Hamilton Insurance Group (HG) Competitors

Hamilton Insurance Group (NYSE:HG) and Essent Group (NYSE:ESNT) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, risk, community ranking, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership and valuation.

Does the media favor HG or ESNT?

In the previous week, Essent Group had 5 more articles in the media than Hamilton Insurance Group. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Essent Group and 2 mentions for Hamilton Insurance Group. Essent Group's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Hamilton Insurance Group's score of 0.78 indicating that Essent Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Hamilton Insurance Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Essent Group	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of HG or ESNT?

29.2% of Hamilton Insurance Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.0% of Essent Group shares are held by institutional investors. 2.7% of Hamilton Insurance Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.9% of Essent Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is HG or ESNT more profitable?

Essent Group has a net margin of 60.15% compared to Hamilton Insurance Group's net margin of 21.88%. Hamilton Insurance Group's return on equity of 21.92% beat Essent Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hamilton Insurance Group	21.88%	21.92%	6.70%
Essent Group	60.15%	13.81%	10.99%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in HG or ESNT?

Essent Group received 423 more outperform votes than Hamilton Insurance Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 88.89% of users gave Hamilton Insurance Group an outperform vote while only 65.52% of users gave Essent Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Hamilton Insurance Group	Outperform Votes 16 88.89%	Underperform Votes 2 11.11%
Essent Group	Outperform Votes 439 65.52%	Underperform Votes 231 34.48%

Which has better earnings and valuation, HG or ESNT?

Essent Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Hamilton Insurance Group. Hamilton Insurance Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Essent Group, 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
Hamilton Insurance Group	$1.57B	1.18	$258.73M	$4.47	4.06
Essent Group	$1.11B	5.31	$696.39M	$6.90	8.04

Do analysts prefer HG or ESNT?

Hamilton Insurance Group currently has a consensus price target of $21.43, indicating a potential upside of 18.06%. Essent Group has a consensus price target of $65.00, indicating a potential upside of 17.12%. Given Hamilton Insurance Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Hamilton Insurance Group is more favorable than Essent Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hamilton Insurance Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86
Essent Group	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57

Summary

Essent Group beats Hamilton Insurance Group on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.