MMC vs. ERIE, WTW, AJG, AON, BRO, RYAN, CRD.B, EHTH, ETOR, and TIPT
Should you be buying Marsh & McLennan Companies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Marsh & McLennan Companies include Erie Indemnity (ERIE), Willis Towers Watson Public (WTW), Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (AJG), AON (AON), Brown & Brown (BRO), Ryan Specialty (RYAN), Crawford & Company (CRD.B), eHealth (EHTH), eToro Group (ETOR), and Tiptree Financial (TIPT).
Marsh & McLennan Companies vs. Its Competitors
Marsh & McLennan Companies (NYSE:MMC) and Erie Indemnity (NASDAQ:ERIE) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk and institutional ownership.
Marsh & McLennan Companies pays an annual dividend of $3.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Erie Indemnity pays an annual dividend of $5.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Marsh & McLennan Companies pays out 43.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Erie Indemnity pays out 45.7% 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. Marsh & McLennan Companies has increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years and Erie Indemnity has increased its dividend for 36 consecutive years. Marsh & McLennan Companies is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Marsh & McLennan Companies presently has a consensus price target of $237.13, indicating a potential upside of 16.21%. Given Marsh & McLennan Companies' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Marsh & McLennan Companies is more favorable than Erie Indemnity.
Marsh & McLennan Companies has a net margin of 16.00% compared to Erie Indemnity's net margin of 15.73%. Marsh & McLennan Companies' return on equity of 31.90% beat Erie Indemnity's return on equity.
88.0% of Marsh & McLennan Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.7% of Erie Indemnity shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Marsh & McLennan Companies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 45.8% of Erie Indemnity 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.
Marsh & McLennan Companies has higher revenue and earnings than Erie Indemnity. Marsh & McLennan Companies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Erie Indemnity, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Marsh & McLennan Companies had 41 more articles in the media than Erie Indemnity. MarketBeat recorded 44 mentions for Marsh & McLennan Companies and 3 mentions for Erie Indemnity. Marsh & McLennan Companies' average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat Erie Indemnity's score of 0.64 indicating that Marsh & McLennan Companies is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Marsh & McLennan Companies has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Erie Indemnity has a beta of 0.3, indicating that its share price is 70% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Marsh & McLennan Companies beats Erie Indemnity on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:MMC) was last updated on 10/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
