Third Point Reinsurance (TPRE) Competitors

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

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, TPRE or THG?

The Hanover 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	1.61	$200.62M	N/A	N/A
The Hanover Insurance Group	$6.22B	0.93	$426M	$11.69	13.76

Is TPRE or THG more profitable?

The Hanover Insurance Group has a net margin of 6.83% compared to Third Point Reinsurance's net margin of 0.00%. The Hanover Insurance Group's return on equity of 18.01% 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%
The Hanover Insurance Group	6.83%	18.01%	3.23%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in TPRE or THG?

The Hanover Insurance Group received 110 more outperform votes than Third Point Reinsurance when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.39% of users gave The Hanover Insurance Group an outperform vote while only 46.47% of users gave Third Point Reinsurance an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Third Point Reinsurance	Outperform Votes 257 46.47%	Underperform Votes 296 53.53%
The Hanover Insurance Group	Outperform Votes 367 59.39%	Underperform Votes 251 40.61%

Which has more volatility & risk, TPRE or THG?

Third Point Reinsurance has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Hanover Insurance Group has a beta of 0.47, meaning that its stock price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor TPRE or THG?

In the previous week, The Hanover Insurance Group had 14 more articles in the media than Third Point Reinsurance. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for The Hanover Insurance Group and 0 mentions for Third Point Reinsurance. The Hanover Insurance Group's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Third Point Reinsurance's score of 0.00 indicating that The Hanover Insurance Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Third Point Reinsurance	Neutral
The Hanover Insurance Group	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of TPRE or THG?

70.1% of Third Point Reinsurance shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.6% of The Hanover Insurance Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.9% of Third Point Reinsurance shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% 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 is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer TPRE or THG?

The Hanover Insurance Group has a consensus price target of $178.00, suggesting a potential upside of 10.66%. Given The Hanover Insurance Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe The Hanover 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
The Hanover Insurance Group	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.44

Summary

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