Allstate (ALL) Competitors

Allstate (NYSE:ALL) and Progressive (NYSE:PGR) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, community ranking, earnings, profitability, risk, media sentiment and valuation.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ALL or PGR?

Allstate received 403 more outperform votes than Progressive when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.43% of users gave Allstate an outperform vote while only 54.28% of users gave Progressive an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Allstate	Outperform Votes 993 70.43%	Underperform Votes 417 29.57%
Progressive	Outperform Votes 590 54.28%	Underperform Votes 497 45.72%

Does the media favor ALL or PGR?

In the previous week, Progressive had 13 more articles in the media than Allstate. MarketBeat recorded 53 mentions for Progressive and 40 mentions for Allstate. Progressive's average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat Allstate's score of 0.89 indicating that Progressive is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Allstate	18 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Progressive	32 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	12 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, ALL or PGR?

Allstate has a beta of 0.48, indicating that its stock price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Progressive has a beta of 0.36, indicating that its stock price is 64% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in ALL or PGR?

76.5% of Allstate shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.3% of Progressive shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of Allstate shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Progressive shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is ALL or PGR a better dividend stock?

Allstate pays an annual dividend of $3.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Progressive pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Allstate pays out 23.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Progressive pays out 2.9% 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. Allstate has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Allstate is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do analysts recommend ALL or PGR?

Allstate currently has a consensus price target of $214.19, indicating a potential upside of 8.56%. Progressive has a consensus price target of $269.81, indicating a potential upside of 4.99%. Given Allstate's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Allstate is more favorable than Progressive.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Allstate	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.81
Progressive	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78

Is ALL or PGR more profitable?

Progressive has a net margin of 11.27% compared to Allstate's net margin of 6.77%. Progressive's return on equity of 33.10% beat Allstate's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Allstate	6.77%	26.67%	4.18%
Progressive	11.27%	33.10%	7.90%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, ALL or PGR?

Progressive has higher revenue and earnings than Allstate. Allstate is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Progressive, 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
Allstate	$57.09B	0.92	-$188M	$15.44	12.78
Progressive	$62.11B	2.42	$3.90B	$13.76	18.68

Summary

Progressive beats Allstate on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.