Stewart Information Services (STC) Competitors $72.64 +1.13 (+1.57%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$72.60 -0.04 (-0.06%) As of 04:24 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock STC vs. AXS, RLI, FAF, THG, SIGI, WTM, AGO, MCY, HTH, and HCIShould you be buying Stewart Information Services stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Stewart Information Services include AXIS Capital (AXS), RLI (RLI), First American Financial (FAF), The Hanover Insurance Group (THG), Selective Insurance Group (SIGI), White Mountains Insurance Group (WTM), Assured Guaranty (AGO), Mercury General (MCY), Hilltop (HTH), and HCI Group (HCI). These companies are all part of the "property & casualty insurance" industry. Stewart Information Services vs. AXIS Capital RLI First American Financial The Hanover Insurance Group Selective Insurance Group White Mountains Insurance Group Assured Guaranty Mercury General Hilltop HCI Group Stewart Information Services (NYSE:STC) and AXIS Capital (NYSE:AXS) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, media sentiment and risk. Is STC or AXS a better dividend stock? Stewart Information Services pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. AXIS Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Stewart Information Services pays out 76.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. AXIS Capital pays out 14.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Which has higher earnings & valuation, STC or AXS? AXIS Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Stewart Information Services. AXIS Capital 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$2.49B0.81$73.31M$2.6027.94AXIS Capital$6.02B1.34$1.08B$12.358.07 Do insiders and institutionals believe in STC or AXS? 96.9% of Stewart Information Services shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.4% of AXIS Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of Stewart Information Services shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of AXIS Capital shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is STC or AXS more profitable? AXIS Capital has a net margin of 18.16% compared to Stewart Information Services' net margin of 2.94%. AXIS Capital's return on equity of 18.89% beat Stewart Information Services' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Stewart Information Services2.94% 6.81% 3.52% AXIS Capital 18.16%18.89%3.05% Do analysts recommend STC or AXS? Stewart Information Services presently has a consensus price target of $79.00, suggesting a potential upside of 8.75%. AXIS Capital has a consensus price target of $100.25, suggesting a potential upside of 0.53%. Given Stewart Information Services' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Stewart Information Services is more favorable than AXIS Capital.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) 2.67AXIS Capital 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer STC or AXS? AXIS Capital received 178 more outperform votes than Stewart Information Services when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 54.72% of users gave AXIS Capital an outperform vote while only 52.23% of users gave Stewart Information Services an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformStewart Information ServicesOutperform Votes19952.23% Underperform Votes18247.77% AXIS CapitalOutperform Votes37754.72% Underperform Votes31245.28% Which has more risk and volatility, STC or AXS? Stewart Information Services has a beta of 1.19, suggesting that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AXIS Capital has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to STC or AXS? In the previous week, AXIS Capital had 14 more articles in the media than Stewart Information Services. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for AXIS Capital and 4 mentions for Stewart Information Services. AXIS Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Stewart Information Services' score of 0.57 indicating that AXIS Capital is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Stewart Information Services 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive AXIS Capital 14 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryAXIS Capital beats Stewart Information Services on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Stewart Information Services News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for STC 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 STC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricStewart Information ServicesTitle insurance IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$2.02B$6.80B$11.42B$19.62BDividend Yield2.82%2.50%5.57%3.74%P/E Ratio27.9427.4822.8533.60Price / Sales0.811.2625.7527.47Price / Cash12.1612.9617.6117.54Price / Book1.431.752.774.60Net Income$73.31M$188.12M$1.04B$1.02B7 Day Performance2.51%1.46%0.76%-0.16%1 Month Performance4.00%3.66%496.42%-1.99%1 Year Performance15.70%25.23%536.70%4.91% Stewart Information Services Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)STCStewart Information Services0.7695 of 5 stars$72.65+1.6%$79.00+8.7%+16.4%$2.02B$2.49B27.947,100Short Interest ↑Positive NewsAXSAXIS Capital4.2966 of 5 stars$95.61+1.9%$100.25+4.9%+55.9%$7.72B$6.02B7.742,048Analyst RevisionPositive NewsRLIRLI4.3781 of 5 stars$76.67+1.3%$82.80+8.0%+7.4%$7.04B$1.77B20.471,099Analyst RevisionPositive NewsFAFFirst American Financial4.0705 of 5 stars$64.98+1.8%$74.50+14.6%+13.3%$6.68B$6.12B51.9919,210Short Interest ↑THGThe Hanover Insurance Group3.1372 of 5 stars$170.98+0.9%$175.25+2.5%+31.8%$6.14B$6.22B14.634,400Short Interest ↑SIGISelective Insurance Group3.0801 of 5 stars$89.17+1.6%$98.71+10.7%-14.4%$5.42B$4.86B27.692,840Positive NewsWTMWhite Mountains Insurance Group1.4959 of 5 stars$1,893.56+0.6%N/A+6.5%$4.81B$2.35B21.041,650Positive NewsAGOAssured Guaranty4.1354 of 5 stars$87.30+1.2%$103.33+18.4%-1.6%$4.37B$814M6.78410Positive NewsMCYMercury General4.2446 of 5 stars$57.08-0.3%$80.00+40.2%+15.3%$3.16B$5.48B6.754,200News CoveragePositive NewsHTHHilltop4.3254 of 5 stars$30.96+0.7%$34.00+9.8%+3.5%$2.01B$1.12B17.793,820News CoveragePositive NewsHCIHCI Group2.785 of 5 stars$138.46-0.2%$140.00+1.1%+22.0%$1.49B$749.45M11.57530Positive News Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AXIS Capital Competitors RLI Competitors First American Financial Competitors The Hanover Insurance Group Competitors Selective Insurance Group Competitors White Mountains Insurance Group Competitors Assured Guaranty Competitors Mercury General Competitors Hilltop Competitors HCI Group Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:STC) was last updated on 3/27/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersA market crash is coming—here’s whenThe stock market cycle I've used to identify the most likely day of the next market crash is the exact same in...Chaikin Analytics | SponsoredYour Wealth is Under AttackPlease don't wait—this is your moment to take action. 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