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$48.15 +0.02 (+0.04%)
As of 08/21/2026 03:58 PM Eastern

EIG vs. AMSF, TRUP, HIG, L, and PLMR

Should you buy Employers stock or one of its competitors? Employers's main competitors and comparable companies include AMERISAFE (AMSF), Trupanion (TRUP), The Hartford Insurance Group (HIG), Loews (L), and Palomar (PLMR). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "insurance" industry.

How does Employers compare to AMERISAFE?

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

AMERISAFE pays an annual dividend of $1.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.3%. Employers pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. AMERISAFE pays out 66.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Employers pays out 197.1% 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 has raised its dividend for 12 consecutive years and Employers has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years. AMERISAFE is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

AMERISAFE has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
AMERISAFE$317.25M1.52$47.15M$2.4810.49
Employers$858.70M1.01$10.80M$0.6969.78

AMERISAFE has a net margin of 14.00% compared to Employers' net margin of 0.91%. AMERISAFE's return on equity of 14.87% beat Employers' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
AMERISAFE14.00% 14.87% 3.35%
Employers 0.91%1.30%0.35%

AMERISAFE has a beta of 0.24, meaning that its stock price is 76% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Employers has a beta of 0.47, meaning that its stock price is 53% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, AMERISAFE had 2 more articles in the media than Employers. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for AMERISAFE and 1 mentions for Employers. Employers' average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat AMERISAFE's score of -0.08 indicating that Employers is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
AMERISAFE
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Employers
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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

AMERISAFE currently has a consensus target price of $44.00, suggesting a potential upside of 69.17%. Employers has a consensus target price of $59.00, suggesting a potential upside of 22.53%. Given AMERISAFE's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe AMERISAFE is more favorable than Employers.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
AMERISAFE
2 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
Employers
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33

Summary

AMERISAFE beats Employers on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Employers compare to Trupanion?

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

Employers presently has a consensus price target of $59.00, suggesting a potential upside of 22.53%. Trupanion has a consensus price target of $41.80, suggesting a potential upside of 34.41%. Given Trupanion's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Trupanion 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)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33
Trupanion
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67

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

Employers has a beta of 0.47, indicating that its share price is 53% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Trupanion has a beta of 1.39, indicating that its share price is 39% more volatile than the broader market.

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Employers$858.70M1.01$10.80M$0.6969.78
Trupanion$1.44B0.95$19.43M$0.5358.68

Trupanion has a net margin of 1.53% compared to Employers' net margin of 0.91%. Trupanion's return on equity of 5.96% beat Employers' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Employers0.91% 1.30% 0.35%
Trupanion 1.53%5.96%2.55%

In the previous week, Trupanion had 4 more articles in the media than Employers. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Trupanion and 1 mentions for Employers. Trupanion's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Employers' score of 0.75 indicating that Trupanion is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Employers
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Trupanion
3 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

Trupanion beats Employers on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Employers compare to The Hartford Insurance Group?

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

The Hartford Insurance Group has higher revenue and earnings than Employers. The Hartford 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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
The Hartford Insurance Group$28.37B1.30$3.84B$15.478.81
Employers$858.70M1.01$10.80M$0.6969.78

The Hartford Insurance Group has a net margin of 15.00% compared to Employers' net margin of 0.91%. The Hartford Insurance Group's return on equity of 21.66% beat Employers' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
The Hartford Insurance Group15.00% 21.66% 4.68%
Employers 0.91%1.30%0.35%

In the previous week, The Hartford Insurance Group had 26 more articles in the media than Employers. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for The Hartford Insurance Group and 1 mentions for Employers. The Hartford Insurance Group's average media sentiment score of 1.72 beat Employers' score of 0.75 indicating that The Hartford Insurance Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
The Hartford Insurance Group
27 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive
Employers
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

The Hartford Insurance Group presently has a consensus price target of $149.67, suggesting a potential upside of 9.81%. Employers has a consensus price target of $59.00, suggesting a potential upside of 22.53%. Given Employers' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Employers is more favorable than The Hartford Insurance Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
The Hartford Insurance Group
1 Sell rating(s)
10 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33
Employers
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33

93.4% of The Hartford Insurance Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.5% of Employers shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of The Hartford Insurance Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Employers shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

The Hartford Insurance Group has a beta of 0.46, indicating that its share price is 54% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Employers has a beta of 0.47, indicating that its share price is 53% less volatile than the broader market.

