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 superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, profitability, community ranking, analyst recommendations and valuation.

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	$2.08B	8.39	$61.04M	$0.77	86.46
The Baldwin Insurance Group	$1.22B	3.98	-$90.14M	-$0.64	-64.42

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

84.8% of Ryan Specialty shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.5% of The Baldwin Insurance Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.1% of Ryan Specialty shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.1% of The Baldwin Insurance Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend RYAN or BWIN?

Ryan Specialty currently has a consensus price target of $74.40, indicating a potential upside of 11.76%. The Baldwin Insurance Group has a consensus price target of $45.50, indicating a potential upside of 10.36%. Given Ryan Specialty's higher probable upside, equities research 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)	5 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.42
The Baldwin Insurance Group	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Which has more volatility & risk, RYAN or BWIN?

Ryan Specialty has a beta of 0.72, indicating that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Baldwin Insurance Group has a beta of 1.64, indicating that its stock price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to RYAN or BWIN?

In the previous week, Ryan Specialty had 4 more articles in the media than The Baldwin Insurance Group. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Ryan Specialty and 7 mentions for The Baldwin Insurance Group. The Baldwin Insurance Group's average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat Ryan Specialty's score of 0.17 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	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
The Baldwin Insurance Group	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in RYAN or BWIN?

Ryan Specialty received 23 more outperform votes than The Baldwin Insurance Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.50% of users gave The Baldwin Insurance Group an outperform vote while only 41.25% of users gave Ryan Specialty an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ryan Specialty	Outperform Votes 33 41.25%	Underperform Votes 47 58.75%
The Baldwin Insurance Group	Outperform Votes 10 62.50%	Underperform Votes 6 37.50%

Is RYAN or BWIN more profitable?

Ryan Specialty has a net margin of 10.31% compared to The Baldwin Insurance Group's net margin of -2.89%. Ryan Specialty's return on equity of 47.90% beat The Baldwin Insurance Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ryan Specialty	10.31%	47.90%	6.36%
The Baldwin Insurance Group	-2.89%	10.57%	3.10%

Summary

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