AXIS Capital (AXS) Competitors

AXIS Capital (NYSE:AXS) and Markel Group (NYSE:MKL) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, community ranking, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and profitability.

Does the media prefer AXS or MKL?

In the previous week, Markel Group had 2 more articles in the media than AXIS Capital. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Markel Group and 12 mentions for AXIS Capital. Markel Group's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat AXIS Capital's score of 0.77 indicating that Markel Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
AXIS Capital	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Markel Group	10 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer AXS or MKL?

AXIS Capital presently has a consensus price target of $99.25, suggesting a potential upside of 13.44%. Markel Group has a consensus price target of $1,626.83, suggesting a potential downside of 10.03%. Given AXIS Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe AXIS Capital is more favorable than Markel Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AXIS Capital	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Markel Group	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.83

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, AXS or MKL?

Markel Group has higher revenue and earnings than AXIS Capital. Markel Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AXIS Capital, 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
AXIS Capital	$5.85B	1.25	$376.29M	$7.21	12.13
Markel Group	$15.80B	1.47	$2.00B	$216.78	8.34

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in AXS or MKL?

93.4% of AXIS Capital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.1% of Markel Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of AXIS Capital shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Markel Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is AXS or MKL more profitable?

Markel Group has a net margin of 17.03% compared to AXIS Capital's net margin of 10.82%. AXIS Capital's return on equity of 19.24% beat Markel Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AXIS Capital	10.82%	19.24%	3.08%
Markel Group	17.03%	10.86%	2.86%

Which has more volatility & risk, AXS or MKL?

AXIS Capital has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Markel Group has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in AXS or MKL?

AXIS Capital received 76 more outperform votes than Markel Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 59.52% of users gave Markel Group an outperform vote while only 54.69% of users gave AXIS Capital an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
AXIS Capital	Outperform Votes 373 54.69%	Underperform Votes 309 45.31%
Markel Group	Outperform Votes 297 59.52%	Underperform Votes 202 40.48%

Summary

AXIS Capital and Markel Group tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.