Cincinnati Financial (CINF) Competitors $151.78 +2.23 (+1.49%) (As of 11/15/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends CINF vs. L, RE, RNR, TRV, ALL, ACGL, WRB, MKL, ERIE, and FNFShould you be buying Cincinnati Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Cincinnati Financial include Loews (L), Everest Re Group (RE), RenaissanceRe (RNR), Travelers Companies (TRV), Allstate (ALL), Arch Capital Group (ACGL), W. R. Berkley (WRB), Markel Group (MKL), Erie Indemnity (ERIE), and Fidelity National Financial (FNF). Cincinnati Financial vs. Loews Everest Re Group RenaissanceRe Travelers Companies Allstate Arch Capital Group W. R. Berkley Markel Group Erie Indemnity Fidelity National Financial Loews (NYSE:L) and Cincinnati Financial (NASDAQ:CINF) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, community ranking, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, risk, dividends and earnings. Which has more risk and volatility, L or CINF? Loews has a beta of 0.82, suggesting that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cincinnati Financial has a beta of 0.65, suggesting that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of L or CINF? 58.3% of Loews shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.2% of Cincinnati Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 18.7% of Loews shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of Cincinnati Financial 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. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, L or CINF? Cincinnati Financial has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Loews. Cincinnati Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Loews, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioLoews$16.96B1.07$1.43B$7.5311.11Cincinnati Financial$12.16B1.95$1.84B$19.467.80 Does the media prefer L or CINF? In the previous week, Cincinnati Financial had 6 more articles in the media than Loews. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Cincinnati Financial and 12 mentions for Loews. Cincinnati Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Loews' score of 0.56 indicating that Cincinnati Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Loews 6 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Cincinnati Financial 7 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is L or CINF a better dividend stock? Loews pays an annual dividend of $0.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Cincinnati Financial pays an annual dividend of $3.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Loews pays out 3.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cincinnati Financial pays out 16.6% 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. Cincinnati Financial has raised its dividend for 64 consecutive years. Cincinnati Financial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in L or CINF? Loews received 10 more outperform votes than Cincinnati Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.71% of users gave Loews an outperform vote while only 51.17% of users gave Cincinnati Financial an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformLoewsOutperform Votes27260.71% Underperform Votes17639.29% Cincinnati FinancialOutperform Votes26251.17% Underperform Votes25048.83% Is L or CINF more profitable? Cincinnati Financial has a net margin of 25.26% compared to Loews' net margin of 9.71%. Loews' return on equity of 9.70% beat Cincinnati Financial's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Loews9.71% 9.70% 2.06% Cincinnati Financial 25.26%8.25%3.06% Do analysts recommend L or CINF? Loews presently has a consensus target price of $112.00, suggesting a potential upside of 33.86%. Cincinnati Financial has a consensus target price of $138.57, suggesting a potential downside of 8.70%. Given Loews' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Loews is more favorable than Cincinnati Financial.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Loews 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Cincinnati Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.71 SummaryCincinnati Financial beats Loews on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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.Skip Chart CINF vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCincinnati FinancialFire, marine, & casualty insurance IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$23.73B$45.27B$11.00B$8.66BDividend Yield2.17%7.51%5.94%4.06%P/E Ratio7.8010.6328.4817.46Price / Sales1.951.9345.0469.04Price / Cash22.2419.5618.4936.36Price / Book1.722.233.695.87Net Income$1.84B$3.90B$998.34M$225.66M7 Day Performance2.08%0.99%-0.06%-1.34%1 Month Performance7.42%5.10%1.86%1.15%1 Year Performance50.44%52.67%24.78%24.02% Cincinnati Financial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CINFCincinnati Financial4.6074 of 5 stars$151.78+1.5%$138.57-8.7%+50.2%$23.73B$12.16B7.805,426Dividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↓Analyst RevisionNews CoverageLLoews4.6163 of 5 stars$83.67+1.1%N/A+24.8%$18.22B$16.96B11.1112,280Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst UpgradeInsider SellingREEverest Re GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A$13.80B$12.06B20.842,428RNRRenaissanceRe4.4547 of 5 stars$260.18+1.3%N/A+27.3%$13.51B$9.13B3.75925Analyst ForecastTRVTravelers Companies4.6564 of 5 stars$260.82+1.7%N/A+51.9%$59.21B$41.36B13.3833,300Positive NewsALLAllstate4.9475 of 5 stars$196.88+0.6%N/A+46.1%$52.13B$57.09B12.7553,400Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↓Analyst RevisionNews CoverageACGLArch Capital Group4.5167 of 5 stars$101.83+1.8%N/A+21.6%$38.31B$16.21B6.836,400Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓Analyst RevisionWRBW. R. Berkley4.8378 of 5 stars$60.74+1.8%N/A+30.6%$23.15B$12.14B15.568,329Analyst UpgradeShort Interest ↓Analyst RevisionMKLMarkel Group3.561 of 5 stars$1,707.64-0.1%N/A+23.7%$21.96B$17.29B7.8821,600Analyst DowngradePositive NewsERIEErie Indemnity3.4685 of 5 stars$405.00-0.3%N/A+44.1%$18.71B$3.82B37.896,556Short Interest ↑FNFFidelity National Financial4.7566 of 5 stars$60.74-0.4%N/A+36.8%$16.62B$11.75B22.091,200Short Interest ↓ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Loews Alternatives Everest Re Group Alternatives RenaissanceRe Alternatives Travelers Companies Alternatives Allstate Alternatives Arch Capital Group Alternatives W. R. 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