James River Group (JRVR) Competitors

Hippo (NYSE:HIPO) and James River Group (NASDAQ:JRVR) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, community ranking, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and profitability.

Which has better earnings and valuation, HIPO or JRVR?

James River Group has higher revenue and earnings than Hippo. Hippo is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than James River Group, 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
Hippo	$209.70M	3.24	-$273.10M	-$5.21	-5.24
James River Group	$812.01M	0.22	-$107.68M	-$4.05	-1.14

Does the MarketBeat Community favor HIPO or JRVR?

James River Group received 335 more outperform votes than Hippo when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.58% of users gave James River Group an outperform vote while only 38.46% of users gave Hippo an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Hippo	Outperform Votes 15 38.46%	Underperform Votes 24 61.54%
James River Group	Outperform Votes 350 64.58%	Underperform Votes 192 35.42%

Is HIPO or JRVR more profitable?

James River Group has a net margin of -20.84% compared to Hippo's net margin of -37.94%. James River Group's return on equity of 3.90% beat Hippo's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hippo	-37.94%	-36.38%	-8.36%
James River Group	-20.84%	3.90%	0.41%

Which has more volatility and risk, HIPO or JRVR?

Hippo has a beta of 1.26, suggesting that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, James River Group has a beta of 0.17, suggesting that its stock price is 83% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in HIPO or JRVR?

43.0% of Hippo shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.2% of James River Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.4% of Hippo shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 16.5% of James River Group shares are owned by 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.

Does the media prefer HIPO or JRVR?

In the previous week, Hippo had 14 more articles in the media than James River Group. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Hippo and 12 mentions for James River Group. Hippo's average media sentiment score of 0.02 beat James River Group's score of -0.03 indicating that Hippo is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Hippo	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	14 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
James River Group	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts rate HIPO or JRVR?

Hippo presently has a consensus target price of $24.67, suggesting a potential downside of 9.61%. James River Group has a consensus target price of $11.00, suggesting a potential upside of 137.58%. Given James River Group's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe James River Group is more favorable than Hippo.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hippo	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
James River Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Summary

James River Group beats Hippo on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.