Root (ROOT) Competitors $72.77 +0.12 (+0.17%) (As of 12/24/2024 05:19 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends ROOT vs. GSHD, HGTY, OSCR, NMIH, LMND, CS, PLMR, SPNT, FIHL, and TRUPShould you be buying Root stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Root include Goosehead Insurance (GSHD), Hagerty (HGTY), Oscar Health (OSCR), NMI (NMIH), Lemonade (LMND), Credit Suisse Group (CS), Palomar (PLMR), SiriusPoint (SPNT), Fidelis Insurance (FIHL), and Trupanion (TRUP). These companies are all part of the "insurance" industry. Root vs. Goosehead Insurance Hagerty Oscar Health NMI Lemonade Credit Suisse Group Palomar SiriusPoint Fidelis Insurance Trupanion Goosehead Insurance (NASDAQ:GSHD) and Root (NASDAQ:ROOT) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking, earnings, profitability, valuation and analyst recommendations. Which has more risk and volatility, GSHD or ROOT? Goosehead Insurance has a beta of 1.38, meaning that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Root has a beta of 2.47, meaning that its share price is 147% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher valuation and earnings, GSHD or ROOT? Goosehead Insurance has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Root. Root is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Goosehead Insurance, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGoosehead Insurance$283.60M13.73$14.14M$0.72145.75Root$1.04B1.05-$147.40M-$1.23-59.16 Is GSHD or ROOT more profitable? Goosehead Insurance has a net margin of 6.77% compared to Root's net margin of -1.56%. Goosehead Insurance's return on equity of 284.41% beat Root's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Goosehead Insurance6.77% 284.41% 5.53% Root -1.56%-9.81%-1.12% Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of GSHD or ROOT? 59.8% of Root shares are owned by institutional investors. 38.0% of Goosehead Insurance shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 11.7% of Root shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer GSHD or ROOT? Goosehead Insurance received 254 more outperform votes than Root when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.04% of users gave Goosehead Insurance an outperform vote while only 27.84% of users gave Root an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformGoosehead InsuranceOutperform Votes28160.04% Underperform Votes18739.96% RootOutperform Votes2727.84% Underperform Votes7072.16% Do analysts prefer GSHD or ROOT? Goosehead Insurance presently has a consensus price target of $97.90, indicating a potential downside of 6.71%. Root has a consensus price target of $59.13, indicating a potential downside of 18.75%. Given Goosehead Insurance's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Goosehead Insurance is more favorable than Root.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Goosehead Insurance 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.40Root 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.44 Does the media favor GSHD or ROOT? In the previous week, Goosehead Insurance had 3 more articles in the media than Root. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Goosehead Insurance and 0 mentions for Root. Goosehead Insurance's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat Root's score of 0.00 indicating that Goosehead Insurance is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Goosehead Insurance Positive Root Neutral SummaryGoosehead Insurance beats Root on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Behind the Markets$19 for a FULL YEAR of stock picks?!We're offering you the chance to subscribe to Behind the Markets for an ENTIRE YEAR for just $19. But why? Because there is a very small window of time... as little as 25 days from now... That will change the market forever.Click here to get in now>>> 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 {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 ROOT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricRootFire, marine, & casualty insurance IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.10B$43.95B$11.55B$9.28BDividend YieldN/A7.33%5.70%4.28%P/E Ratio-59.1610.4124.9517.31Price / Sales1.051.5227.22120.37Price / CashN/A19.5518.5137.83Price / Book6.372.282.634.94Net Income-$147.40M$3.90B$1.04B$225.76M7 Day Performance1.42%2.04%0.73%4.16%1 Month Performance-32.89%-5.55%-3.61%1.18%1 Year Performance570.69%52.61%11.74%17.07% Root Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ROOTRoot0.88 of 5 stars$72.77+0.2%$59.13-18.8%+570.7%$1.10B$1.04B-59.16760GSHDGoosehead Insurance3.5573 of 5 stars$103.65-2.4%$97.90-5.5%+33.7%$3.85B$283.60M143.961,415HGTYHagerty2.3578 of 5 stars$10.09-3.1%$11.00+9.0%+26.4%$3.44B$1.16B91.731,732Insider TradeOSCROscar Health2.8859 of 5 stars$13.52-4.0%$21.56+59.5%+46.0%$3.34B$8.22B-225.302,400NMIHNMI3.5137 of 5 stars$36.49-0.1%$43.14+18.2%+23.4%$2.89B$635.85M8.35234LMNDLemonade3.0037 of 5 stars$39.47-5.0%$30.43-22.9%+141.1%$2.82B$493.20M-12.981,258News CoverageCSCredit Suisse GroupN/A$0.89flatN/AN/A$2.77B$22.88B1.3750,480PLMRPalomar1.9763 of 5 stars$103.47-1.4%$111.67+7.9%+83.0%$2.74B$503.54M24.58150Positive NewsSPNTSiriusPoint1.1903 of 5 stars$14.30-0.8%N/A+20.4%$2.32B$2.61B8.991,063Positive NewsFIHLFidelis Insurance3.2793 of 5 stars$17.86-0.5%$21.50+20.4%+39.1%$2.11B$2.29B4.5177TRUPTrupanion1.4652 of 5 stars$49.38-2.7%$44.67-9.5%+64.6%$2.09B$1.24B-154.311,142 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Goosehead Insurance Alternatives Hagerty Alternatives Oscar Health Alternatives NMI Alternatives Lemonade Alternatives Credit Suisse Group Alternatives Palomar Alternatives SiriusPoint Alternatives Fidelis Insurance Alternatives Trupanion 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:ROOT) was last updated on 12/26/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners Is Starlink Set For The Largest IPO In History?He turned PayPal from a tiny, off-the-radar startup… to a massive $64 billion giant. 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