Arch Capital Group (ACGL) Competitors

Arch Capital Group (NASDAQ:ACGL) and Progressive (NYSE:PGR) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, community ranking, profitability, analyst recommendations and risk.

Does the media refer more to ACGL or PGR?

In the previous week, Progressive had 36 more articles in the media than Arch Capital Group. MarketBeat recorded 45 mentions for Progressive and 9 mentions for Arch Capital Group. Progressive's average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Arch Capital Group's score of 0.79 indicating that Progressive is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Arch Capital Group	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Progressive	31 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, ACGL or PGR?

Arch Capital Group has a beta of 0.64, indicating that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Progressive has a beta of 0.41, indicating that its stock price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ACGL or PGR more profitable?

Arch Capital Group has a net margin of 33.86% compared to Progressive's net margin of 11.27%. Progressive's return on equity of 33.10% beat Arch Capital Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Arch Capital Group	33.86%	18.94%	5.62%
Progressive	11.27%	33.10%	7.90%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ACGL or PGR?

Progressive received 134 more outperform votes than Arch Capital Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 58.39% of users gave Arch Capital Group an outperform vote while only 54.42% of users gave Progressive an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Arch Capital Group	Outperform Votes 463 58.39%	Underperform Votes 330 41.61%
Progressive	Outperform Votes 597 54.42%	Underperform Votes 500 45.58%

Do analysts rate ACGL or PGR?

Arch Capital Group presently has a consensus price target of $118.00, suggesting a potential upside of 25.79%. Progressive has a consensus price target of $274.65, suggesting a potential upside of 14.74%. Given Arch Capital Group's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Arch Capital Group is more favorable than Progressive.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Arch Capital Group	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Progressive	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Do insiders & institutionals believe in ACGL or PGR?

89.1% of Arch Capital Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.3% of Progressive shares are held by institutional investors. 4.2% of Arch Capital Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Progressive shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, ACGL or PGR?

Arch Capital Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Progressive. Arch Capital Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Progressive, 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
Arch Capital Group	$16.21B	2.18	$4.44B	$14.90	6.30
Progressive	$62.11B	2.26	$3.90B	$13.76	17.40

Summary

Progressive beats Arch Capital Group on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.