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National Interstate (NATL) Competitors

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NATL vs. ORI, RLI, AXS, FAF, SIGI, THG, WTM, AGO, MCY, and STC

Should you be buying National Interstate stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of National Interstate include Old Republic International (ORI), RLI (RLI), AXIS Capital (AXS), First American Financial (FAF), Selective Insurance Group (SIGI), The Hanover Insurance Group (THG), White Mountains Insurance Group (WTM), Assured Guaranty (AGO), Mercury General (MCY), and Stewart Information Services (STC). These companies are all part of the "property & casualty insurance" industry.

National Interstate vs.

National Interstate (NASDAQ:NATL) and Old Republic International (NYSE:ORI) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, profitability, community ranking, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Old Republic International received 117 more outperform votes than National Interstate when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.76% of users gave Old Republic International an outperform vote while only 56.62% of users gave National Interstate an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
National InterstateOutperform Votes
124
56.62%
Underperform Votes
95
43.38%
Old Republic InternationalOutperform Votes
241
62.76%
Underperform Votes
143
37.24%

88.7% of National Interstate shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.9% of Old Republic International shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of National Interstate shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Old Republic International shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Old Republic International has a net margin of 11.48% compared to National Interstate's net margin of -2.69%. National Interstate's return on equity of 59.25% beat Old Republic International's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
National Interstate-2.69% 59.25% 2.80%
Old Republic International 11.48%19.11%4.39%

National Interstate currently has a consensus price target of $35.50, suggesting a potential upside of 10.15%. Old Republic International has a consensus price target of $37.00, suggesting a potential upside of 2.52%. Given National Interstate's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe National Interstate is more favorable than Old Republic International.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
National Interstate
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
Old Republic International
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

In the previous week, Old Republic International had 8 more articles in the media than National Interstate. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Old Republic International and 0 mentions for National Interstate. Old Republic International's average media sentiment score of 1.61 beat National Interstate's score of 0.00 indicating that Old Republic International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
National Interstate Neutral
Old Republic International Very Positive

National Interstate has a beta of 1.29, suggesting that its share price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Old Republic International has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Old Republic International has higher revenue and earnings than National Interstate. National Interstate is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Old Republic International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
National Interstate$4.19B0.56-$134M-$1.68-19.18
Old Republic International$8.17B1.12$598.70M$2.9012.44

Summary

Old Republic International beats National Interstate on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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NATL vs. The Competition

MetricNational InterstateCalculating & accounting equipment IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$2.34B$1.78B$26.06B$9.08B
Dividend YieldN/AN/A2.79%4.23%
P/E Ratio-19.18132.33238.1117.20
Price / Sales0.562.413,356.81117.04
Price / Cash7.4510.7135.8237.85
Price / Book7.9222.298.154.78
Net Income-$134M$223.84M$685.86M$225.60M

National Interstate Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
NATL
National Interstate
1.4639 of 5 stars
$32.23
+1.3%
$35.50
+10.1%
+29.7%$2.34B$4.19B-19.1820,000High Trading Volume
ORI
Old Republic International
4.1855 of 5 stars
$37.72
+2.5%
$37.00
-1.9%
+24.1%$9.56B$7.26B12.909,200Dividend Announcement
Positive News
RLI
RLI
4.4222 of 5 stars
$170.61
-0.1%
$177.40
+4.0%
+27.1%$7.82B$1.78B18.761,099
AXS
AXIS Capital
4.7921 of 5 stars
$92.09
+0.3%
$98.71
+7.2%
+65.2%$7.70B$5.85B12.732,048
FAF
First American Financial
4.6538 of 5 stars
$66.22
+0.9%
$74.50
+12.5%
-1.5%$6.82B$5.87B73.7419,210Positive News
SIGI
Selective Insurance Group
4.0921 of 5 stars
$97.62
+0.9%
$102.14
+4.6%
-5.6%$5.93B$4.23B26.072,650
THG
The Hanover Insurance Group
4.747 of 5 stars
$155.34
+0.8%
$173.29
+11.6%
+27.9%$5.60B$6.16B15.404,800Analyst Forecast
WTM
White Mountains Insurance Group
2.8993 of 5 stars
$1,919.65
-1.8%
N/A+33.3%$4.93B$2.17B7.741,650Positive News
AGO
Assured Guaranty
4.3052 of 5 stars
$90.90
+0.9%
$103.33
+13.7%
+19.3%$4.63B$921M7.00410Positive News
MCY
Mercury General
3.8257 of 5 stars
$73.55
+0.5%
N/A+81.7%$4.07B$4.63B7.254,100Analyst Downgrade
STC
Stewart Information Services
3.4655 of 5 stars
$75.00
+1.2%
$81.00
+8.0%
+21.1%$2.08B$2.26B35.196,800Positive News

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This page (NASDAQ:NATL) was last updated on 12/22/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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