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NYSE:THG

The Hanover Insurance Group - THG Competitors

$126.75
+1.56 (+1.25%)
(As of 03/29/2023 12:00 AM ET)
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Today's Range
$125.74
$127.47
50-Day Range
$121.57
$148.20
52-Week Range
$119.82
$155.55
Volume
262,513 shs
Average Volume
174,154 shs
Market Capitalization
$4.51 billion
P/E Ratio
39.49
Dividend Yield
2.56%
Price Target
$155.20

THG vs. AXS, WTM, SIGI, RLI, MCY, EIG, CNA, WRB, MKL, and CINF

Should you be buying The Hanover Insurance Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of The Hanover Insurance Group include AXIS Capital (AXS), White Mountains Insurance Group (WTM), Selective Insurance Group (SIGI), RLI (RLI), Mercury General (MCY), Employers (EIG), CNA Financial (CNA), W. R. Berkley (WRB), Markel (MKL), and Cincinnati Financial (CINF). These companies are all part of the "property & casualty insurance" industry.

The Hanover Insurance Group vs.

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

AXIS Capital has a net margin of 4.34% compared to The Hanover Insurance Group's net margin of 2.12%. AXIS Capital's return on equity of 12.72% beat The Hanover Insurance Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
The Hanover Insurance Group 2.12% 7.98% 1.45%
AXIS Capital 4.34% 12.72% 1.92%

The Hanover Insurance Group has a beta of 0.68, indicating that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AXIS Capital has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.

86.4% of The Hanover Insurance Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.9% of AXIS Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.5% of The Hanover Insurance Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of AXIS Capital 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.

The Hanover Insurance Group pays an annual dividend of $3.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. AXIS Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. The Hanover Insurance Group pays out 100.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. AXIS Capital pays out 78.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. AXIS Capital is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

In the previous week, The Hanover Insurance Group had 2 more articles in the media than AXIS Capital. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for The Hanover Insurance Group and 4 mentions for AXIS Capital. The Hanover Insurance Group's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat AXIS Capital's score of 0.16 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
2 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
AXIS Capital
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
3 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

The Hanover Insurance Group presently has a consensus target price of $155.20, indicating a potential upside of 22.45%. AXIS Capital has a consensus target price of $61.50, indicating a potential upside of 13.01%. Given The Hanover Insurance Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe The Hanover Insurance Group is more favorable than AXIS Capital.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
The Hanover Insurance Group
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.40
AXIS Capital
1 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

AXIS Capital has lower revenue, but higher earnings than The Hanover Insurance Group. AXIS Capital 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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
The Hanover Insurance Group$5.47 billion0.83$116 million$3.2139.49
AXIS Capital$5.14 billion0.90$223.08 million$2.2524.19

AXIS Capital received 2 more outperform votes than The Hanover Insurance Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.60% of users gave The Hanover Insurance Group an outperform vote while only 54.29% of users gave AXIS Capital an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
The Hanover Insurance GroupOutperform Votes
346
60.60%
Underperform Votes
225
39.40%
AXIS CapitalOutperform Votes
348
54.29%
Underperform Votes
293
45.71%

Summary

The Hanover Insurance Group and AXIS Capital tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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 GroupFire, marine, & casualty insurance IndustryFinance SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$4.51B$29.47B$5.90B$14.30B
Dividend Yield2.63%2.56%8.41%3.89%
P/E Ratio39.4911.07138.0419.25
Price / Sales0.831.595,841.8210.85
Price / Cash20.0932.5431.7024.50
Price / Book1.941.873.496.76
Net Income$116M-$244.32M$643.71M$868.68M
7 Day Performance4.16%2.64%3.89%2.93%
1 Month Performance-9.13%-5.45%-5.48%-5.27%
1 Year Performance-16.03%-11.79%-5.64%-13.85%

The Hanover Insurance Group Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
AXS
AXIS Capital
2.2177 of 5 stars
$54.42
+1.7%
$61.50
+13.0%
-8.8%$4.61B$5.14B24.192,064High Trading Volume
WTM
White Mountains Insurance Group
2.3298 of 5 stars
$1,374.28
-1.5%
N/A+26.1%$3.53B$1.16B4.961,648
SIGI
Selective Insurance Group
2.3665 of 5 stars
$94.06
+1.5%
$97.50
+3.7%
+3.8%$5.68B$3.56B26.572,520Positive News
RLI
RLI
1.9204 of 5 stars
$133.94
+1.1%
$143.00
+6.8%
+20.8%$6.10B$1.70B10.511,001
MCY
Mercury General
1.8954 of 5 stars
$31.53
+1.2%
$45.00
+42.7%
-42.8%$1.75B$3.64B-3.404,300Short Interest ↑
EIG
Employers
2.278 of 5 stars
$41.76
-1.5%
$51.50
+23.3%
+1.5%$1.13B$713.50M23.46608
CNA
CNA Financial
2.3888 of 5 stars
$38.53
+1.3%
N/A-21.7%$10.42B$11.88B11.756,100Short Interest ↓
WRB
W. R. Berkley
2.9471 of 5 stars
$61.99
+0.9%
$79.09
+27.6%
-7.1%$16.33B$11.17B12.528,186Analyst Downgrade
Short Interest ↑
MKL
Markel
2.0601 of 5 stars
$1,260.00
+1.7%
$1,516.67
+20.4%
-15.5%$16.90B$11.68B-54.2620,900Short Interest ↑
CINF
Cincinnati Financial
1.8782 of 5 stars
$110.73
+2.5%
$110.60
-0.1%
-18.9%$17.40B$6.56B-36.915,148
This page (NYSE:THG) was last updated on 3/30/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff