Hippo (HIPO) Competitors

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group (NASDAQ:SKWD) and Hippo (NYSE:HIPO) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, profitability, risk, dividends and media sentiment.

Does the media refer more to SKWD or HIPO?

In the previous week, Hippo had 7 more articles in the media than Skyward Specialty Insurance Group. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Hippo and 2 mentions for Skyward Specialty Insurance Group. Hippo's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Skyward Specialty Insurance Group's score of -0.27 indicating that Skyward Specialty Insurance Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Skyward Specialty Insurance Group	Positive
Hippo	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of SKWD or HIPO?

94.8% of Skyward Specialty Insurance Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.0% of Hippo shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.0% of Skyward Specialty Insurance Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 11.4% of Hippo shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, SKWD or HIPO?

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group has higher revenue and earnings than Hippo. Hippo is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Skyward Specialty Insurance 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
Skyward Specialty Insurance Group	$885.97M	1.68	$85.98M	$2.72	13.72
Hippo	$255M	1.69	-$273.10M	-$10.08	-1.75

Which has more risk & volatility, SKWD or HIPO?

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group has a beta of 0.68, suggesting that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hippo has a beta of 1.41, suggesting that its share price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer SKWD or HIPO?

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group presently has a consensus price target of $42.50, suggesting a potential upside of 13.88%. Hippo has a consensus price target of $19.33, suggesting a potential upside of 9.48%. Given Hippo's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Skyward Specialty Insurance Group is more favorable than Hippo.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Skyward Specialty Insurance Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Hippo	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SKWD or HIPO?

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group received 11 more outperform votes than Hippo when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.10% of users gave Skyward Specialty Insurance Group an outperform vote while only 38.89% of users gave Hippo an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Skyward Specialty Insurance Group	Outperform Votes 25 64.10%	Underperform Votes 14 35.90%
Hippo	Outperform Votes 14 38.89%	Underperform Votes 22 61.11%

Is SKWD or HIPO more profitable?

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group has a net margin of 11.16% compared to Skyward Specialty Insurance Group's net margin of -93.69%. Hippo's return on equity of 15.98% beat Skyward Specialty Insurance Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Skyward Specialty Insurance Group	11.16%	15.98%	3.27%
Hippo	-93.69%	-59.81%	-15.05%

Summary

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group beats Hippo on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.