American International Group (AIG) Competitors

American International Group (NYSE:AIG) and Arch Capital Group (NASDAQ:ACGL) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, earnings and profitability.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, AIG or ACGL?

Arch Capital Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than American International Group. American International Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Arch Capital 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
American International Group	$27.25B	1.71	-$1.40B	-$2.66	-30.45
Arch Capital Group	$17.64B	1.89	$4.31B	$9.76	9.13

Do analysts prefer AIG or ACGL?

American International Group presently has a consensus target price of $88.12, suggesting a potential upside of 8.78%. Arch Capital Group has a consensus target price of $113.60, suggesting a potential upside of 27.54%. Given Arch Capital Group's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Arch Capital Group is more favorable than American International Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
American International Group	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.61
Arch Capital Group	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.53

Which has more volatility & risk, AIG or ACGL?

American International Group has a beta of 0.63, suggesting that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Arch Capital Group has a beta of 0.51, suggesting that its stock price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to AIG or ACGL?

In the previous week, Arch Capital Group had 2 more articles in the media than American International Group. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Arch Capital Group and 14 mentions for American International Group. Arch Capital Group's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat American International Group's score of 0.88 indicating that Arch Capital Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
American International Group	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Arch Capital Group	10 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 AIG or ACGL?

90.6% of American International Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.1% of Arch Capital Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of American International Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.2% of Arch Capital Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is AIG or ACGL more profitable?

Arch Capital Group has a net margin of 20.72% compared to American International Group's net margin of -7.05%. Arch Capital Group's return on equity of 15.79% beat American International Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
American International Group	-7.05%	7.13%	1.87%
Arch Capital Group	20.72%	15.79%	4.54%

Summary

Arch Capital Group beats American International Group on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.