Do analysts recommend SAFT or MBI?

MBIA has a consensus price target of $7.50, suggesting a potential upside of 15.42%. Given MBIA's higher possible 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) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 MBIA 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00

Do analysts prefer MBI or EIG?

MBIA currently has a consensus target price of $7.50, suggesting a potential upside of 15.42%. Given MBIA's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe MBIA is more favorable than Employers. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score MBIA 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Employers 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00

Which has higher valuation and earnings, MBI or EIG?

Employers has higher revenue and earnings than MBIA. MBIA 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 MBIA $80M 4.14 -$177M -$3.10 N/A Employers $858.70M 1.07 $10.80M $0.33 152.48

Is MBI or EIG more profitable?

Employers has a net margin of 0.95% compared to MBIA's net margin of -172.22%. Employers' return on equity of 1.10% beat MBIA's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets MBIA -172.22% N/A -1.71% Employers 0.95% 1.10% 0.31%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, MBI or DGICA?

Donegal Group has higher revenue and earnings than MBIA. MBIA is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Donegal 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 MBIA $80M 4.14 -$177M -$3.10 N/A Donegal Group $978.01M 0.71 $79.34M $1.79 10.45

Is MBI or DGICA more profitable?

Donegal Group has a net margin of 6.77% compared to MBIA's net margin of -172.22%. Donegal Group's return on equity of 10.31% beat MBIA's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets MBIA -172.22% N/A -1.71% Donegal Group 6.77% 10.31% 2.69%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, MBI or AMSF?

AMERISAFE has higher revenue and earnings than MBIA. MBIA is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AMERISAFE, 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 MBIA $80M 4.14 -$177M -$3.10 N/A AMERISAFE $317.25M 1.99 $47.15M $2.43 13.89

Is MBI or AMSF more profitable?

AMERISAFE has a net margin of 14.27% compared to MBIA's net margin of -172.22%. AMERISAFE's return on equity of 15.34% beat MBIA's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets MBIA -172.22% N/A -1.71% AMERISAFE 14.27% 15.34% 3.48%

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MBI vs. UVE, SAFT, EIG, DGICA, and AMSF

Should you buy MBIA stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares MBIA 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 MBIA include Universal Insurance (UVE), Safety Insurance Group (SAFT), Employers (EIG), Donegal Group (DGICA), and AMERISAFE (AMSF). These companies are all part of the "property & casualty insurance" industry.

How does MBIA compare to Universal Insurance?

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

In the previous week, Universal Insurance had 2 more articles in the media than MBIA. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Universal Insurance and 0 mentions for MBIA. MBIA's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Universal Insurance's score of -1.38 indicating that MBIA is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
MBIA	Neutral
Universal Insurance	Negative

MBIA presently has a consensus price target of $7.50, indicating a potential upside of 15.42%. Universal Insurance has a consensus price target of $40.00, indicating a potential downside of 3.05%. Given MBIA's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe MBIA is more favorable than Universal Insurance.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MBIA	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Universal Insurance	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

61.0% of MBIA shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.6% of Universal Insurance shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.3% of MBIA shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.0% of Universal Insurance shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

MBIA has a beta of 1.64, suggesting that its share price is 64% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Universal Insurance has a beta of 0.73, suggesting that its share price is 27% less volatile than the broader market.

Universal Insurance has a net margin of 12.22% compared to MBIA's net margin of -172.22%. Universal Insurance's return on equity of 37.51% beat MBIA's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MBIA	-172.22%	N/A	-1.71%
Universal Insurance	12.22%	37.51%	6.54%

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
MBIA	$80M	4.14	-$177M	-$3.10	N/A
Universal Insurance	$1.60B	0.72	$182.95M	$6.75	6.11

Summary

Universal Insurance beats MBIA on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does MBIA compare to Safety Insurance Group?

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

Safety Insurance Group has a beta of 0.21, suggesting that its share price is 79% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, MBIA has a beta of 1.64, suggesting that its share price is 64% more volatile than the broader market.

