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RLI vs. ACGL, NMIH, AFG, AXS, and CB

Should you buy RLI stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares RLI with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with RLI include Arch Capital Group (ACGL), NMI (NMIH), American Financial Group (AFG), Axis Capital (AXS), and Chubb (CB). These companies are all part of the "ins - prop&caslty" industry.

How does RLI compare to Arch Capital Group?

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

In the previous week, Arch Capital Group had 20 more articles in the media than RLI. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for Arch Capital Group and 11 mentions for RLI. RLI's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Arch Capital Group's score of 0.46 indicating that RLI is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
RLI
6 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
12 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
6 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
RLI$1.88B2.55$403.34M$4.2812.20
Arch Capital Group$19.93B1.59$4.40B$13.026.94

RLI has a beta of 0.41, suggesting that its share price is 59% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Arch Capital Group has a beta of 0.32, suggesting that its share price is 68% less volatile than the broader market.

RLI presently has a consensus target price of $61.50, suggesting a potential upside of 17.79%. Arch Capital Group has a consensus target price of $106.32, suggesting a potential upside of 17.60%. Given RLI's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe RLI is more favorable than Arch Capital Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
RLI
1 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.14
Arch Capital Group
1 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.41

Arch Capital Group has a net margin of 24.64% compared to RLI's net margin of 20.81%. RLI's return on equity of 17.72% beat Arch Capital Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
RLI20.81% 17.72% 5.13%
Arch Capital Group 24.64%17.61%5.08%

77.9% of RLI shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.1% of Arch Capital Group shares are held by institutional investors. 2.4% of RLI shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.3% of Arch Capital Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Arch Capital Group beats RLI on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does RLI compare to NMI?

RLI (NYSE:RLI) and NMI (NASDAQ:NMIH) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, media sentiment and profitability.

77.9% of RLI shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.1% of NMI shares are held by institutional investors. 2.4% of RLI shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.4% of NMI shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

RLI currently has a consensus price target of $61.50, suggesting a potential upside of 17.79%. NMI has a consensus price target of $44.80, suggesting a potential upside of 22.24%. Given NMI's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe NMI is more favorable than RLI.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
RLI
1 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.14
NMI
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.80

NMI has a net margin of 53.82% compared to RLI's net margin of 20.81%. RLI's return on equity of 17.72% beat NMI's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
RLI20.81% 17.72% 5.13%
NMI 53.82%15.18%10.23%

RLI has higher revenue and earnings than NMI. NMI is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than RLI, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
RLI$1.88B2.55$403.34M$4.2812.20
NMI$706.44M3.94$388.93M$4.917.46

RLI has a beta of 0.41, meaning that its share price is 59% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, NMI has a beta of 0.56, meaning that its share price is 44% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, RLI had 6 more articles in the media than NMI. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for RLI and 5 mentions for NMI. RLI's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat NMI's score of 0.46 indicating that RLI is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
RLI
6 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
NMI
2 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Summary

NMI beats RLI on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does RLI compare to American Financial Group?

RLI (NYSE:RLI) and American Financial Group (NYSE:AFG) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, dividends and profitability.

RLI has a net margin of 20.81% compared to American Financial Group's net margin of 10.76%. American Financial Group's return on equity of 19.50% beat RLI's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
RLI20.81% 17.72% 5.13%
American Financial Group 10.76%19.50%2.82%

American Financial Group has higher revenue and earnings than RLI. RLI is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than American Financial Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
RLI$1.88B2.55$403.34M$4.2812.20
American Financial Group$8.11B1.35$842M$10.5212.49

RLI presently has a consensus target price of $61.50, suggesting a potential upside of 17.79%. American Financial Group has a consensus target price of $145.00, suggesting a potential upside of 10.39%. Given RLI's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe RLI is more favorable than American Financial Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
RLI
1 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.14
American Financial Group
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.40

In the previous week, RLI had 6 more articles in the media than American Financial Group. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for RLI and 5 mentions for American Financial Group. American Financial Group's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat RLI's score of 0.89 indicating that American Financial Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
RLI
6 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
American Financial Group
3 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

RLI has a beta of 0.41, meaning that its share price is 59% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, American Financial Group has a beta of 0.64, meaning that its share price is 36% less volatile than the broader market.

RLI pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. American Financial Group pays an annual dividend of $3.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. RLI pays out 16.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. American Financial Group pays out 33.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. RLI has raised its dividend for 51 consecutive years and American Financial Group has raised its dividend for 19 consecutive years.

77.9% of RLI shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.4% of American Financial Group shares are held by institutional investors. 2.4% of RLI shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.9% of American Financial 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.

