White Mountains Insurance Group (WTM) Competitors

Erie Indemnity (NASDAQ:ERIE) and White Mountains Insurance Group (NYSE:WTM) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability and media sentiment.

Does the media prefer ERIE or WTM?

In the previous week, White Mountains Insurance Group had 10 more articles in the media than Erie Indemnity. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for White Mountains Insurance Group and 0 mentions for Erie Indemnity. White Mountains Insurance Group's average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat Erie Indemnity's score of 0.00 indicating that White Mountains Insurance Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Erie Indemnity	Neutral
White Mountains Insurance Group	Positive

Is ERIE or WTM a better dividend stock?

Erie Indemnity pays an annual dividend of $5.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. White Mountains Insurance Group pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Erie Indemnity pays out 46.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. White Mountains Insurance Group pays out 9.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Erie Indemnity has raised its dividend for 36 consecutive years. Erie Indemnity is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Is ERIE or WTM more profitable?

Erie Indemnity has a net margin of 15.16% compared to White Mountains Insurance Group's net margin of 10.29%. Erie Indemnity's return on equity of 31.22% beat White Mountains Insurance Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Erie Indemnity	15.16%	31.22%	21.14%
White Mountains Insurance Group	10.29%	10.56%	5.27%

Which has more risk & volatility, ERIE or WTM?

Erie Indemnity has a beta of 0.37, meaning that its stock price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, White Mountains Insurance Group has a beta of 0.34, meaning that its stock price is 66% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in ERIE or WTM?

33.7% of Erie Indemnity shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.7% of White Mountains Insurance Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 45.8% of Erie Indemnity shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of White Mountains Insurance Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ERIE or WTM?

Erie Indemnity received 17 more outperform votes than White Mountains Insurance Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.42% of users gave Erie Indemnity an outperform vote while only 59.10% of users gave White Mountains Insurance Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Erie Indemnity	Outperform Votes 241 63.42%	Underperform Votes 139 36.58%
White Mountains Insurance Group	Outperform Votes 224 59.10%	Underperform Votes 155 40.90%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, ERIE or WTM?

Erie Indemnity has higher revenue and earnings than White Mountains Insurance Group. Erie Indemnity is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than White Mountains 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
Erie Indemnity	$3.99B	4.03	$446.06M	$11.75	29.69
White Mountains Insurance Group	$2.28B	2.01	$230.40M	$10.85	164.27

Summary

Erie Indemnity beats White Mountains Insurance Group on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.