Palomar (PLMR) Competitors

Lemonade (NYSE:LMND) and Palomar (NASDAQ:PLMR) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, earnings and profitability.

Does the media favor LMND or PLMR?

In the previous week, Palomar had 2 more articles in the media than Lemonade. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Palomar and 6 mentions for Lemonade. Lemonade's average media sentiment score of 0.42 beat Palomar's score of 0.32 indicating that Lemonade is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Lemonade	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Palomar	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, LMND or PLMR?

Palomar has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Lemonade. Lemonade is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Palomar, 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
Lemonade	$429.80M	5.53	-$236.90M	-$3.04	-10.95
Palomar	$375.93M	7.30	$79.20M	$4.21	24.63

Is LMND or PLMR more profitable?

Palomar has a net margin of 21.55% compared to Lemonade's net margin of -43.51%. Palomar's return on equity of 19.65% beat Lemonade's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lemonade	-43.51%	-32.85%	-12.59%
Palomar	21.55%	19.65%	5.51%

Do analysts prefer LMND or PLMR?

Lemonade presently has a consensus target price of $23.33, suggesting a potential downside of 29.93%. Palomar has a consensus target price of $109.00, suggesting a potential upside of 5.12%. Given Palomar's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Palomar is more favorable than Lemonade.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lemonade	3 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.71
Palomar	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57

Which has more risk and volatility, LMND or PLMR?

Lemonade has a beta of 1.68, indicating that its stock price is 68% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Palomar has a beta of 0.34, indicating that its stock price is 66% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer LMND or PLMR?

Palomar received 56 more outperform votes than Lemonade when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.29% of users gave Palomar an outperform vote while only 29.67% of users gave Lemonade an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Lemonade	Outperform Votes 27 29.67%	Underperform Votes 64 70.33%
Palomar	Outperform Votes 83 59.29%	Underperform Votes 57 40.71%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in LMND or PLMR?

80.3% of Lemonade shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.3% of Palomar shares are held by institutional investors. 12.5% of Lemonade shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.3% of Palomar shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Palomar beats Lemonade on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.