Enstar Group (ESGR) Competitors

Enstar Group (NASDAQ:ESGR) and Reinsurance Group of America (NYSE:RGA) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment and valuation.

Which has more volatility and risk, ESGR or RGA?

Enstar Group has a beta of 0.7, meaning that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Reinsurance Group of America has a beta of 0.62, meaning that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of ESGR or RGA?

81.0% of Enstar Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.1% of Reinsurance Group of America shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.0% of Enstar Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Reinsurance Group of America shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to ESGR or RGA?

In the previous week, Reinsurance Group of America had 10 more articles in the media than Enstar Group. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Reinsurance Group of America and 2 mentions for Enstar Group. Enstar Group's average media sentiment score of 1.66 beat Reinsurance Group of America's score of 0.99 indicating that Enstar Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Enstar Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Reinsurance Group of America	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better valuation and earnings, ESGR or RGA?

Reinsurance Group of America has higher revenue and earnings than Enstar Group. Enstar Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Reinsurance Group of America, 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
Enstar Group	$1.13B	4.45	$576M	$31.41	10.76
Reinsurance Group of America	$22.11B	0.58	$717M	$11.85	16.24

Do analysts prefer ESGR or RGA?

Reinsurance Group of America has a consensus target price of $245.00, suggesting a potential upside of 27.30%. Given Reinsurance Group of America's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Reinsurance Group of America is more favorable than Enstar Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Enstar Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Reinsurance Group of America	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Is ESGR or RGA more profitable?

Enstar Group has a net margin of 43.38% compared to Reinsurance Group of America's net margin of 3.77%. Reinsurance Group of America's return on equity of 13.69% beat Enstar Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Enstar Group	43.38%	11.06%	3.04%
Reinsurance Group of America	3.77%	13.69%	1.25%

Summary

Reinsurance Group of America beats Enstar Group on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.