Travelers Companies (TRV) Competitors

Travelers Companies (NYSE:TRV) and Arch Capital Group (NASDAQ:ACGL) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, earnings, profitability, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Do analysts recommend TRV or ACGL?

Travelers Companies presently has a consensus target price of $271.11, indicating a potential upside of 2.64%. Arch Capital Group has a consensus target price of $114.27, indicating a potential upside of 28.30%. Given Arch Capital Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Arch Capital Group is more favorable than Travelers Companies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Travelers Companies	3 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20
Arch Capital Group	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Which has higher valuation & earnings, TRV or ACGL?

Travelers Companies has higher revenue and earnings than Arch Capital Group. Arch Capital Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Travelers Companies, 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
Travelers Companies	$47.01B	1.27	$5.00B	$18.37	14.38
Arch Capital Group	$17.44B	1.91	$4.31B	$9.76	9.13

Does the media refer more to TRV or ACGL?

In the previous week, Travelers Companies had 9 more articles in the media than Arch Capital Group. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Travelers Companies and 17 mentions for Arch Capital Group. Arch Capital Group's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Travelers Companies' score of 1.14 indicating that Arch Capital Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Travelers Companies	15 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Arch Capital Group	15 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, TRV or ACGL?

Travelers Companies has a beta of 0.51, meaning that its stock price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Arch Capital Group has a beta of 0.51, meaning that its stock price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in TRV or ACGL?

82.4% of Travelers Companies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.1% of Arch Capital Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Travelers Companies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.2% of Arch Capital Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is TRV or ACGL more profitable?

Arch Capital Group has a net margin of 20.72% compared to Travelers Companies' net margin of 9.09%. Travelers Companies' return on equity of 16.10% beat Arch Capital Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Travelers Companies	9.09%	16.10%	3.28%
Arch Capital Group	20.72%	15.79%	4.54%

Summary

Arch Capital Group beats Travelers Companies on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.