The Baldwin Insurance Group (BWIN) Competitors

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

Which has better valuation & earnings, RYAN or BWIN?

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
Ryan Specialty	$2.52B	7.56	$61.04M	$0.69	105.23
The Baldwin Insurance Group	$1.38B	3.75	-$90.14M	-$0.39	-112.61

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer RYAN or BWIN?

Ryan Specialty received 23 more outperform votes than The Baldwin Insurance Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.16% of users gave The Baldwin Insurance Group an outperform vote while only 41.67% of users gave Ryan Specialty an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ryan Specialty	Outperform Votes 35 41.67%	Underperform Votes 49 58.33%
The Baldwin Insurance Group	Outperform Votes 12 63.16%	Underperform Votes 7 36.84%

Which has more risk and volatility, RYAN or BWIN?

Ryan Specialty has a beta of 0.71, indicating that its share price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Baldwin Insurance Group has a beta of 1.72, indicating that its share price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate RYAN or BWIN?

Ryan Specialty presently has a consensus price target of $75.27, indicating a potential upside of 3.67%. The Baldwin Insurance Group has a consensus price target of $44.86, indicating a potential upside of 2.14%. Given Ryan Specialty's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Ryan Specialty is more favorable than The Baldwin Insurance Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ryan Specialty	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38
The Baldwin Insurance Group	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Is RYAN or BWIN 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
Ryan Specialty	9.14%	48.01%	6.33%
The Baldwin Insurance Group	-2.89%	10.57%	3.10%

Does the media favor RYAN or BWIN?

In the previous week, Ryan Specialty had 8 more articles in the media than The Baldwin Insurance Group. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Ryan Specialty and 7 mentions for The Baldwin Insurance Group. The Baldwin Insurance Group's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Ryan Specialty's score of 1.14 indicating that The Baldwin Insurance Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ryan Specialty	11 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
The Baldwin Insurance Group	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals believe in RYAN or BWIN?

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

Summary

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