ARX vs NP vs HIG Stock Comparison

Accelerant Holdings, Neptune Insurance Holdings and Hartford Insurance Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ARX Accelerant Holdings
$19.82 +0.3% 1M +58.9% 1Y
Market cap
$4.32B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.15B
Div. yield
–
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
2 wins
HIG Hartford Insurance Group, Inc.
$136.00 +9.5% 1M +8.7% 1Y
Market cap
$36.10B
P/E
7.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$29.87B
Div. yield
0.02%
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
6 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Hartford Insurance leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Hartford Insurance 6, Accelerant Holdings 2, Neptune Insurance Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionARXNPHIGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.32B $4.04B $36.10B HIG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.2x 90.5x 7.9x HIG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.0x 48.9x 11.1x HIG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +54.6% +33.8% +9.2% ARX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -119.3% 22.7% 15.4% NP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -179.7% 512.4% 19.3% NP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.0x — 0.0x HIG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +58.9% +7.6% +8.7% ARX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — — +13.3%/yr –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 67.5% 60.7% 20.1% HIG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 12/100 39/100 76/100 HIG

Percentile Scorecard

ARXNPHIG

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisARXNPHIG
Valuation 1 #118 of 119 3 #115 of 119 75 #30 of 119
Growth 9 #105 of 115 78 #26 of 115 65 #41 of 115
Profitability 4 #109 of 113 99 #2 of 113 87 #16 of 113
Financial Health 29 #81 of 114 10 #103 of 114 69 #36 of 114
Shareholder Returns 19 #87 of 107 4 #103 of 107 84 #18 of 107
Overall 12 39 76
  • ARX ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • NP ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • HIG ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodARXNPHIGSPY
1 month +0.3%+3.1%+9.5% -0.8%
3 months +35.8%-8.0%-2.9% +3.5%
6 months +45.9%+7.1%-0.5% +7.0%
Year to date +21.2%-2.7%-1.3% +12.2%
1 year +58.9%+7.6%+8.7% +13.0%
3 years ——+93.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year ——+24.6% +23.1%
5 years ——+86.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year ——+13.3% +11.0%
10 years ——+213.1% +258.0%
10 years, per year ——+12.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureARXNPHIGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 67.5%60.7%20.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 59.8%56.0%19.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.050.11-0.15 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.870.130.43 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -68.9%-43.8%-19.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.4%-19.0%-6.7% -1.8%
52-week high $19.89$35.05$145.71 $779.14
52-week low $9.36$17.14$122.36 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleARXNPHIG
P/E now vs peer median -3.2xmedian 10.6x 87.1xmedian 10.6x 8.0xmedian 10.6x
P/S now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 1.4x 19.8xmedian 1.4x 1.2xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -1.9xmedian 7.6x —median 7.6x 4.1xmedian 7.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 93.9xmedian 8.6x 47.5xmedian 8.6x 5.2xmedian 8.6x
P/B now vs peer median 5.8xmedian 1.5x -18.4xmedian 1.5x 1.9xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.52 —median 0.52 0.26median 0.52

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsARXNPHIG
Revenue $1.15B $197.00M $29.87B
Gross profit $885.00M – $14.34B
Operating income -$1.53B $81.30M $5.69B
Net income -$1.28B $44.74M $4.61B
Free cash flow $45.80M $82.04M $7.03B
EPS (diluted) $-6.22 $0.31 $16.80
Cash & equivalents $1.66B $17.43M –
Total debt $120.10M $922.00M $4.38B
Shares (diluted) 219.69M 146.39M 273.10M
Enterprise value -$2.34B $3.99B $19.62B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricARXNPHIG
P/E -3.2x 87.1x 8.0x
P/FCF 93.9x 47.5x 5.2x
P/Operating cash flow 93.9x 47.5x 5.2x
P/S 3.8x 19.8x 1.2x
P/B 5.8x -18.4x 1.9x
P/Tangible book 5.8x -18.4x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA -1.9x – 4.1x
EV/EBIT -1.8x 50.4x 6.4x
EV/Revenue 2.4x 20.8x 1.2x
EV/FCF 60.3x 49.9x 5.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 60.3x 49.9x 5.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – 0.26

