Investors Title (ITIC) Competitors

Investors Title (NASDAQ:ITIC) and Argo Group International (NYSE:ARGO) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking, risk, valuation and institutional ownership.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ITIC or ARGO?

Investors Title received 121 more outperform votes than Argo Group International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.49% of users gave Investors Title an outperform vote while only 28.17% of users gave Argo Group International an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Investors Title	Outperform Votes 141 59.49%	Underperform Votes 96 40.51%
Argo Group International	Outperform Votes 20 28.17%	Underperform Votes 51 71.83%

Which has more volatility and risk, ITIC or ARGO?

Investors Title has a beta of 0.85, meaning that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Argo Group International has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings and valuation, ITIC or ARGO?

Investors Title has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Argo Group International. Argo Group International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Investors Title, 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
Investors Title	$233.93M	1.95	$21.69M	$13.24	18.33
Argo Group International	$1.75B	0.60	-$175.20M	-$5.65	-5.31

Do institutionals and insiders believe in ITIC or ARGO?

41.4% of Investors Title shares are held by institutional investors. 26.5% of Investors Title shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Argo Group International shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer ITIC or ARGO?

In the previous week, Investors Title had 2 more articles in the media than Argo Group International. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Investors Title and 2 mentions for Argo Group International. Investors Title's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat Argo Group International's score of 0.23 indicating that Investors Title is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Investors Title	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Argo Group International	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is ITIC or ARGO more profitable?

Investors Title has a net margin of 11.25% compared to Argo Group International's net margin of -12.28%. Investors Title's return on equity of 10.32% beat Argo Group International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Investors Title	11.25%	10.32%	7.90%
Argo Group International	-12.28%	-11.08%	-1.37%

Do analysts prefer ITIC or ARGO?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Investors Title	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Argo Group International	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Summary

Investors Title beats Argo Group International on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.