International General Insurance (IGIC) Competitors

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

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, IGIC or BWIN?

International General Insurance has higher earnings, but lower revenue than The Baldwin Insurance Group. The Baldwin Insurance Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than International General 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
International General Insurance	$472M	2.53	$118.19M	$3.06	8.48
The Baldwin Insurance Group	$1.22B	3.78	-$90.14M	-$0.64	-61.22

Which has more risk & volatility, IGIC or BWIN?

International General Insurance has a beta of 0.27, suggesting that its share price is 73% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Baldwin Insurance Group has a beta of 1.63, suggesting that its share price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer IGIC or BWIN?

In the previous week, The Baldwin Insurance Group had 4 more articles in the media than International General Insurance. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for The Baldwin Insurance Group and 2 mentions for International General Insurance. The Baldwin Insurance Group's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat International General Insurance's score of 0.19 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
International General Insurance	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
The Baldwin Insurance Group	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is IGIC or BWIN more profitable?

International General Insurance has a net margin of 26.24% compared to The Baldwin Insurance Group's net margin of -2.89%. International General Insurance's return on equity of 22.78% beat The Baldwin Insurance Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
International General Insurance	26.24%	22.78%	6.93%
The Baldwin Insurance Group	-2.89%	10.57%	3.10%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor IGIC or BWIN?

The Baldwin Insurance Group received 1 more outperform votes than International General Insurance when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 75.00% of users gave International General Insurance an outperform vote while only 62.50% of users gave The Baldwin Insurance Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
International General Insurance	Outperform Votes 9 75.00%	Underperform Votes 3 25.00%
The Baldwin Insurance Group	Outperform Votes 10 62.50%	Underperform Votes 6 37.50%

Do analysts rate IGIC or BWIN?

International General Insurance presently has a consensus target price of $28.00, indicating a potential upside of 7.86%. The Baldwin Insurance Group has a consensus target price of $45.50, indicating a potential upside of 16.13%. Given The Baldwin Insurance Group's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe The Baldwin Insurance Group is more favorable than International General Insurance.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
International General Insurance	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
The Baldwin Insurance Group	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in IGIC or BWIN?

54.2% of International General Insurance shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.5% of The Baldwin Insurance Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.1% of International General Insurance shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 20.1% of The Baldwin Insurance Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

The Baldwin Insurance Group beats International General Insurance on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.