American Coastal Insurance (ACIC) Competitors

Hamilton Insurance Group (NYSE:HG) and American Coastal Insurance (NASDAQ:ACIC) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and profitability.

Do analysts prefer HG or ACIC?

Hamilton Insurance Group currently has a consensus price target of $24.17, suggesting a potential upside of 14.26%. Given Hamilton Insurance Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Hamilton Insurance Group is more favorable than American Coastal Insurance.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hamilton Insurance Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
American Coastal Insurance	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of HG or ACIC?

29.2% of Hamilton Insurance Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.1% of American Coastal Insurance shares are held by institutional investors. 17.5% of Hamilton Insurance Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 49.9% of American Coastal Insurance shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, HG or ACIC?

Hamilton Insurance Group has a beta of 0.82, indicating that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Coastal Insurance has a beta of -0.28, indicating that its stock price is 128% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to HG or ACIC?

In the previous week, Hamilton Insurance Group had 6 more articles in the media than American Coastal Insurance. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Hamilton Insurance Group and 0 mentions for American Coastal Insurance. Hamilton Insurance Group's average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat American Coastal Insurance's score of 0.00 indicating that Hamilton Insurance Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Hamilton Insurance Group	Positive
American Coastal Insurance	Neutral

Is HG or ACIC more profitable?

American Coastal Insurance has a net margin of 24.31% compared to Hamilton Insurance Group's net margin of 13.28%. American Coastal Insurance's return on equity of 29.90% beat Hamilton Insurance Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hamilton Insurance Group	13.28%	12.41%	3.72%
American Coastal Insurance	24.31%	29.90%	6.06%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, HG or ACIC?

Hamilton Insurance Group has higher revenue and earnings than American Coastal Insurance. Hamilton Insurance Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than American Coastal Insurance, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hamilton Insurance Group	$2.33B	0.92	$400.43M	$3.03	6.98
American Coastal Insurance	$296.66M	1.76	$75.72M	$1.49	7.25

Summary

Hamilton Insurance Group beats American Coastal Insurance on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.