NMI (NMIH) Competitors

NMI (NASDAQ:NMIH) and Globe Life (NYSE:GL) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, risk and media sentiment.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor NMIH or GL?

NMI received 355 more outperform votes than Globe Life when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.02% of users gave NMI an outperform vote while only 39.88% of users gave Globe Life an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
NMI	Outperform Votes 422 65.02%	Underperform Votes 227 34.98%
Globe Life	Outperform Votes 67 39.88%	Underperform Votes 101 60.12%

Which has more volatility & risk, NMIH or GL?

NMI has a beta of 1.02, indicating that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Globe Life has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, NMIH or GL?

Globe Life has higher revenue and earnings than NMI. NMI is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Globe Life, 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
NMI	$650.97M	4.34	$360.11M	$4.43	8.13
Globe Life	$5.78B	1.87	$1.07B	$11.95	10.85

Does the media prefer NMIH or GL?

In the previous week, Globe Life had 21 more articles in the media than NMI. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for Globe Life and 11 mentions for NMI. NMI's average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat Globe Life's score of 0.55 indicating that NMI is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
NMI	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Globe Life	11 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	15 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is NMIH or GL more profitable?

NMI has a net margin of 55.32% compared to Globe Life's net margin of 18.53%. Globe Life's return on equity of 22.32% beat NMI's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NMI	55.32%	17.33%	11.44%
Globe Life	18.53%	22.32%	3.85%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in NMIH or GL?

94.1% of NMI shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.6% of Globe Life shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.7% of NMI shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Globe Life shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend NMIH or GL?

NMI presently has a consensus target price of $42.29, indicating a potential upside of 17.46%. Globe Life has a consensus target price of $135.60, indicating a potential upside of 4.59%. Given NMI's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe NMI is more favorable than Globe Life.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NMI	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71
Globe Life	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.70

Summary

NMI beats Globe Life on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.