WTM vs. ERIE, FNF, CNA, ORI, AXS, RLI, THG, FAF, SIGI, and AGO
Should you be buying White Mountains Insurance Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of White Mountains Insurance Group include Erie Indemnity (ERIE), Fidelity National Financial (FNF), CNA Financial (CNA), Old Republic International (ORI), AXIS Capital (AXS), RLI (RLI), The Hanover Insurance Group (THG), First American Financial (FAF), Selective Insurance Group (SIGI), and Assured Guaranty (AGO). These companies are all part of the "property & casualty insurance" industry.
White Mountains Insurance Group vs. Its Competitors
White Mountains Insurance Group (NYSE:WTM) and Erie Indemnity (NASDAQ:ERIE) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, profitability, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, community ranking, media sentiment and institutional ownership.
In the previous week, White Mountains Insurance Group and White Mountains Insurance Group both had 3 articles in the media. White Mountains Insurance Group's average media sentiment score of 1.52 beat Erie Indemnity's score of 0.54 indicating that White Mountains Insurance Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
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.
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.
White Mountains Insurance Group has a beta of 0.36, meaning that its share price is 64% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Erie Indemnity has a beta of 0.37, meaning that its share price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500.
88.7% of White Mountains Insurance Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.7% of Erie Indemnity shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.2% of White Mountains Insurance Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 45.8% of Erie Indemnity shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
White Mountains Insurance Group pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Erie Indemnity pays an annual dividend of $5.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. White Mountains Insurance Group pays out 9.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Erie Indemnity pays out 46.5% 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.
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.
Summary
Erie Indemnity beats White Mountains Insurance Group on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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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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This page (NYSE:WTM) was last updated on 6/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
