Baldwin Insurance Group (BWIN) Competitors

Baldwin Insurance Group (NASDAQ:BWIN) and Ryan Specialty (NYSE:RYAN) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Do analysts prefer BWIN or RYAN?

Baldwin Insurance Group presently has a consensus target price of $43.67, suggesting a potential upside of 43.46%. Ryan Specialty has a consensus target price of $74.83, suggesting a potential upside of 36.66%. Given Baldwin Insurance Group's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Baldwin Insurance Group is more favorable than Ryan Specialty.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Baldwin Insurance Group	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
Ryan Specialty	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in BWIN or RYAN?

77.5% of Baldwin Insurance Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.8% of Ryan Specialty shares are held by institutional investors. 20.1% of Baldwin Insurance Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 52.2% of Ryan Specialty shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is BWIN or RYAN more profitable?

Ryan Specialty has a net margin of 6.81% compared to Baldwin Insurance Group's net margin of -1.22%. Ryan Specialty's return on equity of 48.70% beat Baldwin Insurance Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Baldwin Insurance Group	-1.22%	13.24%	3.82%
Ryan Specialty	6.81%	48.70%	5.59%

Which has more volatility & risk, BWIN or RYAN?

Baldwin Insurance Group has a beta of 1.43, indicating that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ryan Specialty has a beta of 0.63, indicating that its share price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor BWIN or RYAN?

In the previous week, Ryan Specialty had 4 more articles in the media than Baldwin Insurance Group. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Ryan Specialty and 5 mentions for Baldwin Insurance Group. Baldwin Insurance Group's average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat Ryan Specialty's score of 1.00 indicating that Baldwin Insurance Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Baldwin Insurance Group	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ryan Specialty	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher valuation & earnings, BWIN or RYAN?

Ryan Specialty has higher revenue and earnings than Baldwin Insurance Group. Baldwin Insurance Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ryan Specialty, 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
Baldwin Insurance Group	$1.39B	2.60	-$24.52M	-$0.29	-104.96
Ryan Specialty	$2.81B	5.13	$94.67M	$0.35	156.46

Summary

Ryan Specialty beats Baldwin Insurance Group on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.