Baldwin Insurance Group (BWIN) Competitors

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

Which has higher earnings and valuation, GL or BWIN?

Globe Life has higher revenue and earnings than Baldwin Insurance Group. Baldwin Insurance Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Globe Life, 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
Globe Life	$5.78B	1.94	$1.07B	$12.51	11.05
Baldwin Insurance Group	$1.44B	2.21	-$24.52M	-$0.29	-92.59

Is GL or BWIN more profitable?

Globe Life has a net margin of 18.11% compared to Baldwin Insurance Group's net margin of -1.22%. Globe Life's return on equity of 21.24% beat Baldwin Insurance Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Globe Life	18.11%	21.24%	3.74%
Baldwin Insurance Group	-1.22%	13.24%	3.82%

Does the media prefer GL or BWIN?

In the previous week, Globe Life had 4 more articles in the media than Baldwin Insurance Group. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Globe Life and 10 mentions for Baldwin Insurance Group. Globe Life's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Baldwin Insurance Group's score of 0.36 indicating that Globe Life is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Globe Life	6 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Baldwin Insurance Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts recommend GL or BWIN?

Globe Life presently has a consensus price target of $152.11, suggesting a potential upside of 10.06%. Baldwin Insurance Group has a consensus price target of $37.67, suggesting a potential upside of 40.29%. Given Baldwin Insurance Group's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Baldwin Insurance Group is more favorable than Globe Life.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Globe Life	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Baldwin Insurance Group	2 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.11

Which has more volatility & risk, GL or BWIN?

Globe Life has a beta of 0.55, meaning that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Baldwin Insurance Group has a beta of 1.39, meaning that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of GL or BWIN?

81.6% of Globe Life shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.5% of Baldwin Insurance Group shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of Globe Life shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 20.1% of Baldwin Insurance Group shares are held by 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.

Summary

Globe Life beats Baldwin Insurance Group on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.