Vericity (VERY) & Its Competitors Head to Head Analysis

Vericity (NASDAQ:VERY) is one of 41 public companies in the “Life insurance” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare Vericity to related businesses based on the strength of its earnings, dividends, profitability, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Vericity and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vericity	0	0	0	0	N/A
Vericity Competitors	341	2304	1997	71	2.38

As a group, “Life insurance” companies have a potential upside of 55.11%. Given Vericity’s rivals higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Vericity has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Vericity and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Vericity	$177.57 million	-$9.89 million	-16.69
Vericity Competitors	$21.02 billion	$1.29 billion	7.05

Vericity’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Vericity. Vericity is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares Vericity and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vericity	-5.57%	-9.13%	-1.23%
Vericity Competitors	6.82%	13.46%	1.08%

Volatility and Risk

Vericity has a beta of 0.14, meaning that its share price is 86% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vericity’s rivals have a beta of 0.82, meaning that their average share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

1.9% of Vericity shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.8% of shares of all “Life insurance” companies are held by institutional investors. 10.4% of Vericity shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 14.8% of shares of all “Life insurance” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Vericity rivals beat Vericity on 10 of the 10 factors compared.

Vericity Company Profile

Vericity, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides life insurance protection products for the middle American market. The company operates through Agency and Insurance segments. The Agency segment sells life insurance products for unaffiliated insurance companies through its call center distribution platform, as well as through its independent agents and other marketing organizations. This segment is also involved in the insurance lead sale activities through its eCoverage web presence. The Insurance segment provides term life, accidental death, and final expense products. Vericity, Inc. was incorporated in 2013 and is headquartered in Des Plaines, Illinois.