Do analysts prefer EIG or AMSF?

AMERISAFE has a consensus target price of $44.67, suggesting a potential upside of 38.16%. Given AMERISAFE's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe AMERISAFE is more favorable than Employers. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Employers 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 AMERISAFE 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, EIG or AMSF?

AMERISAFE has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Employers. AMERISAFE is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Employers, 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 Employers $858.70M 1.02 $10.80M $0.33 146.18 AMERISAFE $324.78M 1.86 $47.15M $2.43 13.30

Is EIG or AMSF more profitable?

AMERISAFE has a net margin of 14.27% compared to Employers' net margin of 0.95%. AMERISAFE's return on equity of 15.34% beat Employers' return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Employers 0.95% 1.10% 0.31% AMERISAFE 14.27% 15.34% 3.48%

Do analysts prefer EIG or SAFT?

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Employers 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Safety Insurance Group 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00

Do analysts rate TRUP or EIG?

Trupanion presently has a consensus target price of $42.25, suggesting a potential upside of 79.25%. Given Trupanion's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Trupanion is more favorable than Employers. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Trupanion 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.17 Employers 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, TRUP or EIG?

Trupanion has higher revenue and earnings than Employers. Trupanion is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Employers, 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 Trupanion $1.44B 0.71 $19.43M $0.59 39.95 Employers $858.70M 1.02 $10.80M $0.33 146.18

Is TRUP or EIG more profitable?

Trupanion has a net margin of 1.74% compared to Employers' net margin of 0.95%. Trupanion's return on equity of 6.87% beat Employers' return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Trupanion 1.74% 6.87% 2.89% Employers 0.95% 1.10% 0.31%

Do analysts rate L or EIG?

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Loews 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 4.00 Employers 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00

Which has better valuation and earnings, L or EIG?

Loews has higher revenue and earnings than Employers. Loews is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Employers, 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 Loews $18.45B 1.23 $1.67B $7.87 14.05 Employers $858.70M 1.02 $10.80M $0.33 146.18

Is L or EIG more profitable?

Loews has a net margin of 8.83% compared to Employers' net margin of 0.95%. Loews' return on equity of 8.51% beat Employers' return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Loews 8.83% 8.51% 1.91% Employers 0.95% 1.10% 0.31%

Do analysts prefer HTH or EIG?

Hilltop currently has a consensus price target of $37.50, suggesting a potential downside of 2.98%. Given Hilltop's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Hilltop is more favorable than Employers. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Hilltop 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75 Employers 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00

Which has better valuation & earnings, HTH or EIG?

Hilltop has higher revenue and earnings than Employers. Hilltop is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Employers, 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 Hilltop $1.63B 1.39 $165.59M $2.64 14.64 Employers $858.70M 1.02 $10.80M $0.33 146.18

Is HTH or EIG more profitable?

Hilltop has a net margin of 10.13% compared to Employers' net margin of 0.95%. Hilltop's return on equity of 7.32% beat Employers' return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Hilltop 10.13% 7.32% 1.03% Employers 0.95% 1.10% 0.31%

Employers (EIG) Competitors

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EIG vs. AMSF, SAFT, TRUP, L, and HTH

Should you buy Employers stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Employers with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Employers include AMERISAFE (AMSF), Safety Insurance Group (SAFT), Trupanion (TRUP), Loews (L), and Hilltop (HTH). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.

How does Employers compare to AMERISAFE?

Employers (NYSE:EIG) and AMERISAFE (NASDAQ:AMSF) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment and profitability.

80.5% of Employers shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.4% of AMERISAFE shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of Employers shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of AMERISAFE shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Employers has a beta of 0.49, meaning that its stock price is 51% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, AMERISAFE has a beta of 0.24, meaning that its stock price is 76% less volatile than the broader market.

