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ACGL vs PLGO

Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. ACGL scored 78.0, PLGO scored 78.0 — tied at the top.
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ACGL
Arch Capital Group Ltd.
Insurance - Diversified · Financial strength
68.1Fin
$98.84 · $33.7B
fundamentals as of
Strength gap
11.0
PLGO leads
PLGO
Pelagos Insurance Capital Limit
Insurance - Diversified · Financial strength
79.1Fin
$24.52 · $2.1B
  • CheapestPLGO6.1x
  • Fastest growthACGL+14.0%
THE BULL RANKINGS SCORECARD68.1/ 100 · FIN STRENGTHPEER MEDIANFINANCIAL68.1
THE BULL RANKINGS SCORECARD79.1/ 100 · FIN STRENGTHPEER MEDIANFINANCIAL79.1
cheap & fastrevenue growth →← cheaper (lower multiple)-7%24%1.1x13xACGLPLGO

Growth against the P/E multiple. Up and to the right is cheaper and faster — the quality-growth idea in one picture. Points beyond the axis are pinned to the edge and marked off-scale rather than allowed to compress everything else.

RevACGL+14.0%PLGO+2.9%
P/EACGL7.7xPLGO6.1x
ROEACGL19.9%PLGO17.6%
P/BACGL1.45PLGO0.91
YieldACGL0.0%PLGO2.5%
ACGL
PLGO
+14.0%B+
Rev
+2.9%C
7.7xA
P/E
6.1xA
19.9%B+
ROE
17.6%B+
1.45B+
P/B
0.91A-
0.0%C
Yield
2.5%B
Winner per row is the stronger grade; where grades tie, the better figure breaks it. A true tie or a missing value shows no highlight.
ACGLArch Capital Group Ltd.
Insurance - Diversified · $98.84 · beta 0.29
Why now
Insurance - Diversified · market cap $33.7b. 8% off the 52-week high of $107.09. Revenue growing +14%, comfortably above the S&P median. 19 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $111.87 (implying +13% upside).
Moat
Net margin 24% sits well above the S&P median (~11%) — suggests structural pricing advantage or cost discipline competitors can't quickly close. ROE 20% sits above Buffett's preferred 15% threshold — the equity base is compounding at a rate the market struggles to discount accurately. Financial moat — scale of deposit base / underwriting franchise plus regulatory capital advantages. The largest players compound book value through cycles that erase smaller competitors.
Risk
Balance-sheet financial — book value, net interest margin, and credit loss provisions are the lever points; a rates regime change or a deterioration in the loan book moves the stock more than EPS does.
PLGOPelagos Insurance Capital Limit
Insurance - Diversified · $24.52 · beta 0.29
Why now
Insurance - Diversified · market cap $2.1b. 7% off the 52-week high of $26.34. PEG 0.20 — paying under fair value for the growth rate. 9 sell-side analysts rate this a Hold with a mean 1-yr target of $25.39 (implying +4% upside).
Moat
Net margin 16% beats the market median by a meaningful margin — the company is keeping more of every revenue dollar than the average S&P constituent. ROE 18% sits above Buffett's preferred 15% threshold — the equity base is compounding at a rate the market struggles to discount accurately. Financial moat — scale of deposit base / underwriting franchise plus regulatory capital advantages. The largest players compound book value through cycles that erase smaller competitors.
Risk
Balance-sheet financial — book value, net interest margin, and credit loss provisions are the lever points; a rates regime change or a deterioration in the loan book moves the stock more than EPS does.
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