TWFG (TWFG) Competitors

TWFG (NASDAQ:TWFG) and Root (NASDAQ:ROOT) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, community ranking, profitability, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Does the media refer more to TWFG or ROOT?

In the previous week, Root had 2 more articles in the media than TWFG. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Root and 1 mentions for TWFG. Root's average media sentiment score of 0.22 beat TWFG's score of 0.00 indicating that Root is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
TWFG	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Root	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts recommend TWFG or ROOT?

TWFG presently has a consensus price target of $31.86, indicating a potential upside of 3.77%. Root has a consensus price target of $59.38, indicating a potential downside of 30.40%. Given TWFG's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe TWFG is more favorable than Root.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TWFG	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56
Root	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.44

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in TWFG or ROOT?

59.8% of Root shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.7% of Root shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer TWFG or ROOT?

Root received 16 more outperform votes than TWFG when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.71% of users gave TWFG an outperform vote while only 27.55% of users gave Root an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
TWFG	Outperform Votes 11 64.71%	Underperform Votes 6 35.29%
Root	Outperform Votes 27 27.55%	Underperform Votes 71 72.45%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, TWFG or ROOT?

TWFG has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Root.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
TWFG	$172.93M	2.63	$26.10M	N/A	N/A
Root	$455M	2.83	-$147.40M	-$1.23	-69.36

Is TWFG or ROOT more profitable?

TWFG has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Root's net margin of -1.56%. TWFG's return on equity of 0.00% beat Root's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TWFG	N/A	N/A	N/A
Root	-1.56%	-9.81%	-1.12%

Summary

TWFG and Root tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.