Third Point Reinsurance (TPRE) Competitors

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

Which has more risk & volatility, TPRE or SIGI?

Third Point Reinsurance has a beta of 1.2, indicating that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Selective Insurance Group has a beta of 0.6, indicating that its share price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor TPRE or SIGI?

Selective Insurance Group received 51 more outperform votes than Third Point Reinsurance when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.92% of users gave Selective Insurance Group an outperform vote while only 47.95% of users gave Third Point Reinsurance an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Third Point Reinsurance	Outperform Votes 257 47.95%	Underperform Votes 279 52.05%
Selective Insurance Group	Outperform Votes 308 59.92%	Underperform Votes 206 40.08%

Does the media refer more to TPRE or SIGI?

In the previous week, Selective Insurance Group had 10 more articles in the media than Third Point Reinsurance. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Selective Insurance Group and 0 mentions for Third Point Reinsurance. Selective Insurance Group's average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat Third Point Reinsurance's score of 0.00 indicating that Selective Insurance Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Third Point Reinsurance	Neutral
Selective Insurance Group	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals believe in TPRE or SIGI?

70.1% of Third Point Reinsurance shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.9% of Selective Insurance Group shares are held by institutional investors. 8.9% of Third Point Reinsurance shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Selective Insurance Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer TPRE or SIGI?

Selective Insurance Group has a consensus target price of $102.14, indicating a potential upside of 9.43%. Given Selective Insurance Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Selective Insurance Group is more favorable than Third Point Reinsurance.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Third Point Reinsurance	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Selective Insurance Group	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Which has better valuation & earnings, TPRE or SIGI?

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
Third Point Reinsurance	$982.70M	1.40	$200.62M	N/A	N/A
Selective Insurance Group	$4.72B	1.20	$365.24M	$3.71	25.16

Is TPRE or SIGI more profitable?

Selective Insurance Group has a net margin of 5.01% compared to Third Point Reinsurance's net margin of 0.00%. Selective Insurance Group's return on equity of 8.11% beat Third Point Reinsurance's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Third Point Reinsurance	N/A	2.86%	1.13%
Selective Insurance Group	5.01%	8.11%	1.83%

Summary

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