SelectQuote (SLQT) Competitors

Palomar (NASDAQ:PLMR) and SelectQuote (NYSE:SLQT) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in PLMR or SLQT?

90.3% of Palomar shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.6% of SelectQuote shares are held by institutional investors. 4.3% of Palomar shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.4% of SelectQuote shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is PLMR or SLQT more profitable?

Palomar has a net margin of 21.55% compared to SelectQuote's net margin of -3.45%. Palomar's return on equity of 19.65% beat SelectQuote's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Palomar	21.55%	19.65%	5.51%
SelectQuote	-3.45%	-15.00%	-3.95%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, PLMR or SLQT?

Palomar has higher earnings, but lower revenue than SelectQuote. SelectQuote is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Palomar, 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
Palomar	$375.93M	7.77	$79.20M	$4.21	26.22
SelectQuote	$1.32B	0.55	-$34.12M	-$0.28	-15.16

Which has more volatility & risk, PLMR or SLQT?

Palomar has a beta of 0.38, meaning that its stock price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SelectQuote has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor PLMR or SLQT?

In the previous week, SelectQuote had 1 more articles in the media than Palomar. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for SelectQuote and 2 mentions for Palomar. Palomar's average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat SelectQuote's score of 0.03 indicating that Palomar is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Palomar	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
SelectQuote	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community favor PLMR or SLQT?

Palomar received 54 more outperform votes than SelectQuote when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.86% of users gave Palomar an outperform vote while only 45.59% of users gave SelectQuote an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Palomar	Outperform Votes 85 59.86%	Underperform Votes 57 40.14%
SelectQuote	Outperform Votes 31 45.59%	Underperform Votes 37 54.41%

Do analysts rate PLMR or SLQT?

Palomar presently has a consensus price target of $115.50, suggesting a potential upside of 4.65%. SelectQuote has a consensus price target of $4.50, suggesting a potential upside of 6.01%. Given SelectQuote's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe SelectQuote is more favorable than Palomar.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Palomar	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57
SelectQuote	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Summary

Palomar beats SelectQuote on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.