Goosehead Insurance (NASDAQ:GSHD – Get Free Report) and Everest Group (NYSE:EG – Get Free Report) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, earnings and analyst recommendations.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Goosehead Insurance and Everest Group”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Goosehead Insurance | $314.51 million | 8.60 | $30.43 million | $1.13 | 64.99 |
| Everest Group | $17.28 billion | 0.80 | $1.37 billion | $13.13 | 25.23 |
Profitability
This table compares Goosehead Insurance and Everest Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Goosehead Insurance | 8.55% | -34.60% | 8.55% |
| Everest Group | 3.12% | 3.74% | 0.92% |
Risk and Volatility
Goosehead Insurance has a beta of 1.52, indicating that its share price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Everest Group has a beta of 0.39, indicating that its share price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Goosehead Insurance and Everest Group, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Goosehead Insurance | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2.38 |
| Everest Group | 1 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2.22 |
Goosehead Insurance presently has a consensus target price of $92.20, indicating a potential upside of 25.54%. Everest Group has a consensus target price of $367.87, indicating a potential upside of 11.03%. Given Goosehead Insurance’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Goosehead Insurance is more favorable than Everest Group.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
92.6% of Everest Group shares are held by institutional investors. 48.4% of Goosehead Insurance shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Everest Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Goosehead Insurance beats Everest Group on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Goosehead Insurance
Goosehead Insurance, Inc. operates as a holding company for Goosehead Financial, LLC that engages in the provision of personal lines insurance agency services in the United States. The company offers homeowner’s, automotive, dwelling property, flood, wind, earthquake, excess liability or umbrella, motorcycle, recreational vehicle, general liability, property, and life insurance products and services. As of December 31, 2023, it operated 1,415 franchise locations. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Westlake, Texas.
About Everest Group
Everest Group, Ltd., through its subsidiaries, provides reinsurance and insurance products in the United States, Europe, and internationally. The company operates through two segment, Insurance and Reinsurance. The Reinsurance segment writes property and casualty reinsurance; and specialty lines of business through reinsurance brokers, as well as directly with ceding companies in the United States, Bermuda, Ireland, Canada, Singapore, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. The Insurance Operations segment writes property and casualty insurance directly, as well as through brokers, surplus lines, and general agents in the United States, Bermuda, Canada, Europe, South America, Singapore, France, Germany, Spain, Canada, Chile, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and the Netherlands. The company also provides treaty and facultative reinsurance products; admitted and non-admitted insurance products; and accident and health, specialty underwriters, eversports and entertainment, and surety and credit, marine and aviation, as well as structured and property hybrid solutions. In addition, it offers commercial property and casualty insurance products through wholesale and retail brokers, surplus lines brokers, and program administrators. The company was formerly known as Everest Re Group, Ltd. and changed its name to Everest Group, Ltd. in July 2023.Everest Group, Ltd., was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda.
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