The Baldwin Insurance Group (BWIN) Competitors

The Baldwin Insurance Group (NASDAQ:BWIN) and Ryan Specialty (NYSE:RYAN) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, media sentiment, dividends, community ranking, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Does the media favor BWIN or RYAN?

In the previous week, Ryan Specialty had 1 more articles in the media than The Baldwin Insurance Group. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Ryan Specialty and 12 mentions for The Baldwin Insurance Group. The Baldwin Insurance Group's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Ryan Specialty's score of 1.33 indicating that The Baldwin Insurance Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
The Baldwin Insurance Group	9 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ryan Specialty	11 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, BWIN or RYAN?

Ryan Specialty has higher revenue and earnings than The Baldwin Insurance Group. The Baldwin Insurance Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ryan Specialty, 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
The Baldwin Insurance Group	$1.38B	3.68	-$90.14M	-$0.39	-110.44
Ryan Specialty	$2.52B	7.25	$61.04M	$0.69	100.87

Which has more risk and volatility, BWIN or RYAN?

The Baldwin Insurance Group has a beta of 1.52, indicating that its share price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ryan Specialty has a beta of 0.66, indicating that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BWIN or RYAN more profitable?

Ryan Specialty has a net margin of 9.14% compared to The Baldwin Insurance Group's net margin of -2.89%. Ryan Specialty's return on equity of 48.01% beat The Baldwin Insurance Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
The Baldwin Insurance Group	-2.89%	10.57%	3.10%
Ryan Specialty	9.14%	48.01%	6.33%

Do analysts rate BWIN or RYAN?

The Baldwin Insurance Group presently has a consensus target price of $45.29, indicating a potential upside of 5.14%. Ryan Specialty has a consensus target price of $75.67, indicating a potential upside of 8.72%. Given Ryan Specialty's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Ryan Specialty is more favorable than The Baldwin Insurance Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
The Baldwin Insurance Group	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63
Ryan Specialty	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.46

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of BWIN or RYAN?

77.5% of The Baldwin Insurance Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.8% of Ryan Specialty shares are held by institutional investors. 20.1% of The Baldwin Insurance Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.1% of Ryan Specialty shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BWIN or RYAN?

Ryan Specialty received 26 more outperform votes than The Baldwin Insurance Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 54.55% of users gave The Baldwin Insurance Group an outperform vote while only 43.18% of users gave Ryan Specialty an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
The Baldwin Insurance Group	Outperform Votes 12 54.55%	Underperform Votes 10 45.45%
Ryan Specialty	Outperform Votes 38 43.18%	Underperform Votes 50 56.82%

Summary

Ryan Specialty beats The Baldwin Insurance Group on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.