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The Hanover Insurance Group (THG) Competitors

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THG vs. CINF, AFG, ALL, AXS, CB, CNA, HIG, L, ORI, and TRV

Should you be buying The Hanover Insurance Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of The Hanover Insurance Group include Cincinnati Financial (CINF), American Financial Group (AFG), Allstate (ALL), Axis Capital (AXS), Chubb (CB), CNA Financial (CNA), The Hartford Insurance Group (HIG), Loews (L), Old Republic International (ORI), and Travelers Companies (TRV). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.

The Hanover Insurance Group vs. Its Competitors

Cincinnati Financial (NASDAQ:CINF) and The Hanover Insurance Group (NYSE:THG) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, risk and earnings.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Cincinnati Financial$11.34B2.12$2.29B$11.5313.36
The Hanover Insurance Group$6.24B1.00$426M$15.1911.51

In the previous week, Cincinnati Financial had 7 more articles in the media than The Hanover Insurance Group. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Cincinnati Financial and 16 mentions for The Hanover Insurance Group. The Hanover Insurance Group's average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat Cincinnati Financial's score of 1.04 indicating that The Hanover Insurance Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Cincinnati Financial
13 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
8 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
The Hanover Insurance Group
12 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Cincinnati Financial currently has a consensus price target of $159.40, indicating a potential upside of 3.50%. The Hanover Insurance Group has a consensus price target of $185.13, indicating a potential upside of 5.88%. Given The Hanover Insurance Group's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe The Hanover Insurance Group is more favorable than Cincinnati Financial.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Cincinnati Financial
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.80
The Hanover Insurance Group
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.60

Cincinnati Financial has a net margin of 15.59% compared to The Hanover Insurance Group's net margin of 8.67%. The Hanover Insurance Group's return on equity of 20.24% beat Cincinnati Financial's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Cincinnati Financial15.59% 7.14% 2.66%
The Hanover Insurance Group 8.67%20.24%3.92%

Cincinnati Financial has a beta of 0.7, suggesting that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Hanover Insurance Group has a beta of 0.45, suggesting that its stock price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500.

65.2% of Cincinnati Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.6% of The Hanover Insurance Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.8% of Cincinnati Financial shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of The Hanover Insurance Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Cincinnati Financial pays an annual dividend of $3.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. The Hanover Insurance Group pays an annual dividend of $3.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Cincinnati Financial pays out 30.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. The Hanover Insurance Group pays out 23.7% 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. Cincinnati Financial has increased its dividend for 65 consecutive years and The Hanover Insurance Group has increased its dividend for 20 consecutive years. Cincinnati Financial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Cincinnati Financial beats The Hanover Insurance Group on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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THG vs. The Competition

MetricThe Hanover Insurance GroupINS IndustryFinance SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$6.19B$58.01B$12.53B$21.25B
Dividend Yield2.08%1.87%5.44%3.53%
P/E Ratio11.5116.5419.4529.20
Price / Sales1.002.7926.0453.33
Price / Cash12.6228.5622.1823.64
Price / Book1.942.402.355.36
Net Income$426M$4.66B$1.01B$996.59M
7 Day Performance0.53%0.38%2.01%2.99%
1 Month Performance5.79%3.10%2.09%2.88%
1 Year Performance24.21%16.43%540.82%12.54%

The Hanover Insurance Group Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
THG
The Hanover Insurance Group
3.7987 of 5 stars
$174.85
+1.0%
$185.13
+5.9%
+27.5%$6.19B$6.24B11.514,900Positive News
CINF
Cincinnati Financial
4.6262 of 5 stars
$149.79
-0.8%
$159.40
+6.4%
+15.3%$23.62B$11.34B12.995,624Positive News
Dividend Announcement
AFG
American Financial Group
4.1781 of 5 stars
$130.58
-0.8%
$136.75
+4.7%
+4.1%$10.98B$8.32B14.358,700
ALL
Allstate
4.9762 of 5 stars
$207.11
+0.2%
$229.33
+10.7%
+10.1%$54.49B$64.11B9.7455,400
AXS
Axis Capital
4.7064 of 5 stars
$94.99
-0.3%
$111.43
+17.3%
+27.1%$7.45B$5.96B9.131,876Positive News
Insider Trade
CB
Chubb
4.9316 of 5 stars
$272.81
-0.5%
$302.00
+10.7%
-1.5%$109.32B$55.75B12.0343,000Positive News
CNA
CNA Financial
3.7036 of 5 stars
$47.21
-1.1%
$50.50
+7.0%
-3.9%$12.92B$14.27B14.716,500
HIG
The Hartford Insurance Group
4.7341 of 5 stars
$129.86
-0.5%
$137.64
+6.0%
+17.5%$36.71B$26.54B11.7719,100Positive News
L
Loews
2.3105 of 5 stars
$94.66
-0.4%
N/A+19.6%$19.71B$17.51B15.0513,000
ORI
Old Republic International
4.1327 of 5 stars
$38.07
-1.4%
$41.50
+9.0%
+14.0%$9.60B$8.23B13.049,400Positive News
Insider Trade
TRV
Travelers Companies
4.6961 of 5 stars
$265.13
-0.2%
$284.56
+7.3%
+21.8%$59.79B$46.42B11.7334,000Positive News
Insider Trade

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This page (NYSE:THG) was last updated on 8/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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