Stewart Information Services (STC) Competitors $73.40 +0.88 (+1.21%) (As of 11/15/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends STC vs. RLI, AXS, FAF, SIGI, THG, WTM, AGO, MCY, HTH, and EIGShould you be buying Stewart Information Services stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Stewart Information Services include RLI (RLI), AXIS Capital (AXS), First American Financial (FAF), Selective Insurance Group (SIGI), The Hanover Insurance Group (THG), White Mountains Insurance Group (WTM), Assured Guaranty (AGO), Mercury General (MCY), Hilltop (HTH), and Employers (EIG). These companies are all part of the "property & casualty insurance" industry. Stewart Information Services vs. RLI AXIS Capital First American Financial Selective Insurance Group The Hanover Insurance Group White Mountains Insurance Group Assured Guaranty Mercury General Hilltop Employers Stewart Information Services (NYSE:STC) and RLI (NYSE:RLI) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, valuation, community ranking and media sentiment. Does the media favor STC or RLI? In the previous week, RLI had 3 more articles in the media than Stewart Information Services. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for RLI and 2 mentions for Stewart Information Services. Stewart Information Services' average media sentiment score of 1.53 beat RLI's score of 0.30 indicating that Stewart Information Services is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Stewart Information Services 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive RLI 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in STC or RLI? 96.9% of Stewart Information Services shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.9% of RLI shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Stewart Information Services shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.1% of RLI shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has stronger earnings and valuation, STC or RLI? RLI has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Stewart Information Services. RLI is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Stewart Information Services, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioStewart Information Services$2.26B0.90$30.44M$2.1234.62RLI$1.51B5.30$304.61M$9.1019.21 Which has more risk and volatility, STC or RLI? Stewart Information Services has a beta of 1.21, meaning that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, RLI has a beta of 0.41, meaning that its stock price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer STC or RLI? Stewart Information Services presently has a consensus price target of $78.00, suggesting a potential upside of 6.27%. RLI has a consensus price target of $177.40, suggesting a potential upside of 1.46%. Given Stewart Information Services' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Stewart Information Services is more favorable than RLI.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Stewart Information Services 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67RLI 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.57 Does the MarketBeat Community favor STC or RLI? RLI received 73 more outperform votes than Stewart Information Services when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 55.60% of users gave RLI an outperform vote while only 52.42% of users gave Stewart Information Services an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformStewart Information ServicesOutperform Votes19552.42% Underperform Votes17747.58% RLIOutperform Votes26855.60% Underperform Votes21444.40% Is STC or RLI more profitable? RLI has a net margin of 23.77% compared to Stewart Information Services' net margin of 2.47%. RLI's return on equity of 19.03% beat Stewart Information Services' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Stewart Information Services2.47% 5.77% 2.97% RLI 23.77%19.03%5.46% Is STC or RLI a better dividend stock? Stewart Information Services pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. RLI pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Stewart Information Services pays out 94.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. RLI pays out 12.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. RLI has increased its dividend for 50 consecutive years. SummaryRLI beats Stewart Information Services on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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 STC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricStewart Information ServicesTitle insurance IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$2.03B$6.46B$11.00B$19.79BDividend Yield2.72%2.49%5.94%3.50%P/E Ratio34.6236.9228.4241.87Price / Sales0.901.3945.0320.82Price / Cash15.5015.1318.4921.65Price / Book1.441.623.694.66Net Income$30.44M$196.48M$998.34M$983.45M7 Day Performance1.42%2.86%-0.06%-2.12%1 Month Performance3.02%2.15%1.86%-0.39%1 Year Performance60.79%47.00%24.78%23.34% Stewart Information Services Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)STCStewart Information Services2.5239 of 5 stars$73.40+1.2%$78.00+6.3%+62.4%$2.03B$2.26B34.626,800Positive NewsRLIRLI4.5693 of 5 stars$173.73+1.0%N/A+31.3%$7.96B$1.51B19.091,099Stock SplitAXSAXIS Capital4.9721 of 5 stars$83.68-0.9%N/A+62.2%$7.00B$5.85B11.612,048Analyst RevisionPositive NewsFAFFirst American Financial4.8187 of 5 stars$63.66-0.9%N/A+15.5%$6.56B$6.00B71.5319,210Short Interest ↓Analyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive NewsSIGISelective Insurance Group4.2038 of 5 stars$101.24+1.4%N/A-2.9%$6.15B$4.23B27.292,650Analyst RevisionTHGThe Hanover Insurance Group4.6824 of 5 stars$162.60+1.9%N/A+36.6%$5.75B$5.99B16.134,800Insider SellingShort Interest ↓WTMWhite Mountains Insurance Group2.2989 of 5 stars$1,908.10+2.3%N/A+30.7%$4.90B$2.17B7.551,650News CoverageAGOAssured Guaranty4.1779 of 5 stars$89.56+2.3%N/A+38.9%$4.61B$1.37B7.28410Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageMCYMercury General4.092 of 5 stars$75.20+1.8%N/A+102.4%$4.16B$4.63B7.454,100HTHHilltop4.493 of 5 stars$32.85+1.0%N/A+4.7%$2.13B$1.57B20.153,820Short Interest ↓EIGEmployers2.2144 of 5 stars$53.86+1.0%N/A+39.4%$1.33B$889.80M10.09717Analyst DowngradeShort Interest ↓ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies RLI Competitors AXIS Capital Competitors First American Financial Competitors Selective Insurance Group Competitors The Hanover Insurance Group Competitors White Mountains Insurance Group Competitors Assured Guaranty Competitors Mercury General Competitors Hilltop Competitors Employers Competitors 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:STC) was last updated on 11/17/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBill Gates’s Next Big AI Bet: StargateIn February 2016… when almost nobody was talking about artificial intelligence…. 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