Third Point Reinsurance (TPRE) Competitors

Third Point Reinsurance (NYSE:TPRE) 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 profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking, valuation, risk, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in TPRE or THG?

70.1% of Third Point Reinsurance shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.6% of The Hanover Insurance Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.9% of Third Point Reinsurance 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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is TPRE or THG more profitable?

The Hanover Insurance Group has a net margin of 6.83% compared to Third Point Reinsurance's net margin of 0.00%. The Hanover Insurance Group's return on equity of 18.01% beat Third Point Reinsurance's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Third Point Reinsurance	N/A	2.86%	1.13%
The Hanover Insurance Group	6.83%	18.01%	3.23%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, TPRE or THG?

The Hanover Insurance Group has higher revenue and earnings than Third Point Reinsurance.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Third Point Reinsurance	$982.70M	1.75	$200.62M	N/A	N/A
The Hanover Insurance Group	$6.22B	0.98	$426M	$11.69	14.56

Does the media prefer TPRE or THG?

In the previous week, The Hanover Insurance Group had 19 more articles in the media than Third Point Reinsurance. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for The Hanover Insurance Group and 1 mentions for Third Point Reinsurance. The Hanover Insurance Group's average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat Third Point Reinsurance's score of 0.00 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
Third Point Reinsurance	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
The Hanover Insurance Group	12 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend TPRE or THG?

The Hanover Insurance Group has a consensus target price of $179.25, indicating a potential upside of 5.29%. Given The Hanover Insurance Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe The Hanover Insurance Group is more favorable than Third Point Reinsurance.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Third Point Reinsurance	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
The Hanover Insurance Group	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.44

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer TPRE or THG?

The Hanover Insurance Group received 112 more outperform votes than Third Point Reinsurance when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.52% of users gave The Hanover Insurance Group an outperform vote while only 46.39% of users gave Third Point Reinsurance an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Third Point Reinsurance	Outperform Votes 257 46.39%	Underperform Votes 297 53.61%
The Hanover Insurance Group	Outperform Votes 369 59.52%	Underperform Votes 251 40.48%

Which has more volatility and risk, TPRE or THG?

Third Point Reinsurance has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Hanover Insurance Group has a beta of 0.47, meaning that its share price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

The Hanover Insurance Group beats Third Point Reinsurance on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.