The Hanover Insurance Group (THG) Competitors

Markel Group (NYSE:MKL) and The Hanover Insurance Group (NYSE:THG) are both multi-sector conglomerates companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, valuation, risk and earnings.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in MKL or THG?

77.1% of Markel Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.6% of The Hanover Insurance Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of Markel Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.4% of The Hanover Insurance Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility & risk, MKL or THG?

Markel Group has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Hanover Insurance Group has a beta of 0.71, meaning that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor MKL or THG?

In the previous week, The Hanover Insurance Group had 8 more articles in the media than Markel Group. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for The Hanover Insurance Group and 7 mentions for Markel Group. Markel Group's average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat The Hanover Insurance Group's score of 0.91 indicating that Markel Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Markel Group	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
The Hanover Insurance Group	6 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend MKL or THG?

Markel Group currently has a consensus target price of $1,626.83, indicating a potential downside of 5.81%. The Hanover Insurance Group has a consensus target price of $174.13, indicating a potential upside of 13.12%. Given The Hanover Insurance Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe The Hanover Insurance Group is more favorable than Markel Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Markel Group	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.83
The Hanover Insurance Group	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has higher valuation & earnings, MKL or THG?

Markel Group has higher revenue and earnings than The Hanover Insurance Group. Markel Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than The Hanover Insurance 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
Markel Group	$17.29B	1.28	$2.00B	$216.78	7.97
The Hanover Insurance Group	$6.16B	0.90	$35.30M	$10.08	15.27

Is MKL or THG more profitable?

Markel Group has a net margin of 17.03% compared to The Hanover Insurance Group's net margin of 5.92%. The Hanover Insurance Group's return on equity of 15.53% beat Markel Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Markel Group	17.03%	10.86%	2.86%
The Hanover Insurance Group	5.92%	15.53%	2.72%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor MKL or THG?

The Hanover Insurance Group received 70 more outperform votes than Markel Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.90% of users gave The Hanover Insurance Group an outperform vote while only 59.44% of users gave Markel Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Markel Group	Outperform Votes 296 59.44%	Underperform Votes 202 40.56%
The Hanover Insurance Group	Outperform Votes 366 59.90%	Underperform Votes 245 40.10%

Summary

The Hanover Insurance Group beats Markel Group on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.