Assured Guaranty Ltd. (AGO) vs First American Financial Corporation (FAF)

Assured Guaranty Ltd. and First American Financial Corporation are both Insurance Specialty companies. First American Financial Corporation is the larger, with a market value of $6.7B against $3.0B — 2.2× the size. First American Financial Corporation trades at the lower P/E: 9.2× against 9.3×. First American Financial Corporation grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 22.6% against −10.6%. Assured Guaranty Ltd. has the higher net margin (37.3% vs 9.33%) and the lower return on invested capital (3.91% vs 17.0%). Both pay a dividend; First American Financial Corporation yields more (3.59% vs 1.36%). Across the 23 metrics below, First American Financial Corporation leads on 18 and Assured Guaranty Ltd. on 5.