Third Point Reinsurance (TPRE) Competitors

Selective Insurance Group (NASDAQ:SIGI) and Third Point Reinsurance (NYSE:TPRE) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, earnings, community ranking, analyst recommendations, profitability and risk.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, SIGI or TPRE?

Selective Insurance Group has higher revenue and earnings than Third Point Reinsurance.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Selective Insurance Group	$4.86B	1.14	$207.01M	$3.22	28.33
Third Point Reinsurance	$982.70M	1.74	$200.62M	N/A	N/A

Do institutionals & insiders believe in SIGI or TPRE?

82.9% of Selective Insurance Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.1% of Third Point Reinsurance shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of Selective Insurance Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.9% of Third Point Reinsurance shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is SIGI or TPRE more profitable?

Selective Insurance Group has a net margin of 4.26% compared to Third Point Reinsurance's net margin of 0.00%. Selective Insurance Group's return on equity of 7.33% beat Third Point Reinsurance's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Selective Insurance Group	4.26%	7.33%	1.62%
Third Point Reinsurance	N/A	2.86%	1.13%

Does the media favor SIGI or TPRE?

In the previous week, Selective Insurance Group had 11 more articles in the media than Third Point Reinsurance. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Selective Insurance Group and 0 mentions for Third Point Reinsurance. Selective Insurance Group's average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat Third Point Reinsurance's score of 0.00 indicating that Selective Insurance Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Selective Insurance Group	Positive
Third Point Reinsurance	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SIGI or TPRE?

Selective Insurance Group received 52 more outperform votes than Third Point Reinsurance when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.65% of users gave Selective Insurance Group an outperform vote while only 46.73% of users gave Third Point Reinsurance an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Selective Insurance Group	Outperform Votes 309 59.65%	Underperform Votes 209 40.35%
Third Point Reinsurance	Outperform Votes 257 46.73%	Underperform Votes 293 53.27%

Which has more volatility & risk, SIGI or TPRE?

Selective Insurance Group has a beta of 0.54, suggesting that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Third Point Reinsurance has a beta of 1.2, suggesting that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer SIGI or TPRE?

Selective Insurance Group presently has a consensus target price of $98.71, indicating a potential upside of 8.21%. Given Selective Insurance Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Selective Insurance Group is more favorable than Third Point Reinsurance.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Selective Insurance Group	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.13
Third Point Reinsurance	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

Selective Insurance Group beats Third Point Reinsurance on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.