CNA vs. ACGL, CINF, AFL, AIG, AXS, CB, HIG, KNSL, L, and TRV
Should you be buying CNA Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of CNA Financial include Arch Capital Group (ACGL), Cincinnati Financial (CINF), Aflac (AFL), American International Group (AIG), Axis Capital (AXS), Chubb (CB), The Hartford Insurance Group (HIG), Kinsale Capital Group (KNSL), Loews (L), and Travelers Companies (TRV). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.
CNA Financial vs. Its Competitors
Arch Capital Group (NASDAQ:ACGL) and CNA Financial (NYSE:CNA) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends and media sentiment.
Arch Capital Group has a beta of 0.51, meaning that its stock price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CNA Financial has a beta of 0.51, meaning that its stock price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500.
89.1% of Arch Capital Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.5% of CNA Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.2% of Arch Capital Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of CNA Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
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.
Arch Capital Group has a net margin of 20.72% compared to CNA Financial's net margin of 6.19%. Arch Capital Group's return on equity of 15.79% beat CNA Financial's return on equity.
Arch Capital Group currently has a consensus target price of $113.60, suggesting a potential upside of 27.54%. CNA Financial has a consensus target price of $50.50, suggesting a potential upside of 15.49%. Given Arch Capital Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Arch Capital Group is more favorable than CNA Financial.
In the previous week, Arch Capital Group had 9 more articles in the media than CNA Financial. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Arch Capital Group and 6 mentions for CNA Financial. Arch Capital Group's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat CNA Financial's score of 0.20 indicating that Arch Capital Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
Arch Capital Group beats CNA Financial on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:CNA) was last updated on 7/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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