MBIA has a consensus price target of $7.50, suggesting a potential upside of 15.42%. Given MBIA's higher possible 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)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
MBIA	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

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	$1.26B	0.87	$99.25M	$4.23	17.78
MBIA	$80M	4.14	-$177M	-$3.10	N/A

Safety Insurance Group has a net margin of 4.94% compared to MBIA's net margin of -172.22%. Safety Insurance Group's return on equity of 6.31% beat MBIA's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Safety Insurance Group	4.94%	6.31%	2.29%
MBIA	-172.22%	N/A	-1.71%

81.0% of Safety Insurance Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.0% of MBIA shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of Safety Insurance Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.3% of MBIA shares are owned by company 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.

In the previous week, Safety Insurance Group had 2 more articles in the media than MBIA. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Safety Insurance Group and 0 mentions for MBIA. Safety Insurance Group's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat MBIA's score of 0.00 indicating that Safety Insurance Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Safety Insurance Group	Positive
MBIA	Neutral

Summary

Safety Insurance Group beats MBIA on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does MBIA compare to Employers?

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

Employers has higher revenue and earnings than MBIA. MBIA 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
MBIA	$80M	4.14	-$177M	-$3.10	N/A
Employers	$858.70M	1.07	$10.80M	$0.33	152.48

MBIA has a beta of 1.64, indicating that its share price is 64% more 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.

Employers has a net margin of 0.95% compared to MBIA's net margin of -172.22%. Employers' return on equity of 1.10% beat MBIA's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MBIA	-172.22%	N/A	-1.71%
Employers	0.95%	1.10%	0.31%

MBIA currently has a consensus target price of $7.50, suggesting a potential upside of 15.42%. Given MBIA's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe MBIA is more favorable than Employers.

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

In the previous week, Employers had 2 more articles in the media than MBIA. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Employers and 0 mentions for MBIA. MBIA's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Employers' score of -0.53 indicating that MBIA is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
MBIA	Neutral
Employers	Negative

61.0% of MBIA shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.5% of Employers shares are held by institutional investors. 11.3% of MBIA 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 stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Employers beats MBIA on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does MBIA compare to Donegal Group?

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

61.0% of MBIA shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.0% of Donegal Group shares are held by institutional investors. 11.3% of MBIA shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of Donegal Group 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.

MBIA presently has a consensus price target of $7.50, suggesting a potential upside of 15.42%. Donegal Group has a consensus price target of $18.00, suggesting a potential downside of 3.79%. Given MBIA's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe MBIA is more favorable than Donegal Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MBIA	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Donegal Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

MBIA has a beta of 1.64, indicating that its stock price is 64% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Donegal Group has a beta of 0.01, indicating that its stock price is 99% less volatile than the broader market.

Donegal Group has a net margin of 6.77% compared to MBIA's net margin of -172.22%. Donegal Group's return on equity of 10.31% beat MBIA's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MBIA	-172.22%	N/A	-1.71%
Donegal Group	6.77%	10.31%	2.69%

In the previous week, Donegal Group had 2 more articles in the media than MBIA. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Donegal Group and 0 mentions for MBIA. Donegal Group's average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat MBIA's score of 0.00 indicating that Donegal Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
MBIA	Neutral
Donegal Group	Very Positive

Donegal Group has higher revenue and earnings than MBIA. MBIA is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Donegal 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
MBIA	$80M	4.14	-$177M	-$3.10	N/A
Donegal Group	$978.01M	0.71	$79.34M	$1.79	10.45

Summary

Donegal Group beats MBIA on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does MBIA compare to AMERISAFE?

