CNA Financial (CNA) Competitors

Arch Capital Group (NASDAQ:ACGL) and CNA Financial (NYSE:CNA) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and earnings.

Does the media refer more to ACGL or CNA?

In the previous week, Arch Capital Group had 30 more articles in the media than CNA Financial. MarketBeat recorded 38 mentions for Arch Capital Group and 8 mentions for CNA Financial. CNA Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.42 beat Arch Capital Group's score of 1.24 indicating that CNA Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Arch Capital Group	24 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
CNA Financial	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better valuation & earnings, ACGL or CNA?

Arch Capital Group has higher revenue and earnings than CNA Financial. Arch Capital Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CNA Financial, 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	$17.64B	1.97	$4.31B	$9.76	9.51
CNA Financial	$14.18B	0.91	$959M	$3.28	14.47

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in ACGL or CNA?

89.1% of Arch Capital Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.4% of CNA Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 4.2% of Arch Capital Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of CNA Financial shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is ACGL or CNA more profitable?

Arch Capital Group has a net margin of 24.73% compared to CNA Financial's net margin of 6.72%. Arch Capital Group's return on equity of 17.96% beat CNA Financial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Arch Capital Group	24.73%	17.96%	5.25%
CNA Financial	6.72%	12.90%	1.99%

Which has more risk and volatility, ACGL or CNA?

Arch Capital Group has a beta of 0.57, meaning that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CNA Financial has a beta of 0.53, meaning that its stock price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate ACGL or CNA?

Arch Capital Group presently has a consensus price target of $115.00, suggesting a potential upside of 23.86%. CNA Financial has a consensus price target of $50.50, suggesting a potential upside of 6.37%. Given Arch Capital Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Arch Capital Group is more favorable than CNA Financial.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Arch Capital Group	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.69
CNA Financial	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ACGL or CNA?

Arch Capital Group received 178 more outperform votes than CNA Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.85% of users gave CNA Financial an outperform vote while only 58.86% of users gave Arch Capital Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Arch Capital Group	Outperform Votes 475 58.86%	Underperform Votes 332 41.14%
CNA Financial	Outperform Votes 297 65.85%	Underperform Votes 154 34.15%

Summary

Arch Capital Group beats CNA Financial on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.