HFF (HF) Competitors

Palomar (NASDAQ:PLMR) and HFF (NYSE:HF) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Which has more risk and volatility, PLMR or HF?

Palomar has a beta of 0.34, meaning that its share price is 66% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HFF has a beta of 1.59, meaning that its share price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer PLMR or HF?

Palomar currently has a consensus target price of $165.83, suggesting a potential upside of 39.71%. Given Palomar's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Palomar is more favorable than HFF.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Palomar	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71
HFF	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Do insiders and institutionals believe in PLMR or HF?

90.3% of Palomar shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.8% of HFF shares are held by institutional investors. 3.7% of Palomar shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.9% of HFF shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor PLMR or HF?

In the previous week, Palomar had 10 more articles in the media than HFF. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Palomar and 1 mentions for HFF. Palomar's average media sentiment score of 1.54 beat HFF's score of 0.00 indicating that Palomar is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Palomar	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
HFF	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is PLMR or HF more profitable?

Palomar has a net margin of 22.71% compared to HFF's net margin of 18.38%. HFF's return on equity of 41.56% beat Palomar's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Palomar	22.71%	20.35%	6.38%
HFF	18.38%	41.56%	12.58%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, PLMR or HF?

Palomar has higher earnings, but lower revenue than HFF. HFF is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Palomar, 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
Palomar	$553.86M	5.74	$117.57M	$5.69	20.86
HFF	$662.04M	1.26	$115.99M	$2.88	7.25

Summary

Palomar beats HFF on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.