Hagerty (HGTY) Competitors

Globe Life (NYSE:GL) and Hagerty (NYSE:HGTY) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, valuation and dividends.

Do analysts rate GL or HGTY?

Globe Life presently has a consensus target price of $135.60, indicating a potential upside of 4.48%. Hagerty has a consensus target price of $11.00, indicating a potential upside of 17.32%. Given Hagerty's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Hagerty is more favorable than Globe Life.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Globe Life	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.70
Hagerty	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.67

Which has more risk and volatility, GL or HGTY?

Globe Life has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hagerty has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in GL or HGTY?

81.6% of Globe Life shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.5% of Hagerty shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of Globe Life shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 17.9% of Hagerty shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor GL or HGTY?

In the previous week, Globe Life had 13 more articles in the media than Hagerty. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Globe Life and 3 mentions for Hagerty. Hagerty's average media sentiment score of 1.54 beat Globe Life's score of 1.05 indicating that Hagerty is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Globe Life	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Hagerty	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Is GL or HGTY more profitable?

Globe Life has a net margin of 18.53% compared to Hagerty's net margin of 5.27%. Globe Life's return on equity of 22.32% beat Hagerty's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Globe Life	18.53%	22.32%	3.85%
Hagerty	5.27%	12.06%	3.26%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor GL or HGTY?

Globe Life received 67 more outperform votes than Hagerty when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 39.88% of users gave Globe Life an outperform vote while only 0.00% of users gave Hagerty an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Globe Life	Outperform Votes 67 39.88%	Underperform Votes 101 60.12%
Hagerty	Outperform Votes No Votes	Underperform Votes 8 100.00%

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, GL or HGTY?

Globe Life has higher revenue and earnings than Hagerty. Globe Life 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
Globe Life	$5.78B	1.88	$1.07B	$11.95	10.86
Hagerty	$1.19B	2.68	$20.23M	$0.09	104.18

Summary

Globe Life beats Hagerty on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.