Assurant (AIZ) Competitors

Assurant (NYSE:AIZ) and EverQuote (NASDAQ:EVER) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, valuation, risk, institutional ownership and dividends.

Which has more risk and volatility, AIZ or EVER?

Assurant has a beta of 0.59, meaning that its share price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, EverQuote has a beta of 0.34, meaning that its share price is 66% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, AIZ or EVER?

Assurant has higher revenue and earnings than EverQuote. Assurant is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than EverQuote, 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
Assurant	$11.88B	0.80	$760.20M	$12.83	14.48
EverQuote	$500.19M	1.75	$32.17M	$1.02	24.03

Do analysts prefer AIZ or EVER?

Assurant currently has a consensus price target of $228.83, suggesting a potential upside of 23.18%. EverQuote has a consensus price target of $32.50, suggesting a potential upside of 32.60%. Given EverQuote's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe EverQuote is more favorable than Assurant.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Assurant	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
EverQuote	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.17

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of AIZ or EVER?

92.7% of Assurant shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.5% of EverQuote shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Assurant shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 29.8% of EverQuote shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is AIZ or EVER more profitable?

EverQuote has a net margin of 6.64% compared to Assurant's net margin of 5.55%. EverQuote's return on equity of 35.40% beat Assurant's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Assurant	5.55%	15.49%	2.29%
EverQuote	6.64%	35.40%	22.81%

Does the media refer more to AIZ or EVER?

In the previous week, EverQuote had 3 more articles in the media than Assurant. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for EverQuote and 13 mentions for Assurant. Assurant's average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat EverQuote's score of 0.77 indicating that Assurant is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Assurant	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
EverQuote	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

EverQuote beats Assurant on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.