Root (ROOT) Competitors

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

Which has better valuation & earnings, KMPR or ROOT?

Root has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Kemper. Root is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kemper, 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
Kemper	$4.63B	0.99	-$272.10M	$4.20	17.05
Root	$455M	3.62	-$147.40M	-$1.23	-88.80

Which has more risk and volatility, KMPR or ROOT?

Kemper has a beta of 0.85, suggesting that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Root has a beta of 2.34, suggesting that its stock price is 134% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is KMPR or ROOT more profitable?

Kemper has a net margin of 5.86% compared to Root's net margin of -1.56%. Kemper's return on equity of 12.03% beat Root's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kemper	5.86%	12.03%	2.50%
Root	-1.56%	-9.81%	-1.12%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in KMPR or ROOT?

Kemper received 228 more outperform votes than Root when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.71% of users gave Kemper an outperform vote while only 28.13% of users gave Root an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Kemper	Outperform Votes 255 60.71%	Underperform Votes 165 39.29%
Root	Outperform Votes 27 28.13%	Underperform Votes 69 71.88%

Does the media refer more to KMPR or ROOT?

In the previous week, Kemper had 8 more articles in the media than Root. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Kemper and 2 mentions for Root. Kemper's average media sentiment score of 0.58 beat Root's score of -1.00 indicating that Kemper is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Kemper	Positive
Root	Negative

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of KMPR or ROOT?

86.2% of Kemper shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.8% of Root shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.2% of Kemper shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.7% of Root shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer KMPR or ROOT?

Kemper presently has a consensus target price of $79.00, suggesting a potential upside of 10.32%. Root has a consensus target price of $59.13, suggesting a potential downside of 45.87%. Given Kemper's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Kemper is more favorable than Root.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kemper	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.20
Root	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Summary

Kemper beats Root on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.