6.7%
+1.2%$10.86B$1.59B26.94470Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
MCY
Mercury General
4.4792 of 5 stars
$86.17
-0.9%
$100.00
+16.0%
+26.9%$4.81B$5.48B12.244,200Analyst Forecast
PGR
Progressive
4.604 of 5 stars
$240.50
-2.1%
$279.63
+16.3%
-3.5%$144.03B$82.38B13.5566,308Trending News
Analyst Forecast
PRA
ProAssurance
2.2628 of 5 stars
$24.15
0.0%
$21.50
-11.0%
+65.2%$1.24B$1.15B25.691,036Analyst Forecast

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