Clover Health Investments (CLOV) Competitors $2.59 +0.06 (+2.37%) Closing price 10/3/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$2.62 +0.04 (+1.35%) As of 10/3/2025 07:59 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock CLOV vs. ESNT, ACT, OSCR, FG, LMND, HGTY, ALHC, BWIN, BHF, and PLMRShould you be buying Clover Health Investments stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Clover Health Investments include Essent Group (ESNT), Enact (ACT), Oscar Health (OSCR), F&G Annuities & Life (FG), Lemonade (LMND), Hagerty (HGTY), Alignment Healthcare (ALHC), Baldwin Insurance Group (BWIN), Brighthouse Financial (BHF), and Palomar (PLMR). These companies are all part of the "insurance" industry. Clover Health Investments vs. Its Competitors Essent Group Enact Oscar Health F&G Annuities & Life Lemonade Hagerty Alignment Healthcare Baldwin Insurance Group Brighthouse Financial Palomar Essent Group (NYSE:ESNT) and Clover Health Investments (NASDAQ:CLOV) are both insurance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, risk, profitability, earnings and institutional ownership. Does the media refer more to ESNT or CLOV? In the previous week, Essent Group had 3 more articles in the media than Clover Health Investments. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Essent Group and 1 mentions for Clover Health Investments. Essent Group's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Clover Health Investments' score of 0.00 indicating that Essent Group is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Essent Group 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Clover Health Investments 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of ESNT or CLOV? 93.0% of Essent Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.8% of Clover Health Investments shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.9% of Essent Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 24.1% of Clover Health Investments shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is ESNT or CLOV more profitable? Essent Group has a net margin of 56.36% compared to Clover Health Investments' net margin of -2.68%. Essent Group's return on equity of 12.66% beat Clover Health Investments' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Essent Group56.36% 12.66% 9.98% Clover Health Investments -2.68%-12.20%-6.95% Do analysts recommend ESNT or CLOV? Essent Group presently has a consensus target price of $63.67, suggesting a potential upside of 3.97%. Clover Health Investments has a consensus target price of $4.37, suggesting a potential upside of 68.60%. Given Clover Health Investments' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Clover Health Investments is more favorable than Essent Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Essent Group 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.56Clover Health Investments 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25 Which has more volatility and risk, ESNT or CLOV? Essent Group has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Clover Health Investments has a beta of 2.1, indicating that its stock price is 110% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, ESNT or CLOV? Essent Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Clover Health Investments. Clover Health Investments is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Essent Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioEssent Group$1.24B4.85$729.40M$6.858.94Clover Health Investments$1.37B0.97-$43.01M-$0.08-32.38 SummaryEssent Group beats Clover Health Investments on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Clover Health Investments News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CLOV and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CLOV vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricClover Health InvestmentsMEDICAL INFO SYS IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.33B$2.23B$6.12B$10.58BDividend YieldN/AN/A5.65%4.69%P/E Ratio-32.3839.3386.9626.71Price / Sales0.9711.78605.88130.98Price / CashN/A60.2037.9061.31Price / Book3.8112.0512.556.55Net Income-$43.01M-$64.84M$3.31B$277.50M7 Day Performance-19.06%3.27%4.28%2.42%1 Month Performance-5.82%6.33%6.90%8.63%1 Year Performance-35.89%34.71%70.54%31.60% Clover Health Investments Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CLOVClover Health Investments2.3254 of 5 stars$2.59+2.4%$4.37+68.6%-35.9%$1.33B$1.37B-32.38680ESNTEssent Group4.3661 of 5 stars$63.77-1.5%$63.67-0.2%-4.6%$6.28B$1.24B9.31350News CoverageACTEnactN/A$38.74-0.9%$35.00-9.7%+1.4%$5.71B$1.20B8.82500OSCROscar Health2.6689 of 5 stars$19.14+3.9%$12.07-36.9%+7.5%$4.95B$9.18B-23.632,400Positive NewsShort Interest ↓Gap UpFGF&G Annuities & Life4.4204 of 5 stars$31.54-1.1%$44.33+40.6%-28.3%$4.25B$5.74B12.721,338Positive NewsLMNDLemonade3.3102 of 5 stars$54.37+5.7%$41.14-24.3%+226.6%$4.02B$526.50M-19.211,235Positive NewsGap UpHGTYHagerty3.8115 of 5 stars$11.72-2.4%$13.20+12.6%+12.6%$4.01B$1.20B58.601,744Analyst ForecastInsider TradeALHCAlignment Healthcare2.3712 of 5 stars$17.45-0.5%$18.83+7.9%+52.2%$3.46B$3.34B-62.321,679BWINBaldwin Insurance Group3.4569 of 5 stars$27.90-2.5%$43.67+56.5%-44.1%$3.31B$1.39B-96.214,116News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst DowngradeBHFBrighthouse Financial4.3803 of 5 stars$54.58-2.1%$59.67+9.3%+16.2%$3.12B$4.72B5.911,400PLMRPalomar4.6787 of 5 stars$114.49-0.6%$165.83+44.8%+13.3%$3.07B$553.86M20.12150Analyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Essent Group Alternatives Enact Alternatives Oscar Health Alternatives F&G Annuities & Life Alternatives Lemonade Alternatives Hagerty Alternatives Alignment Healthcare Alternatives Baldwin Insurance Group Alternatives Brighthouse Financial Alternatives Palomar Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:CLOV) was last updated on 10/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMagnificent 7 being replaced by the “Hidden 7”?BULLISH: It's time to buy this 'hidden' AI stock An award-winning stock-rating system has turned BULLISH on...Chaikin Analytics | SponsoredU.S. Government Sparking Crypto RallyU.S. Puts GDP on the Blockchain Could this spark the next crypto supercycle? 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