Goosehead Insurance (GSHD) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $85.59 to $89.31
• 50-Day Range: $89.03 to $113.83
• 52-Week Range: $79.33 to $130.39
• Volume: 624,603 shs
• Average Volume: 285,495 shs
• Market Capitalization: $3.29 billion
• P/E Ratio: 77.54
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $109.90
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Goosehead Insurance Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Goosehead Insurance scored higher than 75% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 364th out of 938 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Goosehead Insurance has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.30, and is based on 4 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Goosehead Insurance has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 13.25%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Goosehead Insurance are expected to grow by 13.25% in the coming year, from $0.83 to $0.94 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Goosehead Insurance is 77.54, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.91.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Goosehead Insurance is 77.54, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 19.06.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Goosehead Insurance has a PEG Ratio of 7.32. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Goosehead Insurance has a P/B Ratio of 83.45. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

9.32% of the float of Goosehead Insurance has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Goosehead Insurance has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.6.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Goosehead Insurance has recently increased by 11.17%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Goosehead Insurance does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Goosehead Insurance does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Goosehead Insurance is 407.08%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, Goosehead Insurance will have a dividend payout ratio of 489.36% in the coming year. This indicates that Goosehead Insurance may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• Environmental Score: -0.89

Percentage of Shares Shorted

9.32% of the float of Goosehead Insurance has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Goosehead Insurance has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.6.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Goosehead Insurance has recently increased by 11.17%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.17

News Sentiment

Goosehead Insurance has a news sentiment score of 0.17. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.97 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 24 news articles for Goosehead Insurance this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

2 people have searched for GSHD on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added Goosehead Insurance to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Goosehead Insurance insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $12,407,821.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

48.35% of the stock of Goosehead Insurance is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

GSHD Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have GSHD shares performed this year?

Goosehead Insurance's stock was trading at $107.22 at the start of the year. Since then, GSHD stock has decreased by 18.3% and is now trading at $87.62.

How were Goosehead Insurance's earnings last quarter?

Goosehead Insurance (NASDAQ:GSHD) released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July, 23rd. The company reported $0.49 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.53 by $0.04. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 20.4% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript.

When did Goosehead Insurance IPO?

Goosehead Insurance (GSHD) raised $128 million in an IPO on Friday, April 27th 2018. The company issued 8,500,000 shares at $14.00-$16.00 per share. J.P. Morgan and BofA Merrill Lynch served as the underwriters for the IPO and Keefe, Bruyette & Woods (A Stifel Company) and William Blair were co-managers.

Who are Goosehead Insurance's major shareholders?

Goosehead Insurance's top institutional investors include Riverbridge Partners LLC (0.64%), Annex Advisory Services LLC (0.36%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.04%) and Index Fund Advisors Inc. (0.04%). Insiders that own company stock include Slj Dynasty Trust, Thomas Mcconnon, Langston Spousal Lifetim Lindy, & Robyn Jones Descendants Mark, Camille Peterson, Mark Evan Jones, Mark Miller, Patrick Ryan Langston, Mark E Jr Jones, John Terry O'connor, Waded Cruzado, Serena Jones, Lindy Langston, Lanni Romney, Desiree Coleman and Adrienne Kebodeaux.
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How do I buy shares of Goosehead Insurance?

Shares of GSHD stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Goosehead Insurance own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Goosehead Insurance investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), Arista Networks (ANET), Meta Platforms (META), Jabil (JBL), Adobe (ADBE) and e.l.f. Beauty (ELF).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/23/2025
• Today: 7/25/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: INS - MULTI LINE
• Sub-Industry: Insurance
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:GSHD
• CIK: 1726978
• Web: www.goosehead.com
• Phone: (214) 838-5500
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 1,580
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Goosehead Insurance: $109.90
• High Price Target: $150.00
• Low Price Target: $43.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +25.4%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.30
• Research Coverage: 10 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.19
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 77.54
• Forward P/E Ratio: 105.57
• P/E Growth: 7.32
• Net Income: $30.43 million
• Net Margins: 8.76%
• Pretax Margin: 16.71%
• Return on Equity: -100.54%
• Return on Assets: 8.97%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 2.10
• Current Ratio: 2.79
• Quick Ratio: 2.79

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $314.51 million
• Price / Sales: 10.46
• Cash Flow: $0.95 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 92.65
• Book Value: $1.05 per share
• Price / Book: 83.45

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 37,530,000
• Free Float: 19,384,000
• Market Cap: $3.29 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.42