MBIA (MBI) Competitors

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

Does the media favor SAFT or MBI?

In the previous week, Safety Insurance Group had 1 more articles in the media than MBIA. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Safety Insurance Group and 5 mentions for MBIA. Safety Insurance Group's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat MBIA's score of -0.28 indicating that Safety Insurance Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Safety Insurance Group	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
MBIA	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has higher valuation & earnings, SAFT or MBI?

Safety Insurance Group has higher revenue and earnings than MBIA. MBIA 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Safety Insurance Group	$1.12B	0.98	$70.73M	$5.71	12.86
MBIA	$42M	7.53	-$444M	-$4.65	-1.35

Do analysts rate SAFT or MBI?

MBIA has a consensus price target of $8.00, suggesting a potential upside of 27.80%. Given MBIA's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe MBIA is more favorable than Safety Insurance Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Safety Insurance Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
MBIA	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of SAFT or MBI?

81.0% of Safety Insurance Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.0% of MBIA shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of Safety Insurance Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 12.6% of MBIA 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.

Which has more risk & volatility, SAFT or MBI?

Safety Insurance Group has a beta of 0.26, indicating that its stock price is 74% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MBIA has a beta of 1.85, indicating that its stock price is 85% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is SAFT or MBI more profitable?

Safety Insurance Group has a net margin of 7.07% compared to MBIA's net margin of -218.45%. Safety Insurance Group's return on equity of 8.34% beat MBIA's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Safety Insurance Group	7.07%	8.34%	3.09%
MBIA	-218.45%	N/A	-1.75%

Summary

Safety Insurance Group beats MBIA on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.