Chubb (CB) Competitors

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

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ACGL or CB?

89.1% of Arch Capital Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.8% of Chubb shares are held by institutional investors. 4.2% of Arch Capital Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Chubb shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is ACGL or CB more profitable?

Arch Capital Group has a net margin of 19.49% compared to Chubb's net margin of 16.08%. Arch Capital Group's return on equity of 15.33% beat Chubb's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Arch Capital Group	19.49%	15.33%	4.33%
Chubb	16.08%	12.34%	3.47%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, ACGL or CB?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Arch Capital Group	$17.44B	2.00	$4.31B	$9.69	9.64
Chubb	$55.75B	1.98	$9.27B	$22.67	12.24

Does the media favor ACGL or CB?

In the previous week, Chubb had 26 more articles in the media than Arch Capital Group. MarketBeat recorded 45 mentions for Chubb and 19 mentions for Arch Capital Group. Arch Capital Group's average media sentiment score of 1.41 beat Chubb's score of 1.10 indicating that Arch Capital Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Arch Capital Group	17 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Chubb	32 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	8 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate ACGL or CB?

Arch Capital Group currently has a consensus price target of $111.27, suggesting a potential upside of 19.12%. Chubb has a consensus price target of $302.00, suggesting a potential upside of 8.88%. Given Arch Capital Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Arch Capital Group is more favorable than Chubb.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Arch Capital Group	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56
Chubb	1 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Which has more risk & volatility, ACGL or CB?

Arch Capital Group has a beta of 0.49, indicating that its stock price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chubb has a beta of 0.53, indicating that its stock price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Arch Capital Group beats Chubb on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.