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AXIS Capital (AXS) Competitors

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$88.75 +0.64 (+0.73%)
(As of 11/22/2024 ET)

AXS vs. CINF, WRB, MKL, ERIE, FNF, CNA, ORI, RLI, FAF, and THG

Should you be buying AXIS Capital stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of AXIS Capital include Cincinnati Financial (CINF), W. R. Berkley (WRB), Markel Group (MKL), 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.

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

AXIS Capital has a beta of 0.9, suggesting that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cincinnati Financial has a beta of 0.65, suggesting that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, Cincinnati Financial had 1 more articles in the media than AXIS Capital. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Cincinnati Financial and 13 mentions for AXIS Capital. Cincinnati Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat AXIS Capital's score of 0.51 indicating that Cincinnati Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
AXIS Capital
3 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Cincinnati Financial
10 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Cincinnati Financial has a net margin of 25.26% compared to AXIS Capital's net margin of 10.82%. AXIS Capital's return on equity of 19.24% beat Cincinnati Financial's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
AXIS Capital10.82% 19.24% 3.08%
Cincinnati Financial 25.26%8.25%3.06%

Cincinnati Financial has higher revenue and earnings than AXIS Capital. Cincinnati Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AXIS Capital, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
AXIS Capital$5.64B1.32$376.29M$7.2112.31
Cincinnati Financial$10.01B2.44$1.84B$19.468.04

AXIS Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Cincinnati Financial pays an annual dividend of $3.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. AXIS Capital pays out 24.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cincinnati Financial pays out 16.6% 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. AXIS Capital has raised its dividend for 23 consecutive years and Cincinnati Financial has raised its dividend for 64 consecutive years. Cincinnati Financial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

AXIS Capital currently has a consensus target price of $95.86, indicating a potential upside of 8.01%. Cincinnati Financial has a consensus target price of $138.57, indicating a potential downside of 11.44%. Given AXIS Capital's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe AXIS Capital is more favorable than Cincinnati Financial.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
AXIS Capital
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.71
Cincinnati Financial
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.71

AXIS Capital received 109 more outperform votes than Cincinnati Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 54.80% of users gave AXIS Capital an outperform vote while only 51.17% of users gave Cincinnati Financial an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
AXIS CapitalOutperform Votes
371
54.80%
Underperform Votes
306
45.20%
Cincinnati FinancialOutperform Votes
262
51.17%
Underperform Votes
250
48.83%

93.4% of AXIS Capital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.2% of Cincinnati Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of AXIS Capital shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of Cincinnati Financial shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Cincinnati Financial beats AXIS Capital on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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AXS vs. The Competition

MetricAXIS CapitalFire, marine, & casualty insurance IndustryFinance SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$7.42B$46.67B$10.89B$20.16B
Dividend Yield2.06%6.19%10.23%3.50%
P/E Ratio12.3110.8045.6144.52
Price / Sales1.321.82267.5817.75
Price / Cash8.0619.5429.9021.28
Price / Book1.342.344.204.71
Net Income$376.29M$3.90B$1.02B$986.85M
7 Day Performance2.33%4.73%1.27%3.73%
1 Month Performance8.71%13.64%3.93%3.70%
1 Year Performance60.31%62.51%25.96%27.73%

AXIS Capital Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
AXS
AXIS Capital
4.7797 of 5 stars
$88.75
+0.7%
$95.86
+8.0%
+60.3%$7.42B$5.64B12.312,048
CINF
Cincinnati Financial
4.5293 of 5 stars
$155.09
+2.3%
$138.57
-10.7%
+53.3%$24.24B$10.01B7.975,426Dividend Announcement
WRB
W. R. Berkley
4.8547 of 5 stars
$62.14
+2.0%
$63.08
+1.5%
+31.4%$23.68B$12.14B15.928,329Analyst Downgrade
Positive News
MKL
Markel Group
3.5079 of 5 stars
$1,718.45
+1.4%
$1,651.83
-3.9%
+22.4%$22.10B$15.80B7.9321,600Analyst Revision
Positive News
ERIE
Erie Indemnity
3.6327 of 5 stars
$425.03
+1.3%
N/A+48.3%$19.63B$3.27B39.766,556
FNF
Fidelity National Financial
4.7482 of 5 stars
$60.66
+1.0%
$63.60
+4.8%
+38.8%$16.60B$11.75B22.061,200Positive News
CNA
CNA Financial
3.2134 of 5 stars
$49.23
+0.8%
$51.50
+4.6%
+19.6%$13.33B$13.30B10.266,300Analyst Revision
ORI
Old Republic International
4.6302 of 5 stars
$38.22
+1.3%
$37.00
-3.2%
+34.3%$9.69B$7.26B13.189,200Positive News
RLI
RLI
4.6487 of 5 stars
$178.05
+1.2%
$177.40
-0.4%
+29.4%$8.16B$1.78B19.571,099News Coverage
Positive News
FAF
First American Financial
4.4605 of 5 stars
$66.42
+0.0%
$72.50
+9.2%
+16.8%$6.84B$6.00B74.6319,210Positive News
THG
The Hanover Insurance Group
4.5703 of 5 stars
$163.56
+0.8%
$173.83
+6.3%
+35.2%$5.89B$5.99B16.234,800Analyst Downgrade
News Coverage

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This page (NYSE:AXS) was last updated on 11/23/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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