Root (ROOT) Competitors $91.01 +2.92 (+3.31%) Closing price 08/22/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$91.01 0.00 (0.00%) As of 08/22/2025 07:59 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 TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock ROOT vs. FG, LMND, OSCR, BWIN, HGTY, PLMR, GSHD, ALHC, NMIH, and CSShould you be buying Root stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Root include F&G Annuities & Life (FG), Lemonade (LMND), Oscar Health (OSCR), Baldwin Insurance Group (BWIN), Hagerty (HGTY), Palomar (PLMR), Goosehead Insurance (GSHD), Alignment Healthcare (ALHC), NMI (NMIH), and Credit Suisse Group (CS). These companies are all part of the "insurance" industry. Root vs. Its Competitors F&G Annuities & Life Lemonade Oscar Health Baldwin Insurance Group Hagerty Palomar Goosehead Insurance Alignment Healthcare NMI Credit Suisse Group Root (NASDAQ:ROOT) and F&G Annuities & Life (NYSE:FG) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and risk. Does the media refer more to ROOT or FG? In the previous week, F&G Annuities & Life had 2 more articles in the media than Root. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for F&G Annuities & Life and 0 mentions for Root. F&G Annuities & Life's average media sentiment score of 1.67 beat Root's score of 0.00 indicating that F&G Annuities & Life is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Root Neutral F&G Annuities & Life Very Positive Is ROOT or FG more profitable? F&G Annuities & Life has a net margin of 6.45% compared to Root's net margin of 6.02%. Root's return on equity of 38.24% beat F&G Annuities & Life's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Root6.02% 38.24% 5.27% F&G Annuities & Life 6.45%11.51%0.58% Which has higher valuation and earnings, ROOT or FG? F&G Annuities & Life has higher revenue and earnings than Root. F&G Annuities & Life is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Root, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioRoot$1.18B1.20$30.90M$5.0118.17F&G Annuities & Life$5.74B0.83$639M$2.4814.24 Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ROOT or FG? 59.8% of Root shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.9% of F&G Annuities & Life shares are held by institutional investors. 11.8% of Root shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of F&G Annuities & Life shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts recommend ROOT or FG? Root presently has a consensus target price of $123.83, suggesting a potential upside of 36.07%. F&G Annuities & Life has a consensus target price of $44.33, suggesting a potential upside of 25.54%. Given Root's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Root is more favorable than F&G Annuities & Life.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) 2.44F&G Annuities & Life 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Which has more risk & volatility, ROOT or FG? Root has a beta of 2.25, indicating that its share price is 125% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, F&G Annuities & Life has a beta of 1.55, indicating that its share price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryRoot beats F&G Annuities & Life on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Root News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ROOT 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 ROOT 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 ROOT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricRootINS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.41B$59.23B$12.56B$9.76BDividend YieldN/A1.86%5.46%4.06%P/E Ratio18.1716.4919.4126.05Price / Sales1.202.7926.2888.42Price / Cash31.1628.7822.1959.36Price / Book5.752.412.356.60Net Income$30.90M$4.66B$1.01B$265.65M7 Day Performance0.64%2.42%1.75%2.00%1 Month Performance-26.39%3.10%1.61%0.46%1 Year Performance93.80%17.57%541.38%18.88% Root Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ROOTRoot3.6075 of 5 stars$91.01+3.3%$123.83+36.1%+93.8%$1.41B$1.18B18.171,021FGF&G Annuities & Life4.2799 of 5 stars$34.00-1.4%$44.33+30.4%-16.1%$4.58B$5.74B13.711,338Positive NewsLMNDLemonade3.1467 of 5 stars$59.69+4.0%$40.43-32.3%+203.5%$4.41B$526.50M-21.091,235OSCROscar Health1.941 of 5 stars$16.69+6.7%$12.07-27.7%-5.2%$4.32B$9.18B-20.602,400News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeBWINBaldwin Insurance Group4.0537 of 5 stars$32.69-0.5%$43.67+33.6%-24.5%$3.88B$1.39B-112.724,116News CoveragePositive NewsHGTYHagerty1.7276 of 5 stars$11.00-1.7%$10.00-9.1%-6.0%$3.76B$1.20B54.981,744PLMRPalomar4.332 of 5 stars$120.53+0.2%$165.83+37.6%+26.3%$3.23B$553.86M21.18150Trending NewsInsider TradeShort Interest ↓Analyst RevisionGSHDGoosehead Insurance3.9701 of 5 stars$85.29-0.9%$110.91+30.0%+11.4%$3.20B$314.51M75.481,580Insider TradeALHCAlignment Healthcare1.6607 of 5 stars$15.29+1.6%$18.56+21.4%+70.9%$3.03B$2.70B-54.611,679News CoveragePositive NewsInsider TradeNMIHNMI2.3649 of 5 stars$38.67-0.8%$42.33+9.5%+1.4%$3.00B$650.97M8.21234News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst RevisionCSCredit Suisse GroupN/A$0.89flatN/AN/A$2.77B$22.88B1.3750,480 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies F&G Annuities & Life Alternatives Lemonade Alternatives Oscar Health Alternatives Baldwin Insurance Group Alternatives Hagerty Alternatives Palomar Alternatives Goosehead Insurance Alternatives Alignment Healthcare Alternatives NMI Alternatives Credit Suisse Group Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:ROOT) was last updated on 8/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTax Drain Deadline: Protect Your Wealth Before September 15thOn September 15th, the IRS collects another round of quarterly tax payments—targeting self-employed profession...American Alternative | Sponsored[No Brainer Gold Play]: “Show me a better investment.”A Historic Gold Announcement Is About to Rock Wall Street? 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