W.R. Berkley (WRB) Competitors

W.R. Berkley (NYSE:WRB) and Arch Capital Group (NASDAQ:ACGL) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, media sentiment, earnings and institutional ownership.

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

68.8% of W.R. Berkley shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.1% of Arch Capital Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 23.3% of W.R. Berkley shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.2% of Arch Capital 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.

Do analysts rate WRB or ACGL?

W.R. Berkley currently has a consensus price target of $72.54, indicating a potential upside of 2.03%. Arch Capital Group has a consensus price target of $112.13, indicating a potential upside of 22.65%. Given Arch Capital Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Arch Capital Group is more favorable than W.R. Berkley.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
W.R. Berkley	1 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.23
Arch Capital Group	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.59

Which has more risk & volatility, WRB or ACGL?

W.R. Berkley has a beta of 0.39, indicating that its stock price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Arch Capital Group has a beta of 0.49, indicating that its stock price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, WRB or ACGL?

Arch Capital Group has higher revenue and earnings than W.R. Berkley. Arch Capital Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than W.R. Berkley, 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
W.R. Berkley	$13.64B	1.98	$1.76B	$4.39	16.19
Arch Capital Group	$17.44B	1.96	$4.31B	$9.69	9.43

Is WRB or ACGL more profitable?

Arch Capital Group has a net margin of 19.49% compared to W.R. Berkley's net margin of 12.32%. W.R. Berkley's return on equity of 18.83% beat Arch Capital Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
W.R. Berkley	12.32%	18.83%	4.01%
Arch Capital Group	19.49%	15.33%	4.33%

Does the media prefer WRB or ACGL?

In the previous week, Arch Capital Group had 6 more articles in the media than W.R. Berkley. MarketBeat recorded 40 mentions for Arch Capital Group and 34 mentions for W.R. Berkley. Arch Capital Group's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat W.R. Berkley's score of 1.08 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
W.R. Berkley	21 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Arch Capital Group	24 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Arch Capital Group beats W.R. Berkley on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.