Trupanion (TRUP) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to ESNT or TRUP?

In the previous week, Essent Group had 5 more articles in the media than Trupanion. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Essent Group and 4 mentions for Trupanion. Trupanion's average media sentiment score of 1.46 beat Essent Group's score of 0.78 indicating that Trupanion is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Essent Group	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Trupanion	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders believe in ESNT or TRUP?

93.0% of Essent Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.9% of Essent Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.5% of Trupanion 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.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, ESNT or TRUP?

Essent Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Trupanion. Trupanion is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Essent Group, 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
Essent Group	$1.27B	4.57	$729.40M	$6.84	8.15
Trupanion	$1.29B	1.15	-$44.69M	-$0.23	-150.96

Which has more risk and volatility, ESNT or TRUP?

Essent Group has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Trupanion has a beta of 1.66, meaning that its share price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ESNT or TRUP?

Trupanion received 84 more outperform votes than Essent Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.71% of users gave Trupanion an outperform vote while only 65.63% of users gave Essent Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Essent Group	Outperform Votes 445 65.63%	Underperform Votes 233 34.37%
Trupanion	Outperform Votes 529 65.71%	Underperform Votes 276 34.29%

Do analysts recommend ESNT or TRUP?

Essent Group presently has a consensus price target of $61.71, indicating a potential upside of 10.72%. Trupanion has a consensus price target of $46.60, indicating a potential upside of 34.22%. Given Trupanion's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Trupanion is more favorable than Essent Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Essent Group	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57
Trupanion	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86

Is ESNT or TRUP more profitable?

Essent Group has a net margin of 58.69% compared to Trupanion's net margin of -0.75%. Essent Group's return on equity of 13.35% beat Trupanion's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Essent Group	58.69%	13.35%	10.61%
Trupanion	-0.75%	-3.08%	-1.20%

Summary

Essent Group and Trupanion tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.