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NYSE:AXS

AXIS Capital (AXS) Competitors

$54.04
-0.22 (-0.41%)
(As of 09:50 AM ET)
Compare
Today's Range
$53.98
$54.27
50-Day Range
$51.68
$57.66
52-Week Range
$48.32
$63.99
Volume
3,930 shs
Average Volume
547,729 shs
Market Capitalization
$4.60 billion
P/E Ratio
20.71
Dividend Yield
3.26%
Price Target
$64.00

AXS vs. THG, WTM, RLI, SIGI, MCY, CNA, WRB, CINF, ESGR, and KMPR

Should you be buying AXIS Capital stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of AXIS Capital include The Hanover Insurance Group (THG), White Mountains Insurance Group (WTM), RLI (RLI), Selective Insurance Group (SIGI), Mercury General (MCY), CNA Financial (CNA), W. R. Berkley (WRB), Cincinnati Financial (CINF), Enstar Group (ESGR), and Kemper (KMPR). These companies are all part of the "fire, marine, & casualty insurance" industry.

AXIS Capital vs.

AXIS Capital (NYSE:AXS) and The Hanover Insurance Group (NYSE:THG) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, earnings, profitability and community ranking.

AXIS Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. The Hanover Insurance Group pays an annual dividend of $3.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. AXIS Capital pays out 67.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. The Hanover Insurance Group pays out -10,796.4% 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.

AXIS Capital has a net margin of 4.87% compared to The Hanover Insurance Group's net margin of -0.01%. AXIS Capital's return on equity of 13.34% beat The Hanover Insurance Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
AXIS Capital 4.87% 13.34% 1.98%
The Hanover Insurance Group -0.01% 3.62% 0.63%

AXIS Capital has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Hanover Insurance Group has a beta of 0.69, suggesting that its share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500.

AXIS Capital currently has a consensus target price of $64.00, suggesting a potential upside of 17.93%. The Hanover Insurance Group has a consensus target price of $150.71, suggesting a potential upside of 31.87%. Given The Hanover Insurance Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe The Hanover Insurance Group is more favorable than AXIS Capital.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
AXIS Capital
1 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.20
The Hanover Insurance Group
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.29

AXIS Capital received 5 more outperform votes than The Hanover Insurance Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.07% of users gave The Hanover Insurance Group an outperform vote while only 54.33% of users gave AXIS Capital an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
AXIS CapitalOutperform Votes
351
54.33%
Underperform Votes
295
45.67%
The Hanover Insurance GroupOutperform Votes
346
60.07%
Underperform Votes
230
39.93%

92.9% of AXIS Capital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.4% of The Hanover Insurance Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of AXIS Capital shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.4% of The Hanover Insurance Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

AXIS Capital has higher earnings, but lower revenue than The Hanover Insurance Group. The Hanover Insurance Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AXIS Capital, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
AXIS Capital$5.14 billion0.90$223.08 million$2.6120.79
The Hanover Insurance Group$5.47 billion0.75$116 million-$0.03-3,808.40

In the previous week, The Hanover Insurance Group had 2 more articles in the media than AXIS Capital. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for The Hanover Insurance Group and 6 mentions for AXIS Capital. AXIS Capital's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat The Hanover Insurance Group's score of 0.73 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
3 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
The Hanover Insurance Group
4 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

AXIS Capital beats The Hanover Insurance Group on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.


New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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.
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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 CapitalFire, marine, & casualty insurance IndustryFinance SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$4.67B$33.89B$6.18B$14.99B
Dividend Yield3.21%2.59%9.96%3.87%
P/E Ratio20.7950.39142.4118.28
Price / Sales0.901.666,175.369.02
Price / Cash7.4536.1832.8423.97
Price / Book1.121.861.867.34
Net Income$223.08M-$281.85M$653.32M$899.96M
7 Day Performance1.71%2.29%1.44%2.59%
1 Month Performance-2.09%1.93%3.23%4.86%
1 Year Performance-3.59%0.25%-4.72%-4.33%

AXIS Capital Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
THG
The Hanover Insurance Group
3.2069 of 5 stars
$113.89
+0.9%
$150.71
+32.3%
-21.6%$4.07B$5.58B-3,795.074,600Dividend Announcement
WTM
White Mountains Insurance Group
2.422 of 5 stars
$1,461.54
+2.9%
N/A+15.4%$3.74B$1.16B4.351,648Positive News
RLI
RLI
2.0818 of 5 stars
$128.82
+2.2%
$150.50
+16.8%
+12.8%$5.87B$1.70B9.311,001
SIGI
Selective Insurance Group
2.3042 of 5 stars
$98.95
+2.9%
$98.86
-0.1%
+29.2%$5.99B$3.56B23.962,520
MCY
Mercury General
2.3589 of 5 stars
$30.30
+2.9%
$40.00
+32.0%
-36.9%$1.68B$3.64B-4.654,300Analyst Upgrade
Positive News
CNA
CNA Financial
1.9663 of 5 stars
$39.06
+1.2%
$41.00
+5.0%
-13.1%$10.58B$12.15B12.136,100
WRB
W. R. Berkley
3.2375 of 5 stars
$57.55
+0.2%
$77.64
+34.9%
-19.3%$15.01B$11.17B14.798,186
CINF
Cincinnati Financial
2.7092 of 5 stars
$101.16
+0.6%
$117.17
+15.8%
-19.6%$15.90B$6.56B843.005,148
ESGR
Enstar Group
1.7246 of 5 stars
$254.50
+1.1%
N/A+14.5%$4.08B$789M-15.27832
KMPR
Kemper
2.3227 of 5 stars
$44.33
+2.8%
$71.25
+60.7%
-11.2%$2.84B$5.58B-9.909,500

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This page (NYSE:AXS) was last updated on 6/9/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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