Root (ROOT) Competitors

Root (NASDAQ:ROOT) and Voya Financial (NYSE:VOYA) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment and risk.

Is ROOT or VOYA more profitable?

Voya Financial has a net margin of 7.18% compared to Root's net margin of 4.11%. Root's return on equity of 27.33% beat Voya Financial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Root	4.11%	27.33%	3.41%
Voya Financial	7.18%	14.05%	0.51%

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, ROOT or VOYA?

Voya Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Root. Voya Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Root, 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
Root	$1.27B	1.47	$30.90M	$3.20	37.93
Voya Financial	$8.05B	0.85	$667M	$5.30	13.49

Do analysts prefer ROOT or VOYA?

Root currently has a consensus target price of $130.50, suggesting a potential upside of 7.53%. Voya Financial has a consensus target price of $83.83, suggesting a potential upside of 17.25%. Given Voya Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Voya Financial is more favorable than Root.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Root	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.44
Voya Financial	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.46

Does the media prefer ROOT or VOYA?

In the previous week, Voya Financial had 11 more articles in the media than Root. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Voya Financial and 4 mentions for Root. Voya Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat Root's score of 0.22 indicating that Voya Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Root	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Voya Financial	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, ROOT or VOYA?

Root has a beta of 2.26, meaning that its share price is 126% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Voya Financial has a beta of 1, meaning that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of ROOT or VOYA?

59.8% of Root shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.1% of Voya Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.8% of Root shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Voya Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Voya Financial beats Root on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.