The Hartford Insurance Group pays an annual dividend of $2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Employers pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. The Hartford Insurance Group pays out 15.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Employers pays out 197.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. The Hartford Insurance Group has increased its dividend for 12 consecutive years and Employers has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years.

Summary

The Hartford Insurance Group beats Employers on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Employers compare to Loews?

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

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

Employers presently has a consensus target price of $59.00, indicating a potential upside of 22.53%. Given Employers' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Employers is more favorable than Loews.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Employers
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33
Loews
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
4.00

Employers pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Loews pays an annual dividend of $0.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Employers pays out 197.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Loews pays out 3.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Employers has increased 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 net margin of 9.02% compared to Employers' net margin of 0.91%. Loews' return on equity of 8.60% beat Employers' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Employers0.91% 1.30% 0.35%
Loews 9.02%8.60%1.96%

In the previous week, Loews had 12 more articles in the media than Employers. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Loews and 1 mentions for Employers. Loews' average media sentiment score of 1.69 beat Employers' score of 0.75 indicating that Loews is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Employers
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Loews
13 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive

Employers has a beta of 0.47, suggesting that its stock price is 53% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Loews has a beta of 0.52, suggesting that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the broader market.

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Employers$858.70M1.01$10.80M$0.6969.78
Loews$18.45B1.22$1.67B$8.1613.46

Summary

Loews beats Employers on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Employers compare to Palomar?

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

Palomar has a beta of 0.4, meaning that its stock price is 60% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Employers has a beta of 0.47, meaning that its stock price is 53% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Palomar had 16 more articles in the media than Employers. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Palomar and 1 mentions for Employers. Palomar's average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat Employers' score of 0.75 indicating that Palomar is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Palomar
10 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Employers
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Palomar has a net margin of 18.61% compared to Employers' net margin of 0.91%. Palomar's return on equity of 23.28% beat Employers' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Palomar18.61% 23.28% 6.45%
Employers 0.91%1.30%0.35%

Palomar pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Employers pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Palomar pays out 24.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Employers pays out 197.1% 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 increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Employers is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

90.3% of Palomar shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.5% of Employers shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.7% of Palomar shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Employers shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Palomar has higher revenue and earnings than Employers. Palomar is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Employers, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Palomar$875.97M3.91$197.07M$7.4417.49
Employers$858.70M1.01$10.80M$0.6969.78

Palomar presently has a consensus price target of $162.75, suggesting a potential upside of 25.11%. Employers has a consensus price target of $59.00, suggesting a potential upside of 22.53%. Given Palomar's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Palomar is more favorable than Employers.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Palomar
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67
Employers
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33

Summary

Palomar beats Employers on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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EIG vs. The Competition

MetricEmployersInsurance IndustryFinance SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$865.18M$19.29B$13.63B$24.31B
Dividend Yield2.82%3.30%5.89%3.70%
P/E Ratio69.7815.7929.6130.31
Price / Sales1.0130.80521.6220.99
Price / Cash35.5012.5638.1932.49
Price / Book1.012.072.186.77
Net Income$10.80M$1.80B$1.31B$1.07B
7 Day Performance-1.26%-0.59%-0.30%-0.65%
1 Month Performance-2.62%3.47%2.37%3.38%
1 Year Performance10.12%8.97%9.68%14.90%

Employers Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
EIG
Employers
2.1319 of 5 stars
$48.15
+0.0%
$59.00
+22.5%
+10.1%$865.18M$858.70M69.78680
AMSF
AMERISAFE
4.1811 of 5 stars
$26.55
+0.5%
$44.00
+65.7%
-44.5%$492.24M$317.25M10.71350
TRUP
Trupanion
2.7271 of 5 stars
$29.97
-0.1%
$41.60
+38.8%
-33.3%$1.31B$1.44B56.551,121
HIG
The Hartford Insurance Group
4.7266 of 5 stars
$138.89
+1.6%
$149.67
+7.8%
+1.7%$37.62B$28.88B8.9819,200
L
Loews
1.6881 of 5 stars
$112.57
+0.2%
N/A+14.1%$23.01B$18.45B13.8013,100

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