MBIA (MBI) Competitors $4.33 +0.03 (+0.70%) As of 03:59 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock MBI vs. UVE, DGICA, UFCS, GBLI, ITIC, OB, HALL, BRK.B, PGR, and TRVShould you be buying MBIA stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of MBIA include Universal Insurance (UVE), Donegal Group (DGICA), United Fire Group (UFCS), Global Indemnity Group (GBLI), Investors Title (ITIC), Outbrain (OB), Hallmark Financial Services (HALL), Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B), Progressive (PGR), and Travelers Companies (TRV). These companies are all part of the "property & casualty insurance" industry. MBIA vs. Its Competitors Universal Insurance Donegal Group United Fire Group Global Indemnity Group Investors Title Outbrain Hallmark Financial Services Berkshire Hathaway Progressive Travelers Companies Universal Insurance (NYSE:UVE) and MBIA (NYSE:MBI) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment, risk and dividends. Do institutionals and insiders believe in UVE or MBI? 66.6% of Universal Insurance shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.0% of MBIA shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.5% of Universal Insurance shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.6% of MBIA shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is UVE or MBI more profitable? Universal Insurance has a net margin of 4.82% compared to MBIA's net margin of 0.00%. Universal Insurance's return on equity of 15.43% beat MBIA's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Universal Insurance4.82% 15.43% 2.37% MBIA N/A N/A -7.02% Do analysts rate UVE or MBI? MBIA has a consensus target price of $6.25, suggesting a potential upside of 44.34%. Given MBIA's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe MBIA is more favorable than Universal Insurance.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Universal Insurance 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00MBIA 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Does the media prefer UVE or MBI? In the previous week, MBIA had 2 more articles in the media than Universal Insurance. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for MBIA and 0 mentions for Universal Insurance. MBIA's average media sentiment score of 1.72 beat Universal Insurance's score of 0.00 indicating that MBIA is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Universal Insurance Neutral MBIA Very Positive Which has more volatility & risk, UVE or MBI? Universal Insurance has a beta of 0.87, indicating that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MBIA has a beta of 1.87, indicating that its stock price is 87% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in UVE or MBI? MBIA received 58 more outperform votes than Universal Insurance when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.57% of users gave MBIA an outperform vote while only 64.05% of users gave Universal Insurance an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformUniversal InsuranceOutperform Votes29464.05% Underperform Votes16535.95% MBIAOutperform Votes35269.57% Underperform Votes15430.43% Which has stronger valuation & earnings, UVE or MBI? Universal Insurance has higher revenue and earnings than MBIA. MBIA is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Universal Insurance, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioUniversal Insurance$1.55B0.49$66.82M$2.2911.79MBIA$43M5.07-$487M-$8.87-0.49 SummaryUniversal Insurance and MBIA tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get MBIA News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MBI and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding MBI and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart MBI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMBIASurety insurance IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$218.11M$3.10B$11.73B$19.87BDividend YieldN/A2.39%5.66%3.83%P/E Ratio-0.386.0723.0535.60Price / Sales5.073.4226.8643.81Price / CashN/A8.2217.6017.51Price / Book-0.131.092.894.85Net Income-$487M$396.79M$1.04B$1.02B7 Day Performance-1.70%0.24%1.53%1.94%1 Month Performance-3.67%-1.84%1.45%3.02%1 Year Performance-18.84%12.21%540.37%9.87% MBIA Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MBIMBIA2.4433 of 5 stars$4.33+0.7%$6.25+44.3%-16.5%$218.11M$43M-0.3880News CoveragePositive NewsUVEUniversal Insurance3.4938 of 5 stars$28.26+4.1%N/A+40.8%$795.38M$1.55B11.491,220DGICADonegal Group3.4403 of 5 stars$20.38+0.9%$18.00-11.7%+46.4%$735.66M$993.64M13.41880UFCSUnited Fire Group3.4757 of 5 stars$28.48+0.1%$30.00+5.3%+32.5%$724.84M$1.29B11.971,090Positive NewsGBLIGlobal Indemnity Group4.2928 of 5 stars$31.21+3.7%N/A-1.6%$444.92M$437.55M10.72360Dividend AnnouncementGap DownITICInvestors Title2.0123 of 5 stars$221.75-5.2%N/A+17.6%$418.22M$261.40M13.50560Positive NewsShort Interest ↑High Trading VolumeOBOutbrain3.8304 of 5 stars$2.50-3.1%$7.10+184.0%-40.3%$235.75M$959.27M-50.001,020HALLHallmark Financial ServicesN/A$0.05flatN/AN/A$104K$165.95M0.00410BRK.BBerkshire Hathaway0.4078 of 5 stars$502.88-0.2%$520.00+3.4%+19.6%$1.08T$415.78B10.16372,000PGRProgressive4.195 of 5 stars$288.59+1.3%$288.59+0.0%+26.0%$169.18B$78.51B20.0455,100Positive NewsTRVTravelers Companies4.7266 of 5 stars$276.33+0.2%$271.11-1.9%+24.7%$62.61B$47.01B12.8732,500 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies UVE Alternatives DGICA Alternatives UFCS Alternatives GBLI Alternatives ITIC Alternatives OB Alternatives HALL Alternatives BRK.B Alternatives PGR Alternatives TRV Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:MBI) was last updated on 6/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s Exec Order #14154 could be a “Millionaire-Maker”Former Presidential Advisor, Jim Rickards, says Trump could “rewire our economy and hand millions of Americans...Paradigm Press | SponsoredElon’s NEXT Big IPO?Cancel your internet TODAY!? 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