ProAssurance (PRA) Competitors

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

Which has more risk & volatility, PRA or ACGL?

ProAssurance has a beta of 0.13, indicating that its share price is 87% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Arch Capital Group has a beta of 0.49, indicating that its share price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation & earnings, PRA or ACGL?

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
ProAssurance	$1.15B	1.07	$52.74M	$0.94	25.49
Arch Capital Group	$17.44B	1.96	$4.31B	$9.69	9.44

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in PRA or ACGL?

85.6% of ProAssurance shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.1% of Arch Capital Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of ProAssurance 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 company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is PRA or ACGL more profitable?

Arch Capital Group has a net margin of 19.49% compared to ProAssurance's net margin of 4.33%. Arch Capital Group's return on equity of 15.33% beat ProAssurance's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ProAssurance	4.33%	5.62%	1.24%
Arch Capital Group	19.49%	15.33%	4.33%

Does the media prefer PRA or ACGL?

In the previous week, Arch Capital Group had 25 more articles in the media than ProAssurance. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for Arch Capital Group and 8 mentions for ProAssurance. Arch Capital Group's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat ProAssurance's score of 0.64 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
ProAssurance	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Arch Capital Group	20 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend PRA or ACGL?

ProAssurance currently has a consensus target price of $21.50, indicating a potential downside of 10.29%. Arch Capital Group has a consensus target price of $112.13, indicating a potential upside of 22.59%. Given Arch Capital Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Arch Capital Group is more favorable than ProAssurance.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ProAssurance	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.80
Arch Capital Group	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.59

Summary

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