Selective Insurance Group (SIGI) Competitors

Selective Insurance Group (NASDAQ:SIGI) and W. R. Berkley (NYSE:WRB) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, community ranking, institutional ownership and valuation.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, SIGI or WRB?

W. R. Berkley has higher revenue and earnings than Selective Insurance Group. W. R. Berkley is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Selective Insurance Group, 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
Selective Insurance Group	$4.23B	1.43	$365.24M	$3.71	26.87
W. R. Berkley	$12.14B	1.99	$1.38B	$3.90	16.23

Is SIGI or WRB a better dividend stock?

Selective Insurance Group pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. W. R. Berkley pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Selective Insurance Group pays out 41.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. W. R. Berkley pays out 8.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Selective Insurance Group has raised its dividend for 11 consecutive years and W. R. Berkley has raised its dividend for 23 consecutive years.

Does the media favor SIGI or WRB?

In the previous week, W. R. Berkley had 19 more articles in the media than Selective Insurance Group. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for W. R. Berkley and 10 mentions for Selective Insurance Group. Selective Insurance Group's average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat W. R. Berkley's score of 1.21 indicating that Selective Insurance Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Selective Insurance Group	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
W. R. Berkley	23 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders believe in SIGI or WRB?

82.9% of Selective Insurance Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.8% of W. R. Berkley shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Selective Insurance Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 23.0% of W. R. Berkley shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer SIGI or WRB?

Selective Insurance Group presently has a consensus price target of $101.67, indicating a potential upside of 1.99%. W. R. Berkley has a consensus price target of $64.22, indicating a potential upside of 1.39%. Given Selective Insurance Group's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Selective Insurance Group is more favorable than W. R. Berkley.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Selective Insurance Group	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29
W. R. Berkley	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.42

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SIGI or WRB?

W. R. Berkley received 22 more outperform votes than Selective Insurance Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.04% of users gave Selective Insurance Group an outperform vote while only 51.40% of users gave W. R. Berkley an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Selective Insurance Group	Outperform Votes 308 60.04%	Underperform Votes 205 39.96%
W. R. Berkley	Outperform Votes 330 51.40%	Underperform Votes 312 48.60%

Which has more risk and volatility, SIGI or WRB?

Selective Insurance Group has a beta of 0.6, indicating that its share price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, W. R. Berkley has a beta of 0.65, indicating that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is SIGI or WRB more profitable?

W. R. Berkley has a net margin of 11.96% compared to Selective Insurance Group's net margin of 5.01%. W. R. Berkley's return on equity of 20.41% beat Selective Insurance Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Selective Insurance Group	5.01%	8.11%	1.83%
W. R. Berkley	11.96%	20.41%	4.16%

Summary

W. R. Berkley beats Selective Insurance Group on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.