The Hanover Insurance Group (THG) Competitors

The Hanover Insurance Group (NYSE:THG) and Markel Group (NYSE:MKL) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, community ranking and valuation.

Is THG or MKL more profitable?

Markel Group has a net margin of 16.34% compared to The Hanover Insurance Group's net margin of 6.83%. The Hanover Insurance Group's return on equity of 18.01% beat Markel Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
The Hanover Insurance Group	6.83%	18.01%	3.23%
Markel Group	16.34%	7.55%	1.99%

Do analysts rate THG or MKL?

The Hanover Insurance Group currently has a consensus price target of $179.25, indicating a potential upside of 5.92%. Markel Group has a consensus price target of $1,702.20, indicating a potential downside of 9.45%. Given The Hanover Insurance Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe The Hanover Insurance Group is more favorable than Markel Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
The Hanover Insurance Group	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.44
Markel Group	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.80

Does the media refer more to THG or MKL?

In the previous week, Markel Group had 7 more articles in the media than The Hanover Insurance Group. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Markel Group and 19 mentions for The Hanover Insurance Group. The Hanover Insurance Group's average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat Markel Group's score of 1.03 indicating that The Hanover Insurance Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
The Hanover Insurance Group	12 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Markel Group	13 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in THG or MKL?

86.6% of The Hanover Insurance Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.1% of Markel Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.5% of The Hanover Insurance Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Markel Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer THG or MKL?

The Hanover Insurance Group received 71 more outperform votes than Markel Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.52% of users gave The Hanover Insurance Group an outperform vote while only 59.24% of users gave Markel Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
The Hanover Insurance Group	Outperform Votes 369 59.52%	Underperform Votes 251 40.48%
Markel Group	Outperform Votes 298 59.24%	Underperform Votes 205 40.76%

Which has more risk and volatility, THG or MKL?

The Hanover Insurance Group has a beta of 0.47, indicating that its stock price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Markel Group has a beta of 0.7, indicating that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, THG or MKL?

Markel Group has higher revenue and earnings than The Hanover Insurance Group. Markel Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than The Hanover Insurance Group, 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
The Hanover Insurance Group	$6.22B	0.98	$426M	$11.69	14.48
Markel Group	$16.75B	1.43	$2.64B	$135.69	13.85

Summary

The Hanover Insurance Group beats Markel Group on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.