CNA Financial (CNA) Competitors

Arch Capital Group (NASDAQ:ACGL) and CNA Financial (NYSE:CNA) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, community ranking and risk.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ACGL or CNA?

Arch Capital Group received 172 more outperform votes than CNA Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.85% of users gave CNA Financial an outperform vote while only 58.70% of users gave Arch Capital Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Arch Capital Group	Outperform Votes 469 58.70%	Underperform Votes 330 41.30%
CNA Financial	Outperform Votes 297 65.85%	Underperform Votes 154 34.15%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, ACGL or CNA?

Arch Capital Group has higher revenue and earnings than CNA Financial. Arch Capital Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CNA Financial, 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
Arch Capital Group	$16.93B	2.10	$4.31B	$11.20	8.44
CNA Financial	$14.00B	0.96	$959M	$3.52	14.15

Is ACGL or CNA more profitable?

Arch Capital Group has a net margin of 24.73% compared to CNA Financial's net margin of 6.72%. Arch Capital Group's return on equity of 17.96% beat CNA Financial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Arch Capital Group	24.73%	17.96%	5.25%
CNA Financial	6.72%	12.90%	1.99%

Which has more risk & volatility, ACGL or CNA?

Arch Capital Group has a beta of 0.62, indicating that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CNA Financial has a beta of 0.68, indicating that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend ACGL or CNA?

Arch Capital Group presently has a consensus price target of $117.19, suggesting a potential upside of 23.90%. CNA Financial has a consensus price target of $50.50, suggesting a potential upside of 1.39%. Given Arch Capital Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Arch Capital Group is more favorable than CNA Financial.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Arch Capital Group	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.69
CNA Financial	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of ACGL or CNA?

89.1% of Arch Capital Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.4% of CNA Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 4.2% of Arch Capital Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of CNA Financial shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor ACGL or CNA?

In the previous week, Arch Capital Group had 7 more articles in the media than CNA Financial. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Arch Capital Group and 14 mentions for CNA Financial. Arch Capital Group's average media sentiment score of 1.53 beat CNA Financial's score of 1.02 indicating that Arch Capital Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Arch Capital Group	19 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
CNA Financial	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Arch Capital Group beats CNA Financial on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.