CNA vs. ACGL, CINF, AFL, AIG, AXS, CB, HIG, KNSL, L, and TRV
Should you be buying CNA Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of CNA Financial include Arch Capital Group (ACGL), Cincinnati Financial (CINF), Aflac (AFL), American International Group (AIG), Axis Capital (AXS), Chubb (CB), The Hartford Insurance Group (HIG), Kinsale Capital Group (KNSL), Loews (L), and Travelers Companies (TRV). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.
CNA Financial vs. Its Competitors
Arch Capital Group (NASDAQ:ACGL) and CNA Financial (NYSE:CNA) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, risk, dividends and earnings.
Arch Capital Group presently has a consensus target price of $111.27, suggesting a potential upside of 20.60%. CNA Financial has a consensus target price of $50.50, suggesting a potential upside of 6.34%. Given Arch Capital Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Arch Capital Group is more favorable than CNA Financial.
Arch Capital Group has a net margin of 19.49% compared to CNA Financial's net margin of 5.99%. Arch Capital Group's return on equity of 15.33% beat CNA Financial's return on equity.
Arch Capital Group has a beta of 0.51, meaning that its share price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CNA Financial has a beta of 0.54, meaning that its share price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500.
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.
In the previous week, Arch Capital Group had 18 more articles in the media than CNA Financial. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Arch Capital Group and 10 mentions for CNA Financial. Arch Capital Group's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat CNA Financial's score of 0.82 indicating that Arch Capital Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
89.1% of Arch Capital Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.5% of CNA Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 4.2% of Arch Capital Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of CNA Financial shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Arch Capital Group beats CNA Financial on 13 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
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This page (NYSE:CNA) was last updated on 9/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
