EverQuote (NASDAQ:EVER – Get Free Report) and Sabre (NASDAQ:SABR – Get Free Report) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, risk, profitability, earnings and analyst recommendations.
Profitability
This table compares EverQuote and Sabre’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| EverQuote | -17.81% | -34.38% | -24.62% |
| Sabre | -18.15% | N/A | -4.66% |
Volatility and Risk
EverQuote has a beta of 0.9, meaning that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sabre has a beta of 1.77, meaning that its share price is 77% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| EverQuote | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2.83 |
| Sabre | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2.20 |
EverQuote currently has a consensus target price of $20.80, indicating a potential upside of 4.16%. Sabre has a consensus target price of $4.40, indicating a potential upside of 66.04%. Given Sabre’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Sabre is more favorable than EverQuote.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
91.5% of EverQuote shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.4% of Sabre shares are owned by institutional investors. 38.5% of EverQuote shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Sabre shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares EverQuote and Sabre’s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| EverQuote | $287.92 million | 2.37 | -$51.29 million | ($1.54) | -12.97 |
| Sabre | $2.91 billion | 0.35 | -$527.61 million | ($1.58) | -1.68 |
EverQuote has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Sabre. EverQuote is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sabre, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
EverQuote beats Sabre on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About EverQuote
EverQuote, Inc. operates an online marketplace for insurance shopping in the United States. The company offers auto, home and renters, and life insurance. The company serves carriers and agents, as well as indirect distributors. The company was formerly known as AdHarmonics, Inc., and changed its name to EverQuote, Inc. in November 2014. EverQuote, Inc. was incorporated in 2008 and is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
About Sabre
Sabre Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as software and technology company for travel industry in the United States, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and internationally. It operates through two segments: Travel Solutions and Hospitality Solutions. The Travel Solutions segment operates a business-to-business travel marketplace that offers travel content, such as inventory, prices, and availability from a range of travel suppliers, including airlines, hotels, car rental brands, rail carriers, cruise lines, and tour operators with a network of travel buyers comprising online and offline travel agencies, travel management companies, and corporate travel departments. This segment provides a portfolio of software technology products and solutions through software-as-a-service (SaaS) and hosted delivery models to airlines and other travel suppliers. Its products include reservation systems for carriers, commercial and operations products, agency solutions, and data-driven intelligence solutions. Its Hospitality Solutions segment provides software and solutions to hoteliers through SaaS and hosted delivery models. Sabre Corporation was incorporated in 2006 and is headquartered in Southlake, Texas.
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