Progressive (PGR) Competitors

Arch Capital Group (NASDAQ:ACGL) and Progressive (NYSE:PGR) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership and risk.

Do analysts recommend ACGL or PGR?

Arch Capital Group presently has a consensus price target of $111.27, suggesting a potential upside of 21.88%. Progressive has a consensus price target of $284.18, suggesting a potential upside of 16.58%. Given Arch Capital Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Arch Capital Group is more favorable than Progressive.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Arch Capital Group	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56
Progressive	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has higher valuation and earnings, ACGL or PGR?

Progressive has higher revenue and earnings than Arch Capital Group. Arch Capital Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Progressive, 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
Arch Capital Group	$17.44B	1.95	$4.31B	$9.69	9.42
Progressive	$75.37B	1.90	$8.48B	$17.75	13.73

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ACGL or PGR?

89.1% of Arch Capital Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.3% of Progressive shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.2% of Arch Capital Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Progressive shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is ACGL or PGR more profitable?

Arch Capital Group has a net margin of 19.49% compared to Progressive's net margin of 12.66%. Progressive's return on equity of 35.37% beat Arch Capital Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Arch Capital Group	19.49%	15.33%	4.33%
Progressive	12.66%	35.37%	9.23%

Does the media prefer ACGL or PGR?

In the previous week, Progressive had 17 more articles in the media than Arch Capital Group. MarketBeat recorded 43 mentions for Progressive and 26 mentions for Arch Capital Group. Arch Capital Group's average media sentiment score of 1.57 beat Progressive's score of 1.43 indicating that Arch Capital Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Arch Capital Group	24 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Progressive	38 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, ACGL or PGR?

Arch Capital Group has a beta of 0.51, indicating that its stock price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Progressive has a beta of 0.32, indicating that its stock price is 68% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Arch Capital Group beats Progressive on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.