Maiden (MHLD) Competitors

Maiden (NASDAQ:MHLD) and Kingstone Companies (NASDAQ:KINS) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk and community ranking.

Is MHLD or KINS more profitable?

Kingstone Companies has a net margin of 10.60% compared to Maiden's net margin of -71.58%. Kingstone Companies' return on equity of 32.55% beat Maiden's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Maiden	-71.58%	-16.55%	-2.70%
Kingstone Companies	10.60%	32.55%	4.27%

Does the media favor MHLD or KINS?

In the previous week, Kingstone Companies had 10 more articles in the media than Maiden. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Kingstone Companies and 0 mentions for Maiden. Kingstone Companies' average media sentiment score of 0.56 beat Maiden's score of 0.00 indicating that Kingstone Companies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Maiden	Neutral
Kingstone Companies	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor MHLD or KINS?

Maiden received 75 more outperform votes than Kingstone Companies when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.97% of users gave Kingstone Companies an outperform vote while only 55.09% of users gave Maiden an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Maiden	Outperform Votes 265 55.09%	Underperform Votes 216 44.91%
Kingstone Companies	Outperform Votes 190 65.97%	Underperform Votes 98 34.03%

Do analysts rate MHLD or KINS?

Kingstone Companies has a consensus price target of $6.50, suggesting a potential downside of 57.10%. Given Kingstone Companies' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Kingstone Companies is more favorable than Maiden.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Maiden	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Kingstone Companies	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more volatility & risk, MHLD or KINS?

Maiden has a beta of 1.26, indicating that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kingstone Companies has a beta of 0.55, indicating that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, MHLD or KINS?

Kingstone Companies has higher revenue and earnings than Maiden. Maiden is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kingstone Companies, 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
Maiden	$89.23M	1.91	-$38.57M	-$0.65	-2.65
Kingstone Companies	$144.19M	1.30	-$6.17M	$1.30	11.65

Do institutionals & insiders believe in MHLD or KINS?

21.8% of Maiden shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 14.9% of Kingstone Companies shares are held by institutional investors. 8.2% of Maiden shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 12.2% of Kingstone Companies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Kingstone Companies beats Maiden on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.