Growth

14 metrics
MetricARXNPHIG
Revenue growth (1Y) 54.6% 33.8% 9.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – 7.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 61.0% – 18.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 12.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -1,080% 7.0% 27.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 22.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -2,833% 0.1% 29.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – 25.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -2,986% 197.9% 35.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – 31.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -94.5% 53.1% 16.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 23.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -94.5% 53.1% 19.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 26.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricARXNPHIG
Gross margin 77.2% – 48.0%
EBITDA margin -130.1% – 29.5%
Operating margin -133.6% 41.3% 19.0%
Pretax margin -110.8% 34.1% 18.4%
Net margin -119.3% 22.7% 15.4%
FCF margin 4.0% 41.6% 23.5%
Operating cash flow margin 4.0% 41.6% 23.4%
Return on equity -176.3% – 24.8%
Return on assets -14.7% 43.4% 5.4%
Return on invested capital -179.7% 512.4% 19.3%
Return on capital employed – 3,191% –
Asset turnover 0.1x 1.9x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.0x 1.8x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 7.8% 16.2% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricARXNPHIG
Debt / assets 1.3% 206.9% 5.0%
Debt / equity 0.2x -1.0x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.0x – 0.0x
Debt / FCF 2.6x 2.6x 0.6x
Liabilities / assets 91.7% 303.6% 78.3%
Equity / assets 8.3% -203.6% 21.7%
Interest coverage -143.1x 5.4x 28.6x
Current ratio – 0.9x –
Quick ratio – 0.3x –
Cash ratio – 0.2x –
Altman Z-score – 5.39 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricARXNPHIG
Dividend yield – – 1.8%
Net buyback yield 1.9% 0.0% 4.9%
Shareholder yield 1.9% 0.0% 6.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 13.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 9.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 10.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 7.1%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusARXNPHIG
Forward P/E 23.0xFY2026 48.9xFY2026 11.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.86FY2026 $0.58FY2026 $12.25FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -8.5%FY2026 +41.5%FY2026 -8.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +11.6% +25.9% +5.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.18BFY2026 $195.39MFY2026 $27.39BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +28.8%FY2026 +22.5%FY2026 -3.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.6% +18.6% +4.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersARXNPHIG
Held by institutions 54.5% 48.8% 92.5%
Institutions holding 118 136 1,198
Change in shares held, QoQ +16.0% +3.3% +0.9%
Institutions buying 80 105 530
Institutions selling 27 24 457
Buyers to sellers 2.96 4.38 1.16

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ARXNPHIG
ARX 1.00 0.17 0.19
NP 0.17 1.00 0.20
HIG 0.19 0.20 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ARX, NP and HIG?

Hartford Insurance (HIG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Accelerant Holdings (ARX) $4.32B, Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) $4.04B, Hartford Insurance (HIG) $36.10B.

Which stock is cheaper, ARX, NP and HIG?

Hartford Insurance (HIG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Accelerant Holdings (ARX) -3.2x, Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) 90.5x, Hartford Insurance (HIG) 7.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Hartford Insurance (HIG) is cheapest (Accelerant Holdings (ARX) 23.0x, Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) 48.9x, Hartford Insurance (HIG) 11.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Accelerant Holdings (ARX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Accelerant Holdings (ARX) +54.6%, Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) +33.8%, Hartford Insurance (HIG) +9.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) has the highest net margin (Accelerant Holdings (ARX) -119.3%, Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) 22.7%, Hartford Insurance (HIG) 15.4%). On return on invested capital, Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) leads (Accelerant Holdings (ARX) -179.7%, Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) 512.4%, Hartford Insurance (HIG) 19.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Accelerant Holdings (ARX) returned the most: Accelerant Holdings (ARX) +58.9%, Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) +7.6%, Hartford Insurance (HIG) +8.7%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Accelerant Holdings (ARX) 0.00%, Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) 0.00%, Hartford Insurance (HIG) 0.02%. Accelerant Holdings (ARX) and Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Hartford Insurance (HIG) has been the steadiest (Accelerant Holdings (ARX) 67.5%, Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) 60.7%, Hartford Insurance (HIG) 20.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ARX, NP and HIG?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Hartford Insurance (HIG) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.