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

AMERISAFE has a net margin of 14.27% compared to MBIA's net margin of -172.22%. AMERISAFE's return on equity of 15.34% beat MBIA's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MBIA	-172.22%	N/A	-1.71%
AMERISAFE	14.27%	15.34%	3.48%

MBIA has a beta of 1.64, indicating that its stock price is 64% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, AMERISAFE has a beta of 0.24, indicating that its stock price is 76% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, AMERISAFE had 2 more articles in the media than MBIA. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for AMERISAFE and 0 mentions for MBIA. AMERISAFE's average media sentiment score of 1.57 beat MBIA's score of 0.00 indicating that AMERISAFE is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
MBIA	Neutral
AMERISAFE	Very Positive

MBIA currently has a consensus target price of $7.50, suggesting a potential upside of 15.42%. AMERISAFE has a consensus target price of $44.67, suggesting a potential upside of 32.35%. Given AMERISAFE's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe AMERISAFE is more favorable than MBIA.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MBIA	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 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 higher revenue and earnings than MBIA. MBIA is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AMERISAFE, 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
MBIA	$80M	4.14	-$177M	-$3.10	N/A
AMERISAFE	$317.25M	1.99	$47.15M	$2.43	13.89

61.0% of MBIA shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.4% of AMERISAFE shares are held by institutional investors. 11.3% of MBIA 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, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

AMERISAFE beats MBIA on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Metric	MBIA	INS Industry	Finance Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$331.58M	$21.06B	$13.89B	$23.31B
Dividend Yield	N/A	3.24%	5.69%	4.07%
P/E Ratio	-2.10	10.88	20.48	31.64
Price / Sales	4.14	1.65	133.80	21.38
Price / Cash	14.29	13.21	19.68	24.80
Price / Book	-0.15	2.66	2.26	4.74
Net Income	-$177M	$1.89B	$1.14B	$1.07B
7 Day Performance	7.16%	2.35%	0.90%	0.99%
1 Month Performance	10.04%	4.58%	1.41%	0.46%
1 Year Performance	49.79%	-0.03%	15.38%	25.30%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
MBI MBIA	1.1633 of 5 stars	$6.50 +5.8%	$7.50 +15.4%	+49.8%	$331.58M	$80M	N/A	80	High Trading Volume
UVE Universal Insurance	2.5086 of 5 stars	$39.69 +3.6%	$40.00 +0.8%	+49.6%	$1.11B	$1.60B	5.88	1,068	Negative News Analyst Downgrade
SAFT Safety Insurance Group	3.5378 of 5 stars	$72.41 +2.5%	N/A	-4.6%	$1.06B	$1.26B	17.12	550	News Coverage
EIG Employers	0.9783 of 5 stars	$47.86 +2.9%	N/A	+6.8%	$872.88M	$858.70M	145.02	680	News Coverage Analyst Upgrade
DGICA Donegal Group	4.0487 of 5 stars	$17.92 +2.4%	$18.00 +0.4%	-6.2%	$663.94M	$968.84M	10.01	880	Positive News Analyst Upgrade

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MBI vs. UVE, SAFT, EIG, DGICA, and AMSF

How does MBIA compare to Universal Insurance?

Does the media prefer MBI or UVE?

Do analysts prefer MBI or UVE?

Do insiders and institutionals believe in MBI or UVE?

Which has more volatility and risk, MBI or UVE?

Is MBI or UVE more profitable?

Which has better valuation & earnings, MBI or UVE?

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How does MBIA compare to Safety Insurance Group?

Which has more volatility and risk, SAFT or MBI?

Do analysts recommend SAFT or MBI?

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, SAFT or MBI?

Is SAFT or MBI more profitable?

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

Does the media favor SAFT or MBI?

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How does MBIA compare to Employers?

Which has higher valuation and earnings, MBI or EIG?

Which has more risk and volatility, MBI or EIG?

Is MBI or EIG more profitable?

Do analysts prefer MBI or EIG?

Does the media refer more to MBI or EIG?

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

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How does MBIA compare to Donegal Group?

Do insiders & institutionals believe in MBI or DGICA?

Do analysts prefer MBI or DGICA?

Which has more volatility and risk, MBI or DGICA?

Is MBI or DGICA more profitable?

Does the media prefer MBI or DGICA?

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, MBI or DGICA?

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How does MBIA compare to AMERISAFE?

Is MBI or AMSF more profitable?

Which has more risk & volatility, MBI or AMSF?

Does the media prefer MBI or AMSF?

Do analysts rate MBI or AMSF?

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, MBI or AMSF?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in MBI or AMSF?

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MBI vs. The Competition

MBIA Competitors List

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