Trupanion (TRUP) Competitors

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

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, VOYA or TRUP?

Voya Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Trupanion. Voya Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Trupanion, 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
Voya Financial	$7.76B	0.93	$667M	$5.00	15.03
Trupanion	$1.29B	1.55	-$9.63M	$0.26	177.77

Does the media prefer VOYA or TRUP?

In the previous week, Trupanion had 2 more articles in the media than Voya Financial. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Trupanion and 10 mentions for Voya Financial. Voya Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Trupanion's score of 1.04 indicating that Voya Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Voya Financial	8 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Trupanion	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in VOYA or TRUP?

96.1% of Voya Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Voya Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.4% of Trupanion shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is VOYA or TRUP more profitable?

Voya Financial has a net margin of 6.73% compared to Trupanion's net margin of 0.81%. Voya Financial's return on equity of 13.72% beat Trupanion's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Voya Financial	6.73%	13.72%	0.51%
Trupanion	0.81%	3.31%	1.33%

Do analysts prefer VOYA or TRUP?

Voya Financial currently has a consensus price target of $83.70, suggesting a potential upside of 11.41%. Trupanion has a consensus price target of $54.17, suggesting a potential upside of 17.19%. Given Trupanion's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Trupanion is more favorable than Voya Financial.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Voya Financial	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.45
Trupanion	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has more risk & volatility, VOYA or TRUP?

Voya Financial has a beta of 0.99, indicating that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Trupanion has a beta of 1.78, indicating that its stock price is 78% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Voya Financial and Trupanion tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.