Goosehead Insurance (GSHD) Competitors

Equitable (NYSE:EQH) and Goosehead Insurance (NASDAQ:GSHD) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership, profitability and earnings.

Do analysts recommend EQH or GSHD?

Equitable currently has a consensus target price of $57.75, suggesting a potential upside of 6.76%. Goosehead Insurance has a consensus target price of $109.10, suggesting a potential downside of 8.13%. Given Equitable's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Equitable is more favorable than Goosehead Insurance.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Equitable	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
Goosehead Insurance	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Does the MarketBeat Community favor EQH or GSHD?

Goosehead Insurance received 4 more outperform votes than Equitable when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.73% of users gave Equitable an outperform vote while only 59.83% of users gave Goosehead Insurance an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Equitable	Outperform Votes 279 61.73%	Underperform Votes 173 38.27%
Goosehead Insurance	Outperform Votes 283 59.83%	Underperform Votes 190 40.17%

Which has more risk & volatility, EQH or GSHD?

Equitable has a beta of 1.39, meaning that its share price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Goosehead Insurance has a beta of 1.49, meaning that its share price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, EQH or GSHD?

Equitable has higher revenue and earnings than Goosehead Insurance. Equitable is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Goosehead Insurance, 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
Equitable	$12.44B	1.34	$1.31B	$3.82	14.16
Goosehead Insurance	$314.51M	14.01	$14.14M	$1.15	103.26

Do insiders & institutionals believe in EQH or GSHD?

92.7% of Equitable shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Equitable shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 48.3% of Goosehead Insurance shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer EQH or GSHD?

In the previous week, Equitable had 12 more articles in the media than Goosehead Insurance. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Equitable and 5 mentions for Goosehead Insurance. Equitable's average media sentiment score of 1.50 beat Goosehead Insurance's score of 1.50 indicating that Equitable is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Equitable	12 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Goosehead Insurance	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is EQH or GSHD more profitable?

Equitable has a net margin of 10.51% compared to Goosehead Insurance's net margin of 6.77%. Goosehead Insurance's return on equity of 284.41% beat Equitable's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Equitable	10.51%	85.70%	0.69%
Goosehead Insurance	6.77%	284.41%	5.53%

Is EQH or GSHD a better dividend stock?

Equitable pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Goosehead Insurance pays an annual dividend of $4.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Equitable pays out 25.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Goosehead Insurance pays out 400.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Summary

Equitable beats Goosehead Insurance on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.