Hagerty (HGTY) Competitors

Hagerty (NYSE:HGTY) and Kinsale Capital Group (NYSE:KNSL) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, valuation, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Does the media refer more to HGTY or KNSL?

In the previous week, Kinsale Capital Group had 17 more articles in the media than Hagerty. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for Kinsale Capital Group and 12 mentions for Hagerty. Hagerty's average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat Kinsale Capital Group's score of 0.66 indicating that Hagerty is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Hagerty	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Kinsale Capital Group	11 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better earnings & valuation, HGTY or KNSL?

Kinsale Capital Group has higher revenue and earnings than Hagerty. Kinsale Capital Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hagerty, 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
Hagerty	$1.00B	3.43	$20.23M	$0.11	91.50
Kinsale Capital Group	$1.59B	6.41	$414.84M	$17.79	24.55

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of HGTY or KNSL?

20.5% of Hagerty shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.4% of Kinsale Capital Group shares are held by institutional investors. 17.9% of Hagerty shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.6% of Kinsale Capital Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is HGTY or KNSL more profitable?

Kinsale Capital Group has a net margin of 26.13% compared to Hagerty's net margin of 5.27%. Kinsale Capital Group's return on equity of 28.04% beat Hagerty's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hagerty	5.27%	12.06%	3.26%
Kinsale Capital Group	26.13%	28.04%	8.31%

Which has more volatility and risk, HGTY or KNSL?

Hagerty has a beta of 0.85, suggesting that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kinsale Capital Group has a beta of 1.15, suggesting that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend HGTY or KNSL?

Hagerty presently has a consensus target price of $11.00, suggesting a potential upside of 9.29%. Kinsale Capital Group has a consensus target price of $468.56, suggesting a potential upside of 7.29%. Given Hagerty's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Hagerty is more favorable than Kinsale Capital Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hagerty	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.67
Kinsale Capital Group	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.27

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer HGTY or KNSL?

Kinsale Capital Group received 318 more outperform votes than Hagerty when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.95% of users gave Kinsale Capital Group an outperform vote while only 0.00% of users gave Hagerty an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Hagerty	Outperform Votes No Votes	Underperform Votes 8 100.00%
Kinsale Capital Group	Outperform Votes 318 66.95%	Underperform Votes 157 33.05%

Summary

Kinsale Capital Group beats Hagerty on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.