Beazley (OTCMKTS:BZLYF – Get Rating) and Chubb (NYSE:CB – Get Rating) are both financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, risk, valuation and profitability.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Beazley and Chubb, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Beazley | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Chubb | 0 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 2.86 |
Beazley currently has a consensus price target of $796.00, suggesting a potential upside of 10,685.91%. Chubb has a consensus price target of $241.38, suggesting a potential upside of 24.91%. Given Beazley’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Beazley is more favorable than Chubb.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
Profitability
This table compares Beazley and Chubb’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Beazley | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Chubb | 11.71% | 13.13% | 3.35% |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Beazley and Chubb’s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Beazley | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Chubb | $43.17 billion | 1.85 | $5.31 billion | $12.46 | 15.51 |
Chubb has higher revenue and earnings than Beazley.
Summary
Chubb beats Beazley on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Beazley
Beazley plc provides risk insurance and reinsurance solutions in the United States, Europe, and internationally. It operates through Cyber Risks, Digital, MAP Risks, Property Risks, and Specialty Risks segments. The Cyber Risk segment underwrites cyber and technology risks. The Digital segment underwrites various marine, contingency, and SME liability risks through digital channels, such as e-trading platforms and broker portals. The MAP Risks segment underwrites marine, portfolio underwriting and political, and contingency business. The Property Risks segment underwrites first party property risks and reinsurance business. The Specialty Risks segment underwrites liability classes, including employment practices risks and directors and officers, as well as healthcare, lawyers, and international financial institutions. It also underwrites life, health, and personal accident; and jewelry, fine art, and specie products risk insurance. The company was founded in 1986 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.
About Chubb
Chubb Limited provides insurance and reinsurance products worldwide. The company's North America Commercial P&C Insurance segment offers commercial property, casualty, workers' compensation, package policies, risk management, financial lines, marine, construction, environmental, medical, cyber risk, surety, and excess casualty; and group accident and health insurance to large, middle market, and small commercial businesses. Its North America Personal P&C Insurance segment provides affluent and high net worth individuals and families with homeowners, automobile and collector cars, valuable articles, personal and excess liability, travel insurance, and recreational marine insurance and services. The company's North America Agricultural Insurance segment offers multiple peril crop and crop-hail insurance; and coverage for farm and ranch property, and commercial agriculture products. Its Overseas General Insurance segment provides coverage for traditional commercial property and casualty; specialty categories, such as financial lines, marine, energy, aviation, political risk, and construction risk; and group accident and health, and traditional and specialty personal lines for corporations, middle markets, and small customers through retail brokers, agents, and other channels. The company's Global Reinsurance segment offers traditional and specialty reinsurance under the Chubb Tempest Re brand to property and casualty companies. Its Life Insurance segment provides protection and savings products comprising whole life, endowment plans, individual term life, group term life, medical and health, personal accident, credit life, universal life, and unit linked contracts. It markets its products primarily through insurance and reinsurance brokers. The company was formerly known as ACE Limited and changed its name to Chubb Limited in January 2016. Chubb Limited was incorporated in 1985 and is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland.
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