CNA Financial (CNA) Competitors

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

Which has more risk & volatility, CNA or ACGL?

CNA Financial has a beta of 0.51, suggesting that its share price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Arch Capital Group has a beta of 0.51, suggesting that its share price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate CNA or ACGL?

CNA Financial currently has a consensus target price of $50.50, indicating a potential upside of 14.98%. Arch Capital Group has a consensus target price of $113.60, indicating a potential upside of 29.33%. Given Arch Capital Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Arch Capital Group is more favorable than CNA Financial.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CNA Financial	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50
Arch Capital Group	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.53

Do insiders & institutionals believe in CNA or ACGL?

98.5% of CNA Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.1% of Arch Capital Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of CNA Financial shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.2% of Arch Capital Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer CNA or ACGL?

In the previous week, Arch Capital Group had 14 more articles in the media than CNA Financial. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Arch Capital Group and 3 mentions for CNA Financial. Arch Capital Group's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat CNA Financial's score of 0.05 indicating that Arch Capital Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CNA Financial	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Arch Capital Group	10 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is CNA or ACGL more profitable?

Arch Capital Group has a net margin of 20.72% compared to CNA Financial's net margin of 6.19%. Arch Capital Group's return on equity of 15.79% beat CNA Financial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CNA Financial	6.19%	11.99%	1.87%
Arch Capital Group	20.72%	15.79%	4.54%

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, CNA or ACGL?

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
CNA Financial	$14.27B	0.83	$959M	$3.28	13.39
Arch Capital Group	$17.44B	1.89	$4.31B	$9.76	9.00

Summary

Arch Capital Group beats CNA Financial on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.