Both in Insurance

W.R. Berkley vs Loews

Over the past year WRB returned +3.6% and L returned +11.0%; their daily moves had a correlation of 0.63.

WRB +3.6% L +11.0%Growth of $1, one year, split-adjusted
MetricWRBL
Price$76.71$111.67
Market cap$28.48B$22.83B
Today+2.12%+1.55%
1 month+10.1%+4.9%
6 months+16.0%+6.1%
Year to date+9.4%+6.0%
1 year+6.9%+12.3%
Revenue growth (YoY)+1.2%+3.9%
Gross margin47.2%44.0%
Net margin12.2%9.4%
P/E (TTM)14.8×13.5×
Price / sales1.9×1.2×
Net cash-$233.8M-$8.43B
Dividend yield0.52%0.22%
Volatility (60d)19.5%13.1%
Short % of float5.6%2.4%
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Shading marks the stronger figure where one clearly exists (lower is better for valuation and volatility).