AMERISAFE has a consensus target price of $44.67, suggesting a potential upside of 38.16%. Given AMERISAFE's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe AMERISAFE is more favorable than Employers.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Employers	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
AMERISAFE	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

AMERISAFE has a net margin of 14.27% compared to Employers' net margin of 0.95%. AMERISAFE's return on equity of 15.34% beat Employers' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Employers	0.95%	1.10%	0.31%
AMERISAFE	14.27%	15.34%	3.48%

In the previous week, AMERISAFE had 1 more articles in the media than Employers. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for AMERISAFE and 0 mentions for Employers. Employers' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled AMERISAFE'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Employers	Neutral
AMERISAFE	Neutral

Employers pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. AMERISAFE pays an annual dividend of $1.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. Employers pays out 412.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. AMERISAFE pays out 67.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Employers has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years and AMERISAFE has increased its dividend for 12 consecutive years. AMERISAFE is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

AMERISAFE has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Employers. AMERISAFE is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Employers, 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
Employers	$858.70M	1.02	$10.80M	$0.33	146.18
AMERISAFE	$324.78M	1.86	$47.15M	$2.43	13.30

Summary

AMERISAFE beats Employers on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Employers compare to Safety Insurance Group?

Employers (NYSE:EIG) and Safety Insurance Group (NASDAQ:SAFT) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends and profitability.

Employers has a beta of 0.49, meaning that its stock price is 51% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Safety Insurance Group has a beta of 0.21, meaning that its stock price is 79% less volatile than the broader market.

Safety Insurance Group has higher revenue and earnings than Employers. Safety Insurance Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Employers, 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
Employers	$858.70M	1.02	$10.80M	$0.33	146.18
Safety Insurance Group	$1.26B	0.84	$99.25M	$4.23	17.20

Employers pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Safety Insurance Group pays an annual dividend of $3.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. Employers pays out 412.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Safety Insurance Group pays out 87.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Employers has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Safety Insurance Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

In the previous week, Safety Insurance Group's average media sentiment score of 1.80 beat Employers' score of 0.00 indicating that Safety Insurance Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Employers	Neutral
Safety Insurance Group	Very Positive

Safety Insurance Group has a net margin of 4.94% compared to Employers' net margin of 0.95%. Safety Insurance Group's return on equity of 6.31% beat Employers' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Employers	0.95%	1.10%	0.31%
Safety Insurance Group	4.94%	6.31%	2.29%

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Employers	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Safety Insurance Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

80.5% of Employers shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.0% of Safety Insurance Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of Employers shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Safety Insurance Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Safety Insurance Group beats Employers on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Employers compare to Trupanion?

Trupanion (NASDAQ:TRUP) and Employers (NYSE:EIG) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability and media sentiment.

Trupanion has higher revenue and earnings than Employers. Trupanion is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Employers, 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
Trupanion	$1.44B	0.71	$19.43M	$0.59	39.95
Employers	$858.70M	1.02	$10.80M	$0.33	146.18

Trupanion has a beta of 1.45, suggesting that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Employers has a beta of 0.49, suggesting that its stock price is 51% less volatile than the broader market.

80.5% of Employers shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.6% of Trupanion shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Employers shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Trupanion had 5 more articles in the media than Employers. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Trupanion and 0 mentions for Employers. Trupanion's average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat Employers' score of 0.00 indicating that Trupanion is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Trupanion	Positive
Employers	Neutral

Trupanion presently has a consensus target price of $42.25, suggesting a potential upside of 79.25%. Given Trupanion's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Trupanion is more favorable than Employers.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Trupanion	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.17
Employers	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Trupanion has a net margin of 1.74% compared to Employers' net margin of 0.95%. Trupanion's return on equity of 6.87% beat Employers' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Trupanion	1.74%	6.87%	2.89%
Employers	0.95%	1.10%	0.31%

Summary

Trupanion beats Employers on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Employers compare to Loews?

Loews (NYSE:L) and Employers (NYSE:EIG) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends and valuation.