Summary

American Financial Group beats RLI on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does RLI compare to Axis Capital?

RLI (NYSE:RLI) and Axis Capital (NYSE:AXS) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, risk, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation.

RLI has a net margin of 20.81% compared to Axis Capital's net margin of 16.00%. Axis Capital's return on equity of 18.12% beat RLI's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
RLI20.81% 17.72% 5.13%
Axis Capital 16.00%18.12%3.02%

RLI currently has a consensus target price of $61.50, indicating a potential upside of 17.79%. Axis Capital has a consensus target price of $122.10, indicating a potential upside of 25.02%. Given Axis Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Axis Capital is more favorable than RLI.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
RLI
1 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.14
Axis Capital
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.80

In the previous week, Axis Capital had 1 more articles in the media than RLI. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Axis Capital and 11 mentions for RLI. RLI's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Axis Capital's score of 0.80 indicating that RLI is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
RLI
6 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Axis Capital
4 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

RLI pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Axis Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. RLI pays out 16.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Axis Capital pays out 13.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. RLI has increased its dividend for 51 consecutive years. Axis Capital is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

RLI has a beta of 0.41, indicating that its stock price is 59% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Axis Capital has a beta of 0.51, indicating that its stock price is 49% less volatile than the broader market.

77.9% of RLI shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.4% of Axis Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.4% of RLI shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Axis Capital shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Axis Capital has higher revenue and earnings than RLI. Axis Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than RLI, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
RLI$1.88B2.55$403.34M$4.2812.20
Axis Capital$6.64B1.08$1.01B$13.427.28

Summary

Axis Capital beats RLI on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does RLI compare to Chubb?

Chubb (NYSE:CB) and RLI (NYSE:RLI) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, valuation, earnings and dividends.

Chubb pays an annual dividend of $3.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. RLI pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Chubb pays out 13.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. RLI pays out 16.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Chubb has increased its dividend for 31 consecutive years and RLI has increased its dividend for 51 consecutive years. RLI is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

83.8% of Chubb shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.9% of RLI shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Chubb shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.4% of RLI shares are held by 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.

RLI has a net margin of 20.81% compared to Chubb's net margin of 18.58%. RLI's return on equity of 17.72% beat Chubb's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Chubb18.58% 14.30% 4.13%
RLI 20.81%17.72%5.13%

Chubb presently has a consensus price target of $349.43, indicating a potential upside of 7.56%. RLI has a consensus price target of $61.50, indicating a potential upside of 17.79%. Given RLI's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe RLI is more favorable than Chubb.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Chubb
1 Sell rating(s)
11 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
RLI
1 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.14

Chubb has a beta of 0.41, suggesting that its stock price is 59% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, RLI has a beta of 0.41, suggesting that its stock price is 59% less volatile than the broader market.

Chubb has higher revenue and earnings than RLI. Chubb is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than RLI, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Chubb$59.40B2.12$10.31B$28.3211.47
RLI$1.88B2.55$403.34M$4.2812.20

In the previous week, Chubb had 13 more articles in the media than RLI. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Chubb and 11 mentions for RLI. Chubb's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat RLI's score of 0.89 indicating that Chubb is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Chubb
18 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
RLI
6 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

Chubb beats RLI on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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RLI vs. The Competition

MetricRLIINS IndustryFinance SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$4.80B$58.25B$13.59B$23.06B
Dividend Yield1.37%1.93%5.80%4.10%
P/E Ratio12.2010.5020.0030.54
Price / Sales2.551.63134.6212.85
Price / Cash14.6212.1319.1518.46
Price / Book2.701.942.214.65
Net Income$403.34M$4.24B$1.13B$1.07B
7 Day Performance2.33%2.09%0.74%-0.70%
1 Month Performance6.47%-0.51%0.45%0.07%
1 Year Performance-29.31%4.99%11.30%21.50%

RLI Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
RLI
RLI
4.797 of 5 stars
$52.21
+0.2%
$61.50
+17.8%
-31.3%$4.80B$1.88B12.201,193
ACGL
Arch Capital Group
4.3874 of 5 stars
$88.74
-0.7%
$106.32
+19.8%
-6.2%$31.21B$19.93B6.828,000
NMIH
NMI
4.3341 of 5 stars
$35.53
-1.0%
$44.80
+26.1%
-9.3%$2.73B$706.44M7.24234
AFG
American Financial Group
4.3155 of 5 stars
$128.36
-1.1%
$145.00
+13.0%
+4.7%$10.78B$8.17B12.208,500
AXS
Axis Capital
4.7722 of 5 stars
$95.86
+1.0%
$122.10
+27.4%
-10.2%$7.00B$6.56B7.141,966

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