NATL vs. ORI, AXS, FAF, SIGI, THG, WTM, AGO, RLI, MCY, and HTH
Should you be buying National Interstate stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of National Interstate include Old Republic International (ORI), AXIS Capital (AXS), First American Financial (FAF), Selective Insurance Group (SIGI), The Hanover Insurance Group (THG), White Mountains Insurance Group (WTM), Assured Guaranty (AGO), RLI (RLI), Mercury General (MCY), and Hilltop (HTH). 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 superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, earnings, risk, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation.
In the previous week, Old Republic International had 3 more articles in the media than National Interstate. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Old Republic International and 0 mentions for National Interstate. Old Republic International's average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat National Interstate's score of 0.00 indicating that Old Republic International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Old Republic International received 116 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 56.82% of users gave National Interstate an outperform vote.
National Interstate presently has a consensus price target of $42.25, suggesting a potential upside of 27.68%. Old Republic International has a consensus price target of $37.00, suggesting a potential upside of 2.28%. Given National Interstate's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe National Interstate is more favorable than Old Republic International.
88.7% of National Interstate shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.9% of Old Republic International shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of National Interstate shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Old Republic International shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
National Interstate has a beta of 1.09, indicating that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Old Republic International has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500.
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.
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.
Summary
Old Republic International beats National Interstate on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:NATL) was last updated on 1/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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