WTM vs. THG, AXS, MCY, SIGI, RLI, SAFT, HCI, EIG, CNA, and ESGR
Should you be buying White Mountains Insurance Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of White Mountains Insurance Group include The Hanover Insurance Group (THG), AXIS Capital (AXS), Mercury General (MCY), Selective Insurance Group (SIGI), RLI (RLI), Safety Insurance Group (SAFT), HCI Group (HCI), Employers (EIG), CNA Financial (CNA), and Enstar Group (ESGR). These companies are all part of the "fire, marine, & casualty insurance" industry.
The Hanover Insurance Group (NYSE:THG) and White Mountains Insurance Group (NYSE:WTM) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and dividends.
White Mountains Insurance Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than The Hanover Insurance Group. White Mountains Insurance Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than The Hanover Insurance Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, The Hanover Insurance Group had 4 more articles in the media than White Mountains Insurance Group. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for The Hanover Insurance Group and 1 mentions for White Mountains Insurance Group. The Hanover Insurance Group's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat White Mountains Insurance Group's score of 0.64 indicating that White Mountains Insurance Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
The Hanover Insurance Group pays an annual dividend of $3.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. White Mountains Insurance Group pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. The Hanover Insurance Group pays out 361.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. White Mountains Insurance Group pays out 0.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. The Hanover Insurance Group has increased its dividend for 19 consecutive years. The Hanover Insurance Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
White Mountains Insurance Group has a net margin of 23.50% compared to White Mountains Insurance Group's net margin of 0.59%. The Hanover Insurance Group's return on equity of 4.08% beat White Mountains Insurance Group's return on equity.
The Hanover Insurance Group currently has a consensus target price of $140.83, indicating a potential upside of 7.37%. Given White Mountains Insurance Group's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe The Hanover Insurance Group is more favorable than White Mountains Insurance Group.
The Hanover Insurance Group received 134 more outperform votes than White Mountains Insurance Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.97% of users gave The Hanover Insurance Group an outperform vote while only 59.42% of users gave White Mountains Insurance Group an outperform vote.
86.6% of The Hanover Insurance Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.7% of White Mountains Insurance Group shares are held by institutional investors. 2.4% of The Hanover Insurance Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.0% of White Mountains Insurance Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
The Hanover Insurance Group has a beta of 0.67, suggesting that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, White Mountains Insurance Group has a beta of 0.42, suggesting that its share price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
The Hanover Insurance Group and White Mountains Insurance Group tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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