Everest Group (EG) Competitors

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

Does the media favor ACGL or EG?

In the previous week, Everest Group had 7 more articles in the media than Arch Capital Group. MarketBeat recorded 35 mentions for Everest Group and 28 mentions for Arch Capital Group. Arch Capital Group's average media sentiment score of 1.51 beat Everest Group's score of 0.97 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	24 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Everest Group	20 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate ACGL or EG?

Arch Capital Group currently has a consensus price target of $111.27, suggesting a potential upside of 22.00%. Everest Group has a consensus price target of $397.14, suggesting a potential upside of 16.96%. Given Arch Capital Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Arch Capital Group is more favorable than Everest Group.

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
Everest Group	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.54

Is ACGL or EG more profitable?

Arch Capital Group has a net margin of 19.49% compared to Everest Group's net margin of 4.56%. Arch Capital Group's return on equity of 15.33% beat Everest Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Arch Capital Group	19.49%	15.33%	4.33%
Everest Group	4.56%	5.89%	1.49%

Which has more risk and volatility, ACGL or EG?

Arch Capital Group has a beta of 0.49, suggesting that its stock price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Everest Group has a beta of 0.5, suggesting that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation & earnings, ACGL or EG?

Arch Capital Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Everest Group. Arch Capital Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Everest Group, 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	1.95	$4.31B	$9.69	9.41
Everest Group	$17.51B	0.81	$1.37B	$18.84	18.02

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

89.1% of Arch Capital Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.6% of Everest Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.2% of Arch Capital Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Everest Group shares are owned 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.

Summary

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