GSHD vs. BRP, SLQT, CRVL, GOCO, EHTH, LGIH, BANC, DEI, CWK, and BOH
Should you be buying Goosehead Insurance stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Goosehead Insurance include The Baldwin Insurance Group (BRP), SelectQuote (SLQT), CorVel (CRVL), GoHealth (GOCO), eHealth (EHTH), LGI Homes (LGIH), Banc of California (BANC), Douglas Emmett (DEI), Cushman & Wakefield (CWK), and Bank of Hawaii (BOH).
The Baldwin Insurance Group (NASDAQ:BRP) and Goosehead Insurance (NASDAQ:GSHD) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, community ranking, valuation, earnings, dividends and media sentiment.
Goosehead Insurance received 247 more outperform votes than The Baldwin Insurance Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.31% of users gave Goosehead Insurance an outperform vote while only 59.46% of users gave The Baldwin Insurance Group an outperform vote.
The Baldwin Insurance Group has a beta of 1.54, indicating that its stock price is 54% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Goosehead Insurance has a beta of 1.31, indicating that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Goosehead Insurance has lower revenue, but higher earnings than The Baldwin Insurance Group. The Baldwin Insurance Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Goosehead Insurance, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Goosehead Insurance has a net margin of 5.99% compared to Goosehead Insurance's net margin of -4.29%. The Baldwin Insurance Group's return on equity of 202.00% beat Goosehead Insurance's return on equity.
The Baldwin Insurance Group currently has a consensus price target of $33.40, indicating a potential upside of 11.37%. Goosehead Insurance has a consensus price target of $78.89, indicating a potential upside of 29.84%. Given The Baldwin Insurance Group's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Goosehead Insurance is more favorable than The Baldwin Insurance Group.
In the previous week, The Baldwin Insurance Group had 9 more articles in the media than Goosehead Insurance. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for The Baldwin Insurance Group and 4 mentions for Goosehead Insurance. Goosehead Insurance's average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat The Baldwin Insurance Group's score of 0.48 indicating that The Baldwin Insurance Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
70.4% of The Baldwin Insurance Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 22.7% of The Baldwin Insurance Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 48.4% of Goosehead Insurance shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Goosehead Insurance beats The Baldwin Insurance Group on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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