Ambac Financial Group (AMBC) Competitors $12.30 -0.08 (-0.65%) (As of 10:17 AM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends AMBC vs. ALHC, TRUP, SKWD, HG, CLOV, ROOT, IGIC, BOW, TIPT, and HIPOShould you be buying Ambac Financial Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ambac Financial Group include Alignment Healthcare (ALHC), Trupanion (TRUP), Skyward Specialty Insurance Group (SKWD), Hamilton Insurance Group (HG), Clover Health Investments (CLOV), Root (ROOT), International General Insurance (IGIC), Bowhead Specialty (BOW), Tiptree (TIPT), and Hippo (HIPO). These companies are all part of the "insurance" industry. Ambac Financial Group vs. Alignment Healthcare Trupanion Skyward Specialty Insurance Group Hamilton Insurance Group Clover Health Investments Root International General Insurance Bowhead Specialty Tiptree Hippo Alignment Healthcare (NASDAQ:ALHC) and Ambac Financial Group (NYSE:AMBC) are both medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, profitability, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and dividends. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ALHC or AMBC? Alignment Healthcare received 49 more outperform votes than Ambac Financial Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.63% of users gave Alignment Healthcare an outperform vote while only 14.81% of users gave Ambac Financial Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAlignment HealthcareOutperform Votes5361.63% Underperform Votes3338.37% Ambac Financial GroupOutperform Votes414.81%Underperform Votes2385.19% Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in ALHC or AMBC? 86.2% of Alignment Healthcare shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.5% of Ambac Financial Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.6% of Alignment Healthcare shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.0% of Ambac Financial Group shares are owned 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. Is ALHC or AMBC more profitable? Alignment Healthcare has a net margin of -5.84% compared to Ambac Financial Group's net margin of -6.28%. Ambac Financial Group's return on equity of 2.51% beat Alignment Healthcare's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Alignment Healthcare-5.84% -108.69% -21.89% Ambac Financial Group -6.28%2.51%0.43% Do analysts recommend ALHC or AMBC? Alignment Healthcare currently has a consensus price target of $10.33, indicating a potential downside of 12.21%. Ambac Financial Group has a consensus price target of $17.00, indicating a potential upside of 38.21%. Given Ambac Financial Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Ambac Financial Group is more favorable than Alignment Healthcare.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Alignment Healthcare 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75Ambac Financial Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.33 Does the media favor ALHC or AMBC? In the previous week, Alignment Healthcare had 2 more articles in the media than Ambac Financial Group. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Alignment Healthcare and 7 mentions for Ambac Financial Group. Alignment Healthcare's average media sentiment score of 0.07 beat Ambac Financial Group's score of -0.29 indicating that Alignment Healthcare is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Alignment Healthcare 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Ambac Financial Group 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has more volatility and risk, ALHC or AMBC? Alignment Healthcare has a beta of 1.45, meaning that its share price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ambac Financial Group has a beta of 1.22, meaning that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger valuation and earnings, ALHC or AMBC? Ambac Financial Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Alignment Healthcare. Ambac Financial Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alignment Healthcare, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAlignment Healthcare$1.82B1.24-$148.02M-$0.77-15.29Ambac Financial Group$269M2.17$4M-$0.46-26.74 SummaryAlignment Healthcare beats Ambac Financial Group on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad WealthPressBreaking News: Tesla headed to $500…That headline hit late last night…and the rally has begun Which is why we want to urge you to go ahead and download Lance’s e-Book now outlining his bullish case for Tesla. So to claim your free digital copy today, simply follow this link and enter your email address. Get Ambac Financial Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AMBC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart AMBC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAmbac Financial GroupSurety insurance IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$583.51M$3.94B$10.51B$19.90BDividend YieldN/A2.24%10.13%3.49%P/E Ratio-26.745.1346.2836.63Price / Sales2.179.373,473.7917.98Price / Cash5.098.7630.6021.28Price / Book0.350.974.084.58Net Income$4M$354.96M$1.02B$985.06M7 Day Performance1.65%1.56%0.04%0.51%1 Month Performance4.68%7.44%7.24%1.13%1 Year Performance-17.14%23.92%24.26%24.80% Ambac Financial Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AMBCAmbac Financial Group3.8412 of 5 stars$12.30-0.6%$17.00+38.2%-15.7%$583.51M$269M-26.74130ALHCAlignment Healthcare0.9323 of 5 stars$11.77-1.5%$10.33-12.2%+78.6%$2.26B$1.82B0.001,536Gap UpTRUPTrupanion2.2273 of 5 stars$51.31-1.0%$44.67-12.9%+95.0%$2.17B$1.11B-161.941,142Positive NewsSKWDSkyward Specialty Insurance Group3.5107 of 5 stars$51.98+1.1%$46.89-9.8%+71.4%$2.08B$885.97M15.68400HGHamilton Insurance Group2.0494 of 5 stars$18.62flat$21.43+15.1%+23.8%$1.89B$1.57B4.17550CLOVClover Health Investments1.3658 of 5 stars$3.34-0.3%$4.00+19.8%+236.8%$1.67B$2.03B0.00552ROOTRoot2.0455 of 5 stars$101.84-2.8%$59.13-41.9%+980.1%$1.54B$455M0.00760Insider TradeIGICInternational General Insurance2.0347 of 5 stars$25.59+4.3%$28.00+9.4%+110.8%$1.18B$472M8.02290Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastBOWBowhead Specialty1.604 of 5 stars$35.40+0.7%$31.40-11.3%N/A$1.16BN/A0.00193Lockup ExpirationTIPTTiptree2.695 of 5 stars$21.51+0.2%N/A+18.2%$797.16M$1.65B22.121,132Ex-DividendHIPOHippo1.0487 of 5 stars$29.20+1.5%$24.67-15.5%+241.6%$711.31M$209.70M0.00620Short Interest ↓Gap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Alignment Healthcare Competitors Trupanion Competitors Skyward Specialty Insurance Group Competitors Hamilton Insurance Group Competitors Clover Health Investments Competitors Root Competitors International General Insurance Competitors Bowhead Specialty Competitors Tiptree Competitors Hippo Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:AMBC) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe Crypto That’s Making Wall Street SweatThe Crypto Wall Street Is Desperate to Hide It's happening now, right under everyone's radar. 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