Outbrain (OB) Competitors $6.07 -0.47 (-7.19%) Closing price 02/21/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$6.07 0.00 (0.00%) As of 02/21/2025 07:19 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends OB vs. HCI, EIG, SAFT, AMSF, PRA, UFCS, UVE, DGICA, GBLI, and ITICShould you be buying Outbrain stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Outbrain include HCI Group (HCI), Employers (EIG), Safety Insurance Group (SAFT), AMERISAFE (AMSF), ProAssurance (PRA), United Fire Group (UFCS), Universal Insurance (UVE), Donegal Group (DGICA), Global Indemnity Group (GBLI), and Investors Title (ITIC). These companies are all part of the "property & casualty insurance" industry. Outbrain vs. HCI Group Employers Safety Insurance Group AMERISAFE ProAssurance United Fire Group Universal Insurance Donegal Group Global Indemnity Group Investors Title HCI Group (NYSE:HCI) and Outbrain (NASDAQ:OB) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, profitability, dividends, community ranking and analyst recommendations. Does the media refer more to HCI or OB? In the previous week, HCI Group had 2 more articles in the media than Outbrain. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for HCI Group and 0 mentions for Outbrain. Outbrain's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat HCI Group's score of 0.46 indicating that Outbrain is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment HCI Group Neutral Outbrain Positive Does the MarketBeat Community believe in HCI or OB? Outbrain received 21 more outperform votes than HCI Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.85% of users gave HCI Group an outperform vote while only 60.59% of users gave Outbrain an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformHCI GroupOutperform Votes24861.85% Underperform Votes15338.15% OutbrainOutperform Votes26960.59% Underperform Votes17539.41% Is HCI or OB more profitable? HCI Group has a net margin of 19.37% compared to Outbrain's net margin of 0.39%. HCI Group's return on equity of 34.17% beat Outbrain's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets HCI Group19.37% 34.17% 7.44% Outbrain 0.39%2.18%0.79% Do analysts prefer HCI or OB? HCI Group presently has a consensus target price of $140.00, indicating a potential upside of 19.23%. Outbrain has a consensus target price of $7.26, indicating a potential upside of 19.60%. Given Outbrain's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Outbrain is more favorable than HCI Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score HCI Group 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80Outbrain 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.40 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in HCI or OB? 87.0% of HCI Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.4% of Outbrain shares are owned by institutional investors. 21.0% of HCI Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 21.9% of Outbrain shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has better valuation and earnings, HCI or OB? HCI Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Outbrain. Outbrain is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than HCI Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioHCI Group$550.67M2.25$79.03M$11.979.81Outbrain$935.82M0.32$10.24M-$0.05-121.40 Which has more volatility & risk, HCI or OB? HCI Group has a beta of 1.12, meaning that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Outbrain has a beta of 1.4, meaning that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryHCI Group beats Outbrain on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Outbrain News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for OB and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart OB vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricOutbrainComputer & Data IndustryBusiness SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$301.38M$83.91B$7.84B$8.99BDividend YieldN/A0.81%2.21%3.85%P/E Ratio-121.4043.3933.3018.54Price / Sales0.32227.2564.2279.35Price / Cash26.2331.3132.3137.40Price / Book1.365.595.424.64Net Income$10.24M$3.40B$187.27M$245.69M7 Day Performance-9.94%-5.39%-2.92%-2.67%1 Month Performance-6.47%3.02%-1.50%-2.16%1 Year Performance47.33%70.08%18.50%12.90% Outbrain Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)OBOutbrain3.2386 of 5 stars$6.07-7.2%$7.26+19.6%+45.2%$324.71M$935.82M-121.401,020Positive NewsHCIHCI Group3.7402 of 5 stars$120.34-1.8%$140.00+16.3%+23.0%$1.27B$750.67M10.05530Upcoming EarningsEIGEmployers2.8129 of 5 stars$48.62-2.0%$58.00+19.3%+7.9%$1.20B$850.90M9.10680Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementNews CoverageSAFTSafety Insurance Group2.8509 of 5 stars$77.74-0.4%N/A-9.3%$1.15B$930.96M15.39550Upcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementNews CoverageAMSFAMERISAFE3.0939 of 5 stars$49.95-0.7%$59.50+19.1%+0.8%$951.55M$306.85M15.61350PRAProAssurance4.5695 of 5 stars$14.69-0.9%$18.67+27.1%+6.2%$751.54M$1.14B17.701,094Upcoming EarningsUFCSUnited Fire Group3.2782 of 5 stars$24.78-0.8%$26.00+4.9%+8.6%$627.93M$1.10B12.771,090Gap UpUVEUniversal Insurance4.9128 of 5 stars$19.92-0.1%$25.00+25.5%+13.3%$563.57M$1.39B8.101,244DGICADonegal Group3.8765 of 5 stars$15.05flatN/A+7.7%$510.20M$927.34M19.80880Earnings ReportNews CoverageGBLIGlobal Indemnity GroupN/A$35.67-0.9%N/A+26.6%$488.32M$528.13M12.26360Analyst ForecastITICInvestors Title2.2394 of 5 stars$224.52+0.2%N/A+43.5%$422.10M$224.75M14.86560 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies HCI Group Alternatives Employers Alternatives Safety Insurance Group Alternatives AMERISAFE Alternatives ProAssurance Alternatives United Fire Group Alternatives Universal Insurance Alternatives Donegal Group Alternatives Global Indemnity Group Alternatives Investors Title Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:OB) was last updated on 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhat is this southern state hiding?The financial press had a field day this week after President Donald Trump and Department of Government Effici...Stansberry Research | SponsoredWhy Buffett and 100 members of Congress are Piling into this One InvestmentThis isn't just another investment. 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