Progressive (PGR) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer PGR or ACGL?

In the previous week, Progressive had 20 more articles in the media than Arch Capital Group. MarketBeat recorded 36 mentions for Progressive and 16 mentions for Arch Capital Group. Arch Capital Group's average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat Progressive's score of 1.23 indicating that Arch Capital Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Progressive	27 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Arch Capital Group	14 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, PGR or ACGL?

Progressive has a beta of 0.37, meaning that its share price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Arch Capital Group has a beta of 0.51, meaning that its share price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals believe in PGR or ACGL?

85.3% of Progressive shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.1% of Arch Capital Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Progressive shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.2% of Arch Capital Group shares are held 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.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, PGR or ACGL?

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
Progressive	$78.51B	1.94	$8.48B	$14.83	17.55
Arch Capital Group	$17.44B	1.91	$4.31B	$9.76	9.13

Do analysts recommend PGR or ACGL?

Progressive currently has a consensus target price of $288.88, suggesting a potential upside of 10.98%. Arch Capital Group has a consensus target price of $114.27, suggesting a potential upside of 28.30%. Given Arch Capital Group's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Arch Capital Group is more favorable than Progressive.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Progressive	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.61
Arch Capital Group	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Is PGR or ACGL more profitable?

Arch Capital Group has a net margin of 20.72% compared to Progressive's net margin of 11.10%. Progressive's return on equity of 33.50% beat Arch Capital Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Progressive	11.10%	33.50%	8.37%
Arch Capital Group	20.72%	15.79%	4.54%

Summary

Progressive beats Arch Capital Group on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.