TWFG (TWFG) Competitors

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

Which has preferable earnings & 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	2.50	$26.10M	N/A	N/A
Root	$455M	3.33	-$147.40M	-$1.23	-81.47

Does the media prefer TWFG or ROOT?

In the previous week, TWFG and TWFG both had 1 articles in the media. Root's average media sentiment score of 1.16 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	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend TWFG or ROOT?

TWFG presently has a consensus target price of $31.86, indicating a potential upside of 9.10%. Root has a consensus target price of $66.00, indicating a potential downside of 34.14%. Given TWFG's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, 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

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%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in 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%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in TWFG or ROOT?

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

Summary

TWFG beats Root on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.