AFG vs. ACGL, CINF, AIG, CB, HCI, HIG, KNSL, L, TRV, and WRB
Should you be buying American Financial Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of American Financial Group include Arch Capital Group (ACGL), Cincinnati Financial (CINF), American International Group (AIG), Chubb (CB), HCI Group (HCI), The Hartford Insurance Group (HIG), Kinsale Capital Group (KNSL), Loews (L), Travelers Companies (TRV), and W.R. Berkley (WRB). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.
American Financial Group vs. Its Competitors
Arch Capital Group (NASDAQ:ACGL) and American Financial Group (NYSE:AFG) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation and earnings.
Arch Capital Group has a net margin of 20.72% compared to American Financial Group's net margin of 9.66%. American Financial Group's return on equity of 18.34% beat Arch Capital Group's return on equity.
89.1% of Arch Capital Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.4% of American Financial Group shares are held by institutional investors. 4.2% of Arch Capital Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 17.4% of American Financial Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Arch Capital Group has a beta of 0.51, suggesting that its stock price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Financial Group has a beta of 0.71, suggesting that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Arch Capital Group currently has a consensus target price of $113.60, suggesting a potential upside of 27.54%. American Financial Group has a consensus target price of $140.00, suggesting a potential upside of 11.59%. Given Arch Capital Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Arch Capital Group is more favorable than American Financial Group.
Arch Capital Group has higher revenue and earnings than American Financial Group. Arch Capital Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than American Financial Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, American Financial Group had 4 more articles in the media than Arch Capital Group. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for American Financial Group and 14 mentions for Arch Capital Group. Arch Capital Group's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat American Financial Group's score of 0.43 indicating that Arch Capital Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
Arch Capital Group beats American Financial Group on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:AFG) was last updated on 7/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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