AXIS Capital (AXS) Competitors $89.98 +0.12 (+0.13%) (As of 04:45 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends AXS vs. CINF, MKL, WRB, ERIE, FNF, CNA, ORI, RLI, FAF, and SIGIShould you be buying AXIS Capital stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of AXIS Capital include Cincinnati Financial (CINF), Markel Group (MKL), W. R. Berkley (WRB), Erie Indemnity (ERIE), Fidelity National Financial (FNF), CNA Financial (CNA), Old Republic International (ORI), RLI (RLI), First American Financial (FAF), and Selective Insurance Group (SIGI). These companies are all part of the "property & casualty insurance" industry. AXIS Capital vs. Cincinnati Financial Markel Group W. R. Berkley Erie Indemnity Fidelity National Financial CNA Financial Old Republic International RLI First American Financial Selective Insurance Group AXIS Capital (NYSE:AXS) and Cincinnati Financial (NASDAQ:CINF) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, community ranking, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, valuation, media sentiment and analyst recommendations. Do analysts recommend AXS or CINF? AXIS Capital currently has a consensus target price of $98.71, suggesting a potential upside of 9.71%. Cincinnati Financial has a consensus target price of $143.33, suggesting a potential downside of 1.33%. Given AXIS Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe AXIS Capital is more favorable than Cincinnati Financial.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score AXIS Capital 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.86Cincinnati Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.83 Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in AXS or CINF? 93.4% of AXIS Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.2% of Cincinnati Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of AXIS Capital shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of Cincinnati Financial shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is AXS or CINF more profitable? 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% Does the media prefer AXS or CINF? In the previous week, AXIS Capital had 9 more articles in the media than Cincinnati Financial. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for AXIS Capital and 5 mentions for Cincinnati Financial. Cincinnati Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat AXIS Capital's score of 0.84 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 8 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Cincinnati Financial 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community believe in AXS or CINF? AXIS Capital received 110 more outperform votes than Cincinnati Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 54.79% of users gave AXIS Capital an outperform vote while only 51.17% of users gave Cincinnati Financial an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAXIS CapitalOutperform Votes37254.79% Underperform Votes30745.21% Cincinnati FinancialOutperform Votes26251.17% Underperform Votes25048.83% Which has more volatility & risk, AXS or CINF? AXIS Capital has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cincinnati Financial has a beta of 0.69, indicating that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is AXS or CINF a better dividend stock? 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 2.2%. 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. Which has higher valuation & earnings, AXS or CINF? 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 RatioAXIS Capital$5.85B1.29$376.29M$7.2112.48Cincinnati Financial$12.16B1.87$1.84B$19.467.47 SummaryAXIS Capital beats Cincinnati Financial on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad WealthPress70%, 80%, 90% Win Rates? Grab Your Free Cheatsheets Today!Would you like to know the historic win rate of every trade you take before you place it? Well, it’s all possible with these FIVE Candlestick Pattern Cheatsheets.>> You can grab your FREE, laminated copies right here << 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$7.53B$43.96B$11.52B$19.39BDividend Yield2.01%7.33%5.72%3.66%P/E Ratio12.4810.4125.1341.45Price / Sales1.291.5327.2618.17Price / Cash8.5919.5518.5221.28Price / Book1.632.282.635.36Net Income$376.29M$3.90B$1.04B$989.88M7 Day Performance-2.75%-1.07%-1.84%-1.59%1 Month Performance1.39%-5.59%-3.16%-3.76%1 Year Performance64.71%52.60%11.62%12.55% AXIS Capital Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AXSAXIS Capital4.8463 of 5 stars$89.98+0.1%$98.71+9.7%+64.5%$7.53B$5.85B12.482,048CINFCincinnati Financial4.7452 of 5 stars$142.53-1.4%$143.33+0.6%+40.3%$22.28B$12.16B7.325,426Positive NewsMKLMarkel Group3.604 of 5 stars$1,730.11+0.2%$1,626.83-6.0%+25.2%$22.25B$15.80B7.9821,600Positive NewsWRBW. R. Berkley4.6871 of 5 stars$58.16-0.7%$64.28+10.5%+24.8%$22.16B$13.16B14.908,329ERIEErie Indemnity2.4974 of 5 stars$417.79+0.3%N/A+26.3%$19.30B$3.82B39.086,556FNFFidelity National Financial4.8886 of 5 stars$56.01-0.2%$63.80+13.9%+11.9%$15.33B$13.20B20.371,200Positive NewsCNACNA Financial3.7358 of 5 stars$48.02-0.4%$51.50+7.2%+14.8%$13.01B$13.83B10.006,300Positive NewsORIOld Republic International4.1892 of 5 stars$36.01-0.2%$37.00+2.7%+23.2%$9.13B$8.17B12.429,200Positive NewsRLIRLI4.5256 of 5 stars$164.49-1.3%$177.40+7.8%+24.3%$7.54B$1.78B18.081,099Positive NewsFAFFirst American Financial4.6813 of 5 stars$62.58-0.4%$74.50+19.0%-3.5%$6.45B$5.87B70.3219,210Positive NewsSIGISelective Insurance Group3.9051 of 5 stars$92.59-0.8%$102.14+10.3%-5.8%$5.63B$4.72B24.962,650 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Cincinnati Financial Competitors Markel Group Competitors W. R. 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