AXIS Capital vs Everest
AXS and EG side by side, both in fire, marine, and casualty insurance. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How AXS and EG compare
Everest is the larger company, worth 2.1 times as much as AXIS Capital ($15.8B against $7.7B).
On earnings, AXIS Capital is cheaper: it trades at 7.4× trailing earnings, against 8.7× for Everest.
AXIS Capital grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (9.1% versus −8.7% for Everest).
AXIS Capital keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 16.2% compared with 11.7% at Everest.
Both pay dividends: AXIS Capital yields 1.3% and Everest 1.5%.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | AXS | EG |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $7.7B | $15.8B |
| Share price | $104.87 | $410.97 |
| Change, 1 year | 18.8% | 32.8% |
| Change, 5 years | 97.4% | 50.2% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.43 | 0.40 |
| Employees | 1,966 | 3,064 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 13 | 13 |
| Valuation score | 6 | 6 |
| Growth score | 2 | 2 |
| Performance score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Health score | 0 | 0 |
| Dividend score | 2 | 3 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 7.4× (better) | 8.7× |
| P/S | 1.1× | 1.0× (better) |
| P/B | 1.2× | 1.1× (better) |
| PEG | 0.10 (better) | 0.24 |
| Fair value | $133.30 | $580.32 |
| Margin of safety | 21.3% | 29.2% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 9.1% (better) | −8.7% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 6.3% | 12.8% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 23.8% | 243% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 35.4% | 256% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | 24.2% |
| Profitability | ||
| Net margin | 16.2% (better) | 11.7% |
| Return on equity | 17.4% (better) | 12.8% |
| Financial health | ||
| Altman Z-score | 0.67 | 0.86 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 | 6 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 1.3% | 1.5% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 12.4% | 16.7% |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | 4 (better) |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 1.4% | 5.2% (better) |
| Buyback yield | 7.1% | 10.1% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 8.4% | 11.6% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | – | 102% |
| Held by insiders | 4.4% | 1.6% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$238M | −$273K (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | – | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 3.1% | 4.4% |
Go deeper
- AXS stock overview
- AXS income statement
- AXS valuation and score
- EG stock overview
- EG income statement
- EG valuation and score
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