Loews has higher revenue and earnings than Employers. Loews is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Employers, 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
Loews	$18.45B	1.23	$1.67B	$7.87	14.05
Employers	$858.70M	1.02	$10.80M	$0.33	146.18

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Loews	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	4.00
Employers	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Loews pays an annual dividend of $0.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Employers pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Loews pays out 3.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Employers pays out 412.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Employers has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Employers is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Loews has a beta of 0.53, indicating that its stock price is 47% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Employers has a beta of 0.49, indicating that its stock price is 51% less volatile than the broader market.

58.3% of Loews shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.5% of Employers shares are held by institutional investors. 19.0% of Loews shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Employers 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.

In the previous week, Loews had 3 more articles in the media than Employers. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Loews and 0 mentions for Employers. Loews' average media sentiment score of 0.13 beat Employers' score of 0.00 indicating that Loews is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Loews	Neutral
Employers	Neutral

Loews has a net margin of 8.83% compared to Employers' net margin of 0.95%. Loews' return on equity of 8.51% beat Employers' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Loews	8.83%	8.51%	1.91%
Employers	0.95%	1.10%	0.31%

Summary

Loews beats Employers on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Employers compare to Hilltop?

Hilltop (NYSE:HTH) and Employers (NYSE:EIG) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, dividends, earnings and media sentiment.

In the previous week, Hilltop's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Employers'average media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Hilltop	Neutral
Employers	Neutral

57.1% of Hilltop shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.5% of Employers shares are held by institutional investors. 5.4% of Hilltop shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Employers shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Hilltop currently has a consensus price target of $37.50, suggesting a potential downside of 2.98%. Given Hilltop's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Hilltop is more favorable than Employers.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hilltop	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Employers	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Hilltop has a net margin of 10.13% compared to Employers' net margin of 0.95%. Hilltop's return on equity of 7.32% beat Employers' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hilltop	10.13%	7.32%	1.03%
Employers	0.95%	1.10%	0.31%

Hilltop pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Employers pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Hilltop pays out 30.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Employers pays out 412.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Hilltop has increased its dividend for 8 consecutive years and Employers has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years.

Hilltop has a beta of 0.89, indicating that its share price is 11% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Employers has a beta of 0.49, indicating that its share price is 51% less volatile than the broader market.

Hilltop has higher revenue and earnings than Employers. Hilltop is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Employers, 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
Hilltop	$1.63B	1.39	$165.59M	$2.64	14.64
Employers	$858.70M	1.02	$10.80M	$0.33	146.18

Summary

Hilltop beats Employers on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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EIG vs. The Competition

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Metric	Employers	INS Industry	Finance Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$879.90M	$11.42B	$13.96B	$23.13B
Dividend Yield	2.92%	2.62%	5.74%	4.06%
P/E Ratio	146.18	31.61	20.23	31.08
Price / Sales	1.02	1.49	139.81	20.72
Price / Cash	34.31	15.66	19.54	18.65
Price / Book	1.13	1.77	2.25	4.65
Net Income	$10.80M	$802.69M	$1.14B	$1.07B
7 Day Performance	4.64%	0.64%	-0.21%	-1.04%
1 Month Performance	9.85%	2.60%	1.13%	0.18%
1 Year Performance	1.43%	-0.76%	15.50%	24.25%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
EIG Employers	1.5373 of 5 stars	$48.24 +3.7%	N/A	+0.3%	$879.90M	$858.70M	146.18	680
AMSF AMERISAFE	4.0479 of 5 stars	$31.28 +0.9%	$44.67 +42.8%	-27.8%	$584.94M	$317.25M	12.87	350	News Coverage
SAFT Safety Insurance Group	3.4702 of 5 stars	$70.87 -0.8%	N/A	-9.3%	$1.04B	$1.26B	16.75	550	Positive News
TRUP Trupanion	3.4406 of 5 stars	$24.44 +2.3%	$42.25 +72.9%	-58.5%	$1.07B	$1.44B	41.42	1,121
L Loews	1.0311 of 5 stars	$108.58 +0.3%	N/A	+21.5%	$22.34B	$18.45B	13.80	13,100

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