Goosehead Insurance (GSHD) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Goosehead Insurance (NASDAQ: GSHD) is a technology-driven insurance agency that connects consumers with a broad range of personal and commercial insurance products through an extensive network of independent insurance advisors. The company specializes in homeowners, auto, flood, dwelling fire, umbrella, life, and commercial lines coverage, working with multiple national and regional carriers to offer tailored policies. By combining advanced quoting tools with local market expertise, Goosehead streamlines the insurance shopping process and helps clients find competitive coverage options.

Founded in 2003 and headquartered in Westlake, Texas, Goosehead has grown its footprint across more than 40 states in the U.S. The company’s unique advisor model enables licensed professionals to operate under the Goosehead brand, benefiting from centralized technology, marketing support, and carrier relationships. This structure allows advisors to focus on client service while leveraging Goosehead’s proprietary platforms for real-time quoting, policy comparisons, and digital document management.

Goosehead’s platform emphasizes transparency and efficiency, providing consumers with side-by-side policy analyses and direct access to licensed advisors. Its online and mobile tools enable clients to obtain quotes, purchase policies, and manage renewals through intuitive interfaces. The company also delivers ongoing training and development for its advisors, ensuring they remain knowledgeable about evolving market conditions and regulatory requirements.

The enterprise is led by founder and Chief Executive Officer Rob Donnelly, whose vision of integrating technology with a franchised advisory model has driven Goosehead’s expansion. Under his leadership, the firm has focused on scaling its advisor network, enhancing its digital capabilities, and deepening carrier partnerships. This combination of local expertise and centralized support positions Goosehead Insurance as a growing player in the U.S. insurance distribution landscape.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $40.20 to $43.07
• 50-Day Range: $40.49 to $55.33
• 52-Week Range: $39.64 to $114.76
• Volume: 95,131 shs
• Average Volume: 460,403 shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.50 billion
• P/E Ratio: 37.01
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $67.73
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Goosehead Insurance Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Goosehead Insurance scored higher than 89% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 177th out of 879 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: 4.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Goosehead Insurance has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.36, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 7 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Goosehead Insurance has a consensus price target of $67.73, representing about 60.1% upside from its current price of $42.31.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Goosehead Insurance has been the subject of 12 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 41.43%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Goosehead Insurance are expected to grow by 41.43% in the coming year, from $1.40 to $1.98 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Goosehead Insurance is 37.08, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.50.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Goosehead Insurance is 37.08, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 23.30.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Goosehead Insurance has a PEG Ratio of 1.56. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

8.58% 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 5.03.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Goosehead Insurance has recently decreased by 8.70%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

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 Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, Goosehead Insurance will have a dividend payout ratio of 232.32% in the coming year. This indicates that Goosehead Insurance may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.56

News Sentiment

Goosehead Insurance has a news sentiment score of 0.56. 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 0.70 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 11 news articles for Goosehead Insurance this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

4 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: 2.1 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Goosehead Insurance insiders have sold 97.80% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $250,039.00 in company stock and sold $494,568.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

38.07% of the stock of Goosehead Insurance is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Goosehead Insurance has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

GSHD Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have GSHD shares performed this year?

Goosehead Insurance's stock was trading at $73.65 at the start of the year. Since then, GSHD shares have decreased by 42.6% and is now trading at $42.31.

How were Goosehead Insurance's earnings last quarter?

Goosehead Insurance (NASDAQ:GSHD) announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April, 23rd. The company reported $0.37 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.20 by $0.17. Goosehead Insurance's quarterly revenue was up 23.1% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript.

When did Goosehead Insurance IPO?

Goosehead Insurance (GSHD) raised $128 million in an initial public offering on Friday, April 27th 2018. The company issued 8,530,000 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?

Top institutional investors of Goosehead Insurance include Wasatch Advisors LP (6.26%), Principal Financial Group Inc. (0.62%), Riverbridge Partners LLC (0.54%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.39%). Insiders that own company stock include & Robyn Jones Descendants Mark, Slj Dynasty Trust, Thomas Mcconnon, Langston Spousal Lifetim Lindy, Camille Peterson, Mark Evan Jones, Mark Miller, Louis Goldberg, Patrick Ryan Langston, Mark E Jr Jones, John Terry O'connor, Waded Cruzado, Serena Jones, Lindy Langston, Lanni Romney, Desiree Coleman and Adrienne Kebodeaux.
View institutional ownership trends.

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: 4/23/2026
• Today: 5/07/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 7/22/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

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: 1,600
• Year Founded: 2003

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Goosehead Insurance: $67.73
• High Price Target: $100.00
• Low Price Target: $37.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +60.5%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.36
• Research Coverage: 14 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.14
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 37.03
• Forward P/E Ratio: 30.15
• P/E Growth: 1.56
• Net Income: $27.83 million
• Net Margins: 7.94%
• Pretax Margin: 15.59%
• Return on Equity: -20.96%
• Return on Assets: 8.50%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 1.32
• Quick Ratio: 1.32

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $365.30 million
• Price / Sales: 4.11
• Cash Flow: $1.22 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 34.67
• Book Value: ($5.73) per share
• Price / Book: -7.37

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 35,610,000
• Free Float: 22,051,000
• Market Cap: $1.50 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.62