Hallmark Financial Services (HALL) Competitors $0.05 0.00 (0.00%) As of 08/8/2025 Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsHeadlinesSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock HALL vs. BRK.B, PGR, TRV, ALL, ACGL, WRB, MKL, CINF, ERIE, and FNFShould you be buying Hallmark Financial Services stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Hallmark Financial Services include Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B), Progressive (PGR), Travelers Companies (TRV), Allstate (ALL), Arch Capital Group (ACGL), W.R. Berkley (WRB), Markel Group (MKL), Cincinnati Financial (CINF), Erie Indemnity (ERIE), and Fidelity National Financial (FNF). These companies are all part of the "property & casualty insurance" industry. Hallmark Financial Services vs. Its Competitors Berkshire Hathaway Progressive Travelers Companies Allstate Arch Capital Group W.R. Berkley Markel Group Cincinnati Financial Erie Indemnity Fidelity National Financial Hallmark Financial Services (NASDAQ:HALL) and Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.B) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, profitability and risk. Which has better earnings & valuation, HALL or BRK.B? Berkshire Hathaway has higher revenue and earnings than Hallmark Financial Services. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioHallmark Financial Services$165.95M0.00-$108.11MN/AN/ABerkshire Hathaway$371.43B2.70$89.00B$29.1715.96 Which has more volatility & risk, HALL or BRK.B? Hallmark Financial Services has a beta of -11.21, suggesting that its stock price is 1,221% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Berkshire Hathaway has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is HALL or BRK.B more profitable? Berkshire Hathaway has a net margin of 17.00% compared to Hallmark Financial Services' net margin of 0.00%. Berkshire Hathaway's return on equity of 6.96% beat Hallmark Financial Services' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Hallmark Financial ServicesN/A N/A N/A Berkshire Hathaway 17.00%6.96%3.92% Does the media favor HALL or BRK.B? In the previous week, Berkshire Hathaway had 19 more articles in the media than Hallmark Financial Services. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Berkshire Hathaway and 0 mentions for Hallmark Financial Services. Hallmark Financial Services' average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Berkshire Hathaway's score of -0.45 indicating that Hallmark Financial Services is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Hallmark Financial Services Neutral Berkshire Hathaway Neutral Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in HALL or BRK.B? 5.6% of Hallmark Financial Services shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.3% of Berkshire Hathaway shares are held by institutional investors. 28.1% of Hallmark Financial Services shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.1% of Berkshire Hathaway shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts rate HALL or BRK.B? Berkshire Hathaway has a consensus price target of $575.00, indicating a potential upside of 23.54%. Given Berkshire Hathaway's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Berkshire Hathaway is more favorable than Hallmark Financial Services.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Hallmark Financial Services 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Berkshire Hathaway 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 SummaryBerkshire Hathaway beats Hallmark Financial Services on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Hallmark Financial Services News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for HALL and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding HALL and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ 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.Skip Chart HALL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricHallmark Financial ServicesInsurance carriers IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$104K$3.37B$12.27B$9.72BDividend YieldN/A9.44%5.64%4.12%P/E RatioN/A74.3919.3224.75Price / Sales0.000.3627.0397.82Price / CashN/A133.5121.2958.47Price / BookN/A0.772.115.59Net Income-$108.11M$214.63M$1.00B$265.99M7 Day PerformanceN/A-0.93%1.28%5.06%1 Month PerformanceN/A3.35%-0.39%0.61%1 Year PerformanceN/A44.40%544.34%22.82% Hallmark Financial Services Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HALLHallmark Financial ServicesN/A$0.05flatN/AN/A$104K$165.95M0.00410BRK.BBerkshire Hathaway1.7459 of 5 stars$476.72-1.0%$575.00+20.6%+7.8%$1.04T$371.43B12.71392,400Insider TradePGRProgressive4.591 of 5 stars$241.54+0.2%$286.88+18.8%+11.2%$141.26B$75.37B13.6166,308News CoveragePositive NewsTRVTravelers Companies4.7876 of 5 stars$259.78+1.9%$275.56+6.1%+24.7%$57.39B$46.42B11.4934,000Positive NewsAnalyst DowngradeAnalyst RevisionALLAllstate4.9836 of 5 stars$193.83+1.0%$227.07+17.1%+20.9%$50.84B$64.11B13.2455,400Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeACGLArch Capital Group4.9397 of 5 stars$86.12-0.4%$113.60+31.9%-10.1%$32.42B$17.44B8.827,200Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastWRBW.R. Berkley4.7087 of 5 stars$68.65+0.9%$71.75+4.5%+23.7%$25.80B$13.64B15.648,606Positive NewsMKLMarkel Group3.0799 of 5 stars$2,017.17+0.3%$1,820.33-9.8%+25.4%$25.52B$16.62B14.8722,000Positive NewsCINFCincinnati Financial4.662 of 5 stars$152.42+3.6%$159.20+4.4%+17.1%$22.99B$11.34B13.225,624Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeERIEErie Indemnity1.1578 of 5 stars$355.63+0.6%N/A-20.6%$16.33B$3.80B30.276,801News CoverageEarnings ReportFNFFidelity National Financial4.1786 of 5 stars$57.06+0.1%$71.20+24.8%+6.1%$15.66B$13.68B14.1223,533Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↑ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BRK.B Alternatives PGR Alternatives TRV Alternatives ALL Alternatives ACGL Alternatives WRB Alternatives MKL Alternatives CINF Alternatives ERIE Alternatives FNF Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:HALL) was last updated on 8/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersGENIUS Act: Cancel Your Money?A new law called the GENIUS Act could quietly trigger the most radical shift in American finance in decades. 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