Cincinnati Financial (CINF) Competitors

Cincinnati Financial (NASDAQ:CINF) and Arch Capital Group (NASDAQ:ACGL) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings and media sentiment.

Which has more volatility and risk, CINF or ACGL?

Cincinnati Financial has a beta of 0.76, meaning that its share price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Arch Capital Group has a beta of 0.51, meaning that its share price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend CINF or ACGL?

Cincinnati Financial presently has a consensus price target of $150.50, suggesting a potential upside of 2.92%. Arch Capital Group has a consensus price target of $114.27, suggesting a potential upside of 27.79%. Given Arch Capital Group's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Arch Capital Group is more favorable than Cincinnati Financial.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cincinnati Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Arch Capital Group	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CINF or ACGL?

65.2% of Cincinnati Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.1% of Arch Capital Group shares are held by institutional investors. 2.8% of Cincinnati Financial shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.1% of Arch Capital Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to CINF or ACGL?

In the previous week, Arch Capital Group had 5 more articles in the media than Cincinnati Financial. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Arch Capital Group and 9 mentions for Cincinnati Financial. Cincinnati Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.54 beat Arch Capital Group's score of 1.31 indicating that Cincinnati Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cincinnati Financial	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Arch Capital Group	12 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, CINF or ACGL?

Arch Capital Group has higher revenue and earnings than Cincinnati Financial. Arch Capital Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cincinnati Financial, 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
Cincinnati Financial	$11.34B	2.02	$2.29B	$9.17	15.95
Arch Capital Group	$17.44B	1.92	$4.31B	$9.76	9.16

Is CINF or ACGL more profitable?

Arch Capital Group has a net margin of 20.72% compared to Cincinnati Financial's net margin of 13.19%. Arch Capital Group's return on equity of 15.79% beat Cincinnati Financial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cincinnati Financial	13.19%	6.55%	2.44%
Arch Capital Group	20.72%	15.79%	4.54%

Summary

Arch Capital Group beats Cincinnati Financial on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.