Arch Capital Group Ltd. vs AFLAC INC, two Insurance stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where ACGL and AFL diverge most: on debt / equity, ACGL reads 0.00 and AFL reads 0.26; on dividend yield, ACGL reads 4.9% and AFL reads 1.9%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What ACGL's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (earnings-power basis). What AFL's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (earnings-power basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | ACGL | AFL |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $101.30 | $124.74 |
| Market cap | $36.4B | $64.2B |
| Sector | Financial Services | Financial Services |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| P/E | 7.8 | 14.3 |
| P/B | 1.51 | 2.14 |
| P/S | 1.84 | 3.55 |
| Revenue growth | +9.2% | +14.9% |
| Net margin | 24.6% | 25.6% |
| Return on equity | 20.1% | 15.5% |
| Return on assets | 6.0% | 4.0% |
| Dividend yield | 4.9% | 1.9% |
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.26 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 8 / 9 | 7 / 9 |
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