ProAssurance (PRA) Competitors

Arch Capital Group (NASDAQ:ACGL) and ProAssurance (NYSE:PRA) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, dividends and valuation.

Which has more risk and volatility, ACGL or PRA?

Arch Capital Group has a beta of 0.51, suggesting that its share price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ProAssurance has a beta of 0.12, suggesting that its share price is 88% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer ACGL or PRA?

In the previous week, Arch Capital Group had 15 more articles in the media than ProAssurance. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Arch Capital Group and 3 mentions for ProAssurance. Arch Capital Group's average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat ProAssurance's score of 1.10 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	13 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
ProAssurance	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals believe in ACGL or PRA?

89.1% of Arch Capital Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.6% of ProAssurance shares are held by institutional investors. 4.2% of Arch Capital Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of ProAssurance shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is ACGL or PRA more profitable?

Arch Capital Group has a net margin of 20.72% compared to ProAssurance's net margin of 3.72%. Arch Capital Group's return on equity of 15.79% beat ProAssurance's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Arch Capital Group	20.72%	15.79%	4.54%
ProAssurance	3.72%	4.51%	0.96%

Do analysts rate ACGL or PRA?

Arch Capital Group currently has a consensus price target of $113.60, indicating a potential upside of 27.80%. ProAssurance has a consensus price target of $21.50, indicating a potential downside of 9.64%. Given Arch Capital Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Arch Capital Group is more favorable than ProAssurance.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Arch Capital Group	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.53
ProAssurance	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.80

Which has better valuation and earnings, ACGL or PRA?

Arch Capital Group has higher revenue and earnings than ProAssurance. Arch Capital Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ProAssurance, 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	1.91	$4.31B	$9.76	9.11
ProAssurance	$1.15B	1.06	$52.74M	$0.82	29.02

Summary

Arch Capital Group beats ProAssurance on 15 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.