Hippo (HIPO) Competitors $25.63 -0.36 (-1.39%) As of 11:53 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock HIPO vs. ROOT, LMND, SPNT, HG, SKWD, CLOV, FIHL, TRUP, BOW, and IGICShould you be buying Hippo stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Hippo include Root (ROOT), Lemonade (LMND), SiriusPoint (SPNT), Hamilton Insurance Group (HG), Skyward Specialty Insurance Group (SKWD), Clover Health Investments (CLOV), Fidelis Insurance (FIHL), Trupanion (TRUP), Bowhead Specialty (BOW), and International General Insurance (IGIC). These companies are all part of the "insurance" industry. Hippo vs. Root Lemonade SiriusPoint Hamilton Insurance Group Skyward Specialty Insurance Group Clover Health Investments Fidelis Insurance Trupanion Bowhead Specialty International General Insurance Hippo (NYSE:HIPO) and Root (NASDAQ:ROOT) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, valuation, profitability, community ranking, media sentiment and analyst recommendations. Which has more risk and volatility, HIPO or ROOT? Hippo has a beta of 1.5, indicating that its stock price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Root has a beta of 2.48, indicating that its stock price is 148% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in HIPO or ROOT? 43.0% of Hippo shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.8% of Root shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.4% of Hippo shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.7% of Root shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts recommend HIPO or ROOT? Hippo currently has a consensus target price of $28.00, suggesting a potential upside of 9.37%. Root has a consensus target price of $88.33, suggesting a potential downside of 33.17%. Given Hippo's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Hippo is more favorable than Root.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Hippo 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67Root 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.56 Is HIPO or ROOT more profitable? Root has a net margin of -1.56% compared to Hippo's net margin of -37.94%. Root's return on equity of -9.81% beat Hippo's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Hippo-37.94% -36.38% -8.36% Root -1.56%-9.81%-1.12% Does the MarketBeat Community prefer HIPO or ROOT? Root received 12 more outperform votes than Hippo when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 40.00% of users gave Hippo an outperform vote while only 27.45% of users gave Root an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformHippoOutperform Votes1640.00% Underperform Votes2460.00% RootOutperform Votes2827.45% Underperform Votes7472.55% Which has preferable earnings & valuation, HIPO or ROOT? Root has higher revenue and earnings than Hippo. Hippo is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Root, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioHippo$372.10M1.73-$273.10M-$1.74-14.71Root$1.18B1.71-$147.40M$1.7177.29 Does the media favor HIPO or ROOT? In the previous week, Hippo had 1 more articles in the media than Root. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Hippo and 2 mentions for Root. Root's average media sentiment score of 0.22 beat Hippo's score of 0.21 indicating that Root is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Hippo Neutral Root Neutral SummaryRoot beats Hippo on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Hippo News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for HIPO 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 HIPO vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricHippoFire, marine, & casualty insurance IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$642.10M$48.75B$11.29B$19.37BDividend YieldN/A2.22%5.39%3.76%P/E Ratio-4.9111.5522.4933.07Price / Sales1.735.5425.5126.59Price / CashN/A16.8117.6217.55Price / Book1.612.312.674.53Net Income-$273.10M$4.16B$1.04B$1.02B7 Day Performance-6.83%-0.16%-0.79%-2.58%1 Month Performance-10.69%2.12%495.70%-4.04%1 Year Performance40.12%20.34%536.44%2.55% Hippo Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HIPOHippo0.8279 of 5 stars$25.63-1.4%$28.00+9.3%+42.0%$643.10M$372.10M-4.92620ROOTRoot0.7735 of 5 stars$177.69+10.9%$88.33-50.3%+124.2%$2.70B$1.18B-144.46760Gap UpLMNDLemonade1.852 of 5 stars$36.90+6.7%$31.00-16.0%+98.4%$2.69B$526.50M-12.141,370Insider TradeGap UpSPNTSiriusPoint1.2247 of 5 stars$16.25+3.1%N/A+34.5%$2.64B$2.61B16.931,030HGHamilton Insurance Group2.0021 of 5 stars$21.28+2.6%$23.80+11.8%+53.0%$2.16B$2.38B4.76550Short Interest ↑Positive NewsSKWDSkyward Specialty Insurance Group4.1898 of 5 stars$52.58+5.7%$56.25+7.0%+40.7%$2.11B$1.15B16.03400Short Interest ↓Positive NewsCLOVClover Health Investments2.7589 of 5 stars$3.81+2.4%$4.83+26.9%+352.1%$1.95B$1.37B-19.05680Positive NewsGap DownFIHLFidelis Insurance4.8088 of 5 stars$16.01+2.7%$20.57+28.5%-16.8%$1.79B$2.42B4.0477Short Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsTRUPTrupanion3.7601 of 5 stars$38.61+4.4%$46.60+20.7%+31.3%$1.64B$1.29B-167.871,142BOWBowhead Specialty2.1674 of 5 stars$39.38+4.4%$33.60-14.7%N/A$1.29B$425.59M0.00193High Trading VolumeIGICInternational General Insurance3.2415 of 5 stars$26.89+2.5%$31.50+17.1%+91.1%$1.24B$526M8.79290Positive NewsGap Down Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Root Alternatives Lemonade Alternatives SiriusPoint Alternatives Hamilton Insurance Group Alternatives Skyward Specialty Insurance Group Alternatives Clover Health Investments Alternatives Fidelis Insurance Alternatives Trupanion Alternatives Bowhead Specialty Alternatives International General Insurance Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:HIPO) was last updated on 3/31/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersA market crash is coming—here’s whenThe stock market cycle I've used to identify the most likely day of the next market crash is the exact same in...Chaikin Analytics | SponsoredYour Wealth is Under AttackPlease don't wait—this is your moment to take action. 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