Progressive (PGR) Competitors

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

Which has more risk & volatility, ACGL or PGR?

Arch Capital Group has a beta of 0.51, meaning that its stock price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Progressive has a beta of 0.37, meaning that its stock price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend ACGL or PGR?

Arch Capital Group currently has a consensus price target of $113.60, indicating a potential upside of 28.90%. Progressive has a consensus price target of $287.63, indicating a potential upside of 16.53%. Given Arch Capital Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Arch Capital Group is more favorable than Progressive.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Arch Capital Group	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.53
Progressive	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.53

Is ACGL or PGR more profitable?

Arch Capital Group has a net margin of 20.72% compared to Progressive's net margin of 12.66%. Progressive's return on equity of 35.37% beat Arch Capital Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Arch Capital Group	20.72%	15.79%	4.54%
Progressive	12.66%	35.37%	9.23%

Do insiders and institutionals believe in ACGL or PGR?

89.1% of Arch Capital Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.3% of Progressive shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.1% of Arch Capital Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Progressive shares are owned by company 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 prefer ACGL or PGR?

In the previous week, Progressive had 53 more articles in the media than Arch Capital Group. MarketBeat recorded 64 mentions for Progressive and 11 mentions for Arch Capital Group. Arch Capital Group's average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat Progressive's score of 0.75 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	11 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Progressive	30 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	13 Neutral mention(s)	8 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher valuation and earnings, ACGL or PGR?

Progressive has higher revenue and earnings than Arch Capital Group. Arch Capital Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Progressive, 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	$17.44B	1.89	$4.31B	$9.76	9.03
Progressive	$75.37B	1.92	$8.48B	$17.75	13.91

Summary

Progressive beats Arch Capital Group on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.