RLI (RLI) Competitors $77.79 -0.04 (-0.05%) As of 01/17/2025 03:59 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends RLI vs. WRB, MKL, CINF, ERIE, FNF, CNA, ORI, AXS, FAF, and SIGIShould you be buying RLI stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of RLI include W. R. Berkley (WRB), Markel Group (MKL), Cincinnati Financial (CINF), Erie Indemnity (ERIE), Fidelity National Financial (FNF), CNA Financial (CNA), Old Republic International (ORI), AXIS Capital (AXS), First American Financial (FAF), and Selective Insurance Group (SIGI). These companies are all part of the "property & casualty insurance" industry. RLI vs. W. R. Berkley Markel Group Cincinnati Financial Erie Indemnity Fidelity National Financial CNA Financial Old Republic International AXIS Capital First American Financial Selective Insurance Group RLI (NYSE:RLI) and W. R. Berkley (NYSE:WRB) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, community ranking, dividends and risk. Do analysts prefer RLI or WRB? RLI currently has a consensus price target of $91.20, suggesting a potential upside of 17.24%. W. R. Berkley has a consensus price target of $63.74, suggesting a potential upside of 7.01%. Given RLI's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe RLI is more favorable than W. R. Berkley.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score RLI 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.57W. R. Berkley 1 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.38 Which has higher valuation and earnings, RLI or WRB? W. R. Berkley has higher revenue and earnings than RLI. RLI is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than W. R. Berkley, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioRLI$1.51B2.36$304.61M$9.108.55W. R. Berkley$12.14B1.87$1.38B$3.9015.26 Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of RLI or WRB? 77.9% of RLI shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.8% of W. R. Berkley shares are held by institutional investors. 4.9% of RLI shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 23.0% of W. R. Berkley shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is RLI or WRB a better dividend stock? RLI pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. W. R. Berkley pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. RLI pays out 12.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. W. R. Berkley pays out 8.2% 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. RLI has increased its dividend for 50 consecutive years and W. R. Berkley has increased its dividend for 23 consecutive years. RLI is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Is RLI or WRB more profitable? RLI has a net margin of 23.77% compared to W. R. Berkley's net margin of 11.96%. W. R. Berkley's return on equity of 20.41% beat RLI's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets RLI23.77% 19.03% 5.46% W. R. Berkley 11.96%20.41%4.16% Which has more volatility & risk, RLI or WRB? RLI has a beta of 0.47, suggesting that its stock price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, W. R. Berkley has a beta of 0.67, suggesting that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer RLI or WRB? W. R. Berkley received 64 more outperform votes than RLI when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 55.69% of users gave RLI an outperform vote while only 51.31% of users gave W. R. Berkley an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformRLIOutperform Votes26955.69% Underperform Votes21444.31% W. R. BerkleyOutperform Votes33351.31% Underperform Votes31648.69% Does the media favor RLI or WRB? In the previous week, RLI had 2 more articles in the media than W. R. Berkley. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for RLI and 13 mentions for W. R. Berkley. RLI's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat W. R. Berkley's score of 0.48 indicating that RLI is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment RLI 9 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 3 Very Negative mention(s) Positive W. R. Berkley 5 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryRLI beats W. R. Berkley on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Get RLI News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for RLI 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 RLI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricRLIFire, marine, & casualty insurance IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$3.56B$45.13B$11.76B$19.97BDividend Yield0.78%6.72%5.84%3.71%P/E Ratio8.5510.0325.0941.38Price / Sales2.366.9828.4917.05Price / Cash28.8317.9117.2719.84Price / Book2.512.242.655.76Net Income$304.61M$4.03B$1.04B$993.25M7 Day Performance3.62%3.27%2.92%3.12%1 Month Performance-6.62%-1.39%0.91%4.75%1 Year Performance7.89%50.63%14.70%18.83% RLI Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)RLIRLI4.4695 of 5 stars$77.79-0.1%$91.20+17.2%+7.9%$3.56B$1.51B8.551,099Upcoming EarningsHigh Trading VolumeWRBW. R. Berkley4.701 of 5 stars$57.24+1.0%$63.82+11.5%+18.6%$21.81B$13.16B14.668,329Upcoming EarningsNews CoverageMKLMarkel Group3.4599 of 5 stars$1,666.82+0.4%$1,626.83-2.4%+22.7%$21.44B$17.29B7.6921,600CINFCincinnati Financial4.7831 of 5 stars$136.12+0.4%$143.33+5.3%+26.4%$21.28B$12.16B6.995,426Positive NewsERIEErie Indemnity1.9715 of 5 stars$387.35-0.5%N/A+19.3%$17.89B$3.82B36.236,040FNFFidelity National Financial4.8402 of 5 stars$54.05-0.4%$66.40+22.8%+18.9%$14.79B$13.20B19.6528,300Positive NewsCNACNA Financial3.4314 of 5 stars$46.24+0.8%$51.00+10.3%+12.9%$12.52B$13.83B9.636,300Short Interest ↑ORIOld Republic International4.4771 of 5 stars$33.56+0.3%$37.00+10.3%+20.5%$8.51B$8.17B11.579,200Upcoming EarningsAXSAXIS Capital4.9311 of 5 stars$85.46-0.1%$99.75+16.7%+62.5%$7.15B$5.85B11.852,048Analyst RevisionFAFFirst American Financial4.8018 of 5 stars$57.79+0.2%$73.00+26.3%+2.7%$5.95B$5.87B64.9319,210SIGISelective Insurance Group4.9277 of 5 stars$90.87+1.3%$104.57+15.1%-11.5%$5.52B$4.72B24.492,650 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies W. R. Berkley Alternatives Markel Group Alternatives Cincinnati Financial Alternatives Erie Indemnity Alternatives Fidelity National Financial Alternatives CNA Financial Alternatives Old Republic International Alternatives AXIS Capital Alternatives First American Financial Alternatives Selective Insurance Group Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:RLI) was last updated on 1/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersLast time you’ll see this priced at $1.00When was the last time you bought something for a buck? 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