RLI (RLI) Competitors

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

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

89.1% of Arch Capital Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.9% of RLI shares are held by institutional investors. 4.2% of Arch Capital Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of RLI shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to ACGL or RLI?

In the previous week, Arch Capital Group had 21 more articles in the media than RLI. MarketBeat recorded 47 mentions for Arch Capital Group and 26 mentions for RLI. Arch Capital Group's average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat RLI's score of 1.16 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	27 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
RLI	15 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, ACGL or RLI?

Arch Capital Group has a beta of 0.49, meaning that its share price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, RLI has a beta of 0.66, meaning that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate ACGL or RLI?

Arch Capital Group presently has a consensus target price of $112.13, suggesting a potential upside of 23.59%. RLI has a consensus target price of $78.60, suggesting a potential upside of 17.86%. Given Arch Capital Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Arch Capital Group is more favorable than RLI.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Arch Capital Group	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.59
RLI	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.14

Is ACGL or RLI more profitable?

Arch Capital Group has a net margin of 19.49% compared to RLI's net margin of 17.81%. RLI's return on equity of 15.82% 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%
RLI	17.81%	15.82%	4.52%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, ACGL or RLI?

Arch Capital Group has higher revenue and earnings than RLI. Arch Capital Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than RLI, 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	1.94	$4.31B	$9.69	9.36
RLI	$1.77B	3.46	$345.78M	$3.49	19.11

Summary

Arch Capital Group beats RLI on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.