GoHealth (GOCO) Competitors

Root (NASDAQ:ROOT) and GoHealth (NASDAQ:GOCO) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and community ranking.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ROOT or GOCO?

GoHealth received 12 more outperform votes than Root when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 52.70% of users gave GoHealth an outperform vote while only 27.55% of users gave Root an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Root	Outperform Votes 27 27.55%	Underperform Votes 71 72.45%
GoHealth	Outperform Votes 39 52.70%	Underperform Votes 35 47.30%

Does the media favor ROOT or GOCO?

In the previous week, Root and Root both had 3 articles in the media. GoHealth's average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat Root's score of 0.22 indicating that GoHealth is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Root	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
GoHealth	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in ROOT or GOCO?

59.8% of Root shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.2% of GoHealth shares are held by institutional investors. 11.7% of Root shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 35.0% of GoHealth shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate ROOT or GOCO?

Root currently has a consensus price target of $59.38, indicating a potential downside of 30.40%. GoHealth has a consensus price target of $13.00, indicating a potential downside of 5.39%. Given GoHealth's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe GoHealth is more favorable than Root.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Root	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.44
GoHealth	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is ROOT or GOCO more profitable?

Root has a net margin of -1.56% compared to GoHealth's net margin of -4.32%. Root's return on equity of -9.81% beat GoHealth's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Root	-1.56%	-9.81%	-1.12%
GoHealth	-4.32%	-17.17%	-4.58%

Which has more volatility and risk, ROOT or GOCO?

Root has a beta of 2.55, suggesting that its share price is 155% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GoHealth has a beta of 1.64, suggesting that its share price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, ROOT or GOCO?

GoHealth has higher revenue and earnings than Root. Root is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than GoHealth, 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
Root	$455M	2.83	-$147.40M	-$1.23	-69.36
GoHealth	$734.67M	0.43	-$63.26M	-$3.50	-3.93

Summary

Root beats GoHealth on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.