STC vs. RLI, AXS, FAF, SIGI, THG, WTM, AGO, MCY, HTH, and SAFT
Should you be buying Stewart Information Services stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Stewart Information Services include RLI (RLI), AXIS Capital (AXS), First American Financial (FAF), Selective Insurance Group (SIGI), The Hanover Insurance Group (THG), White Mountains Insurance Group (WTM), Assured Guaranty (AGO), Mercury General (MCY), Hilltop (HTH), and Safety Insurance Group (SAFT). These companies are all part of the "property & casualty insurance" industry.
RLI (NYSE:RLI) and Stewart Information Services (NYSE:STC) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations and community ranking.
RLI has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Stewart Information Services. RLI is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Stewart Information Services, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
RLI has a net margin of 20.78% compared to RLI's net margin of 1.85%. Stewart Information Services' return on equity of 18.33% beat RLI's return on equity.
RLI received 69 more outperform votes than Stewart Information Services when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 55.58% of users gave RLI an outperform vote while only 52.70% of users gave Stewart Information Services an outperform vote.
RLI currently has a consensus price target of $164.50, suggesting a potential upside of 11.87%. Stewart Information Services has a consensus price target of $73.33, suggesting a potential upside of 0.10%. Given Stewart Information Services' higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe RLI is more favorable than Stewart Information Services.
77.9% of RLI shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.9% of Stewart Information Services shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.1% of RLI shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Stewart Information Services shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
RLI has a beta of 0.41, indicating that its stock price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Stewart Information Services has a beta of 1.21, indicating that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, RLI had 30 more articles in the media than Stewart Information Services. MarketBeat recorded 48 mentions for RLI and 18 mentions for Stewart Information Services. Stewart Information Services' average media sentiment score of 0.32 beat RLI's score of 0.07 indicating that RLI is being referred to more favorably in the media.
RLI pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Stewart Information Services pays an annual dividend of $1.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. RLI pays out 16.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Stewart Information Services pays out 125.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. RLI has increased its dividend for 50 consecutive years.
Summary
RLI beats Stewart Information Services on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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