RenaissanceRe (RNR) Competitors

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

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, ACGL or RNR?

Arch Capital Group has higher revenue and earnings than RenaissanceRe. RenaissanceRe is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Arch Capital Group, 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	1.93	$4.31B	$9.69	9.26
RenaissanceRe	$11.70B	0.97	$1.87B	$39.14	6.17

Do institutionals and insiders believe in ACGL or RNR?

89.1% of Arch Capital Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 100.0% of RenaissanceRe shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.2% of Arch Capital Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of RenaissanceRe shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend ACGL or RNR?

Arch Capital Group presently has a consensus price target of $113.07, indicating a potential upside of 25.97%. RenaissanceRe has a consensus price target of $287.50, indicating a potential upside of 19.12%. Given Arch Capital Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Arch Capital Group is more favorable than RenaissanceRe.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Arch Capital Group	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56
RenaissanceRe	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.27

Which has more volatility and risk, ACGL or RNR?

Arch Capital Group has a beta of 0.49, suggesting that its share price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, RenaissanceRe has a beta of 0.29, suggesting that its share price is 71% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer ACGL or RNR?

In the previous week, Arch Capital Group had 25 more articles in the media than RenaissanceRe. MarketBeat recorded 36 mentions for Arch Capital Group and 11 mentions for RenaissanceRe. Arch Capital Group's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat RenaissanceRe's score of 0.98 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	17 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
RenaissanceRe	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is ACGL or RNR more profitable?

Arch Capital Group has a net margin of 19.49% compared to RenaissanceRe's net margin of 15.44%. Arch Capital Group's return on equity of 15.33% beat RenaissanceRe's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Arch Capital Group	19.49%	15.33%	4.33%
RenaissanceRe	15.44%	15.00%	2.83%

Summary

Arch Capital Group beats RenaissanceRe on 14 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.