AXIS Capital (AXS) Competitors $91.89 -0.74 (-0.80%) Closing price 02/21/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$91.88 -0.01 (-0.01%) As of 02/21/2025 06:26 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends AXS vs. MKL, WRB, CINF, ERIE, FNF, CNA, ORI, RLI, FAF, and THGShould you be buying AXIS Capital stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of AXIS Capital include Markel Group (MKL), W. R. Berkley (WRB), Cincinnati Financial (CINF), Erie Indemnity (ERIE), Fidelity National Financial (FNF), CNA Financial (CNA), Old Republic International (ORI), RLI (RLI), First American Financial (FAF), and The Hanover Insurance Group (THG). These companies are all part of the "property & casualty insurance" industry. AXIS Capital vs. Markel Group W. R. Berkley Cincinnati Financial Erie Indemnity Fidelity National Financial CNA Financial Old Republic International RLI First American Financial The Hanover Insurance Group 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 dividends, community ranking, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and earnings. Does the media favor AXS or MKL? In the previous week, AXIS Capital and AXIS Capital both had 14 articles in the media. Markel Group's average media sentiment score of 1.49 beat AXIS Capital's score of 0.54 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 5 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Markel Group 12 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in AXS or MKL? 93.4% of AXIS Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.1% of Markel Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of AXIS Capital shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Markel Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is AXS or MKL more profitable? AXIS Capital has a net margin of 18.16% compared to Markel Group's net margin of 16.34%. AXIS Capital's return on equity of 18.89% beat Markel Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets AXIS Capital18.16% 18.89% 3.05% Markel Group 16.34%7.55%1.99% Which has more volatility and risk, AXS or MKL? AXIS Capital has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Markel Group has a beta of 0.78, indicating that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend AXS or MKL? AXIS Capital currently has a consensus price target of $99.88, suggesting a potential upside of 8.69%. Markel Group has a consensus price target of $1,685.17, suggesting a potential downside of 8.30%. Given AXIS Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly 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) 3 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67Markel Group 1 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.83 Which has higher earnings & valuation, AXS or MKL? Markel Group has higher revenue and earnings than AXIS Capital. AXIS Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Markel Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAXIS Capital$6.01B1.28$1.08B$12.357.44Markel Group$16.75B1.41$2.64B$199.049.23 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in AXS or MKL? AXIS Capital received 77 more outperform votes than Markel Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 59.24% of users gave Markel Group an outperform vote while only 54.66% of users gave AXIS Capital an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAXIS CapitalOutperform Votes37554.66% Underperform Votes31145.34% Markel GroupOutperform Votes29859.24% Underperform Votes20540.76% SummaryAXIS Capital beats Markel Group on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get AXIS Capital News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AXS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart AXS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAXIS CapitalFire, marine, & casualty insurance IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$7.68B$44.73B$11.71B$20.21BDividend Yield1.90%2.39%5.37%3.64%P/E Ratio7.4410.3824.0934.95Price / Sales1.286.5626.2517.43Price / Cash8.7516.8117.9120.26Price / Book1.662.142.594.80Net Income$1.08B$4.16B$1.03B$1.02B7 Day Performance2.11%-2.58%-1.40%-1.14%1 Month Performance5.03%-0.41%0.69%-1.66%1 Year Performance48.14%31.26%14.69%13.43% AXIS Capital Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AXSAXIS Capital4.5993 of 5 stars$91.89-0.8%$99.88+8.7%+48.1%$7.68B$6.01B7.442,048Dividend AnnouncementMKLMarkel Group3.7704 of 5 stars$1,869.04-1.5%$1,685.17-9.8%+24.6%$24.04B$16.62B9.3921,600Positive NewsWRBW. R. Berkley4.6273 of 5 stars$60.39-1.8%$64.36+6.6%+6.8%$23.01B$13.64B13.848,329Analyst DowngradePositive NewsCINFCincinnati Financial4.9272 of 5 stars$136.97-0.2%$151.00+10.2%+20.5%$21.41B$10.01B7.045,426Short Interest ↓ERIEErie Indemnity1.663 of 5 stars$388.95-0.9%N/A+8.9%$17.97B$3.27B36.386,556FNFFidelity National Financial4.5257 of 5 stars$57.91+0.4%$66.40+14.7%+19.1%$15.85B$11.75B21.061,200Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementNews CoveragePositive NewsCNACNA Financial2.99 of 5 stars$48.65-1.4%$50.50+3.8%+11.2%$13.18B$14.00B10.146,300Positive NewsORIOld Republic International4.137 of 5 stars$36.39-0.3%$37.00+1.7%+27.5%$9.23B$8.23B13.839,200Positive NewsRLIRLI4.6898 of 5 stars$75.16-1.2%$82.80+10.2%+2.5%$6.89B$1.77B20.071,099Analyst UpgradeFAFFirst American Financial4.5037 of 5 stars$63.77+1.2%$74.25+16.4%+11.0%$6.57B$6.00B71.6519,210Analyst ForecastInsider TradeTHGThe Hanover Insurance Group4.1136 of 5 stars$162.78-0.7%$175.25+7.7%+16.6%$5.86B$6.24B13.924,800Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Markel Group Competitors W. 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