AMERISAFE (AMSF) Competitors $58.43 +0.59 (+1.02%) (As of 11:12 AM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends AMSF vs. MAX, HMN, MCY, HTH, STC, EIG, SAFT, HCI, PRA, and UFCSShould you be buying AMERISAFE stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of AMERISAFE include MediaAlpha (MAX), Horace Mann Educators (HMN), Mercury General (MCY), Hilltop (HTH), Stewart Information Services (STC), Employers (EIG), Safety Insurance Group (SAFT), HCI Group (HCI), ProAssurance (PRA), and United Fire Group (UFCS). AMERISAFE vs. MediaAlpha Horace Mann Educators Mercury General Hilltop Stewart Information Services Employers Safety Insurance Group HCI Group ProAssurance United Fire Group AMERISAFE (NASDAQ:AMSF) and MediaAlpha (NYSE:MAX) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability and dividends. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in AMSF or MAX? 97.4% of AMERISAFE shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.4% of MediaAlpha shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of AMERISAFE shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 11.5% of MediaAlpha shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk & volatility, AMSF or MAX? AMERISAFE has a beta of 0.33, indicating that its share price is 67% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MediaAlpha has a beta of 1.23, indicating that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better earnings and valuation, AMSF or MAX? AMERISAFE has higher earnings, but lower revenue than MediaAlpha. AMERISAFE is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MediaAlpha, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAMERISAFE$306.85M3.59$62.11M$3.2018.08MediaAlpha$388.15M2.10-$40.42M$0.1771.91 Is AMSF or MAX more profitable? AMERISAFE has a net margin of 19.49% compared to MediaAlpha's net margin of 1.41%. AMERISAFE's return on equity of 16.50% beat MediaAlpha's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets AMERISAFE19.49% 16.50% 4.02% MediaAlpha 1.41%-11.98%5.19% Does the MarketBeat Community prefer AMSF or MAX? AMERISAFE received 188 more outperform votes than MediaAlpha when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.52% of users gave MediaAlpha an outperform vote while only 56.93% of users gave AMERISAFE an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAMERISAFEOutperform Votes22656.93% Underperform Votes17143.07% MediaAlphaOutperform Votes3865.52% Underperform Votes2034.48% Does the media refer more to AMSF or MAX? In the previous week, AMERISAFE had 2 more articles in the media than MediaAlpha. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for AMERISAFE and 1 mentions for MediaAlpha. AMERISAFE's average media sentiment score of 1.50 beat MediaAlpha's score of 0.37 indicating that AMERISAFE is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment AMERISAFE 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive MediaAlpha 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do analysts recommend AMSF or MAX? AMERISAFE currently has a consensus target price of $59.50, indicating a potential upside of 2.87%. MediaAlpha has a consensus target price of $25.14, indicating a potential upside of 105.67%. Given MediaAlpha's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe MediaAlpha is more favorable than AMERISAFE.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score AMERISAFE 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50MediaAlpha 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.86 SummaryAMERISAFE and MediaAlpha tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad WealthPressThis Bull Market Indicator called NVDA at $116Every now and again we find an investment idea so incredible we can’t help but share. 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Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart AMSF vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAMERISAFEFire, marine, & casualty insurance IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.11B$45.85B$10.51B$8.90BDividend Yield2.55%6.19%10.13%4.07%P/E Ratio18.089.5746.1813.46Price / Sales3.592.173,478.9287.66Price / Cash18.4219.5430.6036.27Price / Book3.512.284.066.30Net Income$62.11M$3.90B$1.02B$225.93M7 Day Performance-0.77%3.19%-0.05%-1.32%1 Month Performance13.32%9.80%7.13%0.60%1 Year Performance14.04%58.79%24.11%26.23% AMERISAFE Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AMSFAMERISAFE2.5372 of 5 stars$58.43+1.0%$59.50+1.8%+15.3%$1.11B$306.85M18.26350Positive NewsMAXMediaAlpha4.0789 of 5 stars$12.51+2.4%$25.14+101.0%+29.8%$833.92M$388.15M71.91160HMNHorace Mann Educators3.767 of 5 stars$40.94+1.4%$42.67+4.2%+24.4%$1.67B$1.49B16.091,700MCYMercury General4.0556 of 5 stars$74.96+1.7%N/A+103.1%$4.15B$4.63B7.314,100HTHHilltop4.8259 of 5 stars$31.73+1.4%$34.50+8.7%+2.2%$2.06B$1.57B19.203,820Analyst RevisionPositive NewsSTCStewart Information Services2.8952 of 5 stars$73.39+1.4%$78.00+6.3%+58.2%$2.03B$2.26B34.136,800Positive NewsEIGEmployers2.7156 of 5 stars$52.98+1.0%$58.00+9.5%+40.1%$1.31B$850.90M9.82717SAFTSafety Insurance Group3.4535 of 5 stars$84.90+1.5%N/A+10.2%$1.26B$930.96M16.57539Positive NewsHCIHCI Group4.5891 of 5 stars$109.71+1.6%$140.00+27.6%+29.5%$1.16B$550.67M9.02530Short Interest ↓PRAProAssurance4.1635 of 5 stars$16.50+1.6%$18.67+13.1%+27.2%$844.14M$1.14B19.761,094Analyst DowngradeUFCSUnited Fire Group3.2534 of 5 stars$29.04+5.4%$26.00-10.5%+37.3%$735.87M$1.10B14.20852Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst Upgrade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MAX Competitors HMN Competitors MCY Competitors HTH Competitors STC Competitors EIG Competitors SAFT Competitors HCI Competitors PRA Competitors UFCS Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:AMSF) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe Crypto That’s Making Wall Street SweatThe Crypto Wall Street Is Desperate to Hide It's happening now, right under everyone's radar. 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