EIG vs. SAFT, TRUP, L, THG, AGO, MCY, HTH, STC, HCI, and PRA
Should you be buying Employers stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Employers include Safety Insurance Group (SAFT), Trupanion (TRUP), Loews (L), The Hanover Insurance Group (THG), Assured Guaranty (AGO), Mercury General (MCY), Hilltop (HTH), Stewart Information Services (STC), HCI Group (HCI), and ProAssurance (PRA). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.
Employers vs. Its Competitors
Employers (NYSE:EIG) and Safety Insurance Group (NASDAQ:SAFT) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation and dividends.
Employers has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Safety Insurance Group. Employers is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Safety Insurance Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Employers has a net margin of 11.99% compared to Safety Insurance Group's net margin of 6.29%. Employers' return on equity of 9.21% beat Safety Insurance Group's return on equity.
80.5% of Employers shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.0% of Safety Insurance Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of Employers shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Safety Insurance Group 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.
Employers has a beta of 0.54, meaning that its share price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Safety Insurance Group has a beta of 0.26, meaning that its share price is 74% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Employers had 1 more articles in the media than Safety Insurance Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Employers and 1 mentions for Safety Insurance Group. Safety Insurance Group's average media sentiment score of 1.90 beat Employers' score of 0.56 indicating that Safety Insurance Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Employers pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Safety Insurance Group pays an annual dividend of $3.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Employers pays out 31.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Safety Insurance Group pays out 73.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Employers has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years.
Employers currently has a consensus target price of $58.00, indicating a potential upside of 23.68%. Given Employers' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Employers is more favorable than Safety Insurance Group.
Summary
Employers beats Safety Insurance Group on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:EIG) was last updated on 7/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff