Hallmark Financial Services (HALL) Competitors $0.05 0.00 (-6.54%) As of 08/29/2025 11:04 AM Eastern 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 business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, earnings and media sentiment. 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 prefer HALL or BRK.B? In the previous week, Berkshire Hathaway had 18 more articles in the media than Hallmark Financial Services. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Berkshire Hathaway and 0 mentions for Hallmark Financial Services. Berkshire Hathaway's average media sentiment score of 0.41 beat Hallmark Financial Services' score of 0.00 indicating that Berkshire Hathaway is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Hallmark Financial Services Neutral Berkshire Hathaway Neutral Which has more risk & volatility, HALL or BRK.B? Hallmark Financial Services has a beta of -11.02, meaning that its share price is 1,202% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Berkshire Hathaway has a beta of 0.81, meaning that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer HALL or BRK.B? Berkshire Hathaway has a consensus target price of $575.00, indicating a potential upside of 14.30%. Given Berkshire Hathaway's stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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 Do insiders and institutionals believe 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 6.1% of Berkshire Hathaway shares are held 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 better valuation and earnings, 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$371.43B2.92$89.00B$29.1717.25 SummaryBerkshire Hathaway beats Hallmark Financial Services on 13 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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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 HALL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricHallmark Financial ServicesInsurance carriers IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$104K$3.43B$12.48B$9.84BDividend YieldN/A9.44%5.43%4.04%P/E RatioN/A75.67228.5926.61Price / Sales0.000.3731.68176.28Price / CashN/A133.5122.2359.65Price / BookN/A0.782.356.59Net Income-$108.11M$214.63M$1.01B$266.12M7 Day PerformanceN/A-0.02%0.24%0.16%1 Month PerformanceN/A-2.78%3.26%3.02%1 Year PerformanceN/A30.41%537.67%19.65% Hallmark Financial Services Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HALLHallmark Financial ServicesN/A$0.05-6.5%N/A+49,900.0%$104K$165.95M0.00410BRK.BBerkshire Hathaway1.6699 of 5 stars$485.03+1.4%$575.00+18.5%+7.4%$1.03T$397.15B16.63392,400PGRProgressive4.3678 of 5 stars$250.69+1.5%$284.53+13.5%-1.2%$144.85B$75.37B14.1266,308Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastTRVTravelers Companies4.5476 of 5 stars$268.73+1.4%$284.56+5.9%+20.0%$59.64B$46.42B11.8934,000News CoveragePositive NewsInsider TradeALLAllstate4.9693 of 5 stars$210.28+1.5%$229.33+9.1%+8.1%$54.57B$64.11B9.8955,400Positive NewsACGLArch Capital Group4.7435 of 5 stars$91.84+1.6%$112.13+22.1%-18.9%$33.72B$17.44B9.487,200News CoveragePositive NewsWRBW.R. Berkley4.5621 of 5 stars$71.56+1.5%$72.54+1.4%+21.0%$26.74B$13.64B16.308,606Positive NewsMKLMarkel Group3.2265 of 5 stars$1,954.02+1.6%$1,820.33-6.8%+23.3%$24.32B$16.62B11.7222,000CINFCincinnati Financial4.4877 of 5 stars$152.38+1.7%$159.40+4.6%+13.3%$23.42B$11.34B13.225,624Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementERIEErie Indemnity2.5004 of 5 stars$362.97+0.9%N/A-29.1%$16.62B$3.80B30.356,801Positive NewsFNFFidelity National Financial4.6426 of 5 stars$59.49+1.4%$71.20+19.7%+1.7%$15.95B$13.68B15.1023,533Positive News 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 8/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBuffett, Gates and Bezos Quietly Dumping Stocks—Here's WhyImagine a bull market so powerful, every single investor became a millionaire. 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