Goosehead Insurance (GSHD) Competitors $86.46 -4.22 (-4.65%) Closing price 08/14/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$86.50 +0.04 (+0.04%) As of 08/14/2025 05:00 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock GSHD vs. GL, KNSL, BNRE, VOYA, JXN, ESNT, ACT, FG, BWIN, and PLMRShould you be buying Goosehead Insurance stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Goosehead Insurance include Globe Life (GL), Kinsale Capital Group (KNSL), Brookfield Reinsurance (BNRE), Voya Financial (VOYA), Jackson Financial (JXN), Essent Group (ESNT), Enact (ACT), F&G Annuities & Life (FG), Baldwin Insurance Group (BWIN), and Palomar (PLMR). These companies are all part of the "insurance" industry. Goosehead Insurance vs. Its Competitors Globe Life Kinsale Capital Group Brookfield Reinsurance Voya Financial Jackson Financial Essent Group Enact F&G Annuities & Life Baldwin Insurance Group Palomar Globe Life (NYSE:GL) and Goosehead Insurance (NASDAQ:GSHD) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, dividends, media sentiment and analyst recommendations. Do analysts rate GL or GSHD? Globe Life presently has a consensus price target of $152.00, suggesting a potential upside of 9.73%. Goosehead Insurance has a consensus price target of $110.91, suggesting a potential upside of 28.28%. Given Goosehead Insurance's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Goosehead Insurance 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) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.91Goosehead Insurance 1 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.45 Is GL or GSHD more profitable? Globe Life has a net margin of 18.11% compared to Goosehead Insurance's net margin of 8.76%. Globe Life's return on equity of 21.24% beat Goosehead Insurance's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Globe Life18.11% 21.24% 3.74% Goosehead Insurance 8.76%-59.49%8.70% Does the media favor GL or GSHD? In the previous week, Globe Life had 14 more articles in the media than Goosehead Insurance. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for Globe Life and 19 mentions for Goosehead Insurance. Globe Life's average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Goosehead Insurance's score of 0.87 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 21 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 9 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Goosehead Insurance 13 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has preferable earnings & valuation, GL or GSHD? Globe Life has higher revenue and earnings than Goosehead Insurance. Globe Life is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Goosehead Insurance, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGlobe Life$5.78B1.94$1.07B$12.5111.07Goosehead Insurance$314.51M10.33$30.43M$1.1376.51 Do insiders and institutionals believe in GL or GSHD? 81.6% of Globe Life shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Globe Life shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 48.4% of Goosehead Insurance shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility & risk, GL or GSHD? Globe Life has a beta of 0.56, suggesting that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Goosehead Insurance has a beta of 1.31, suggesting that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryGlobe Life beats Goosehead Insurance on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Goosehead Insurance News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for GSHD and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding GSHD and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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 GSHD vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricGoosehead InsuranceINS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$3.41B$21.35B$12.42B$9.84BDividend YieldN/A2.86%5.54%4.07%P/E Ratio76.5113.4319.6925.74Price / Sales10.332.1225.78115.79Price / Cash81.2317.2521.7659.48Price / Book-24.842.132.296.15Net Income$30.43M$1.62B$1.00B$265.06M7 Day Performance0.48%2.04%1.75%2.60%1 Month Performance-10.02%4.55%2.42%2.83%1 Year Performance1.22%21.66%542.40%25.58% Goosehead Insurance Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GSHDGoosehead Insurance4.4166 of 5 stars$86.46-4.7%$110.91+28.3%+2.3%$3.41B$314.51M76.511,580Analyst ForecastInsider TradeGLGlobe Life4.6796 of 5 stars$139.21+1.4%$149.18+7.2%+47.4%$11.33B$5.78B11.133,732KNSLKinsale Capital Group4.2608 of 5 stars$446.05+0.4%$506.44+13.5%-5.4%$10.36B$1.59B23.27470Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastBNREBrookfield ReinsuranceN/A$65.33-2.4%N/A+43.3%$9.50B$9.35B225.2860VOYAVoya Financial4.993 of 5 stars$67.82+0.8%$83.50+23.1%+13.2%$6.48B$8.05B12.8010,000News CoverageAnalyst ForecastJXNJackson Financial2.0578 of 5 stars$84.69+0.7%$100.50+18.7%+13.9%$6.01B$3.27B82.223,970ESNTEssent Group4.3763 of 5 stars$56.89+0.7%$63.71+12.0%+6.1%$5.73B$1.24B8.33350Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst DowngradeInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionACTEnactN/A$35.36+0.7%$35.00-1.0%+15.0%$5.27B$1.20B8.05500FGF&G Annuities & Life4.4971 of 5 stars$31.70+1.0%$43.33+36.7%-8.9%$4.23B$5.74B8.411,338Analyst UpgradeBWINBaldwin Insurance Group3.8877 of 5 stars$36.01+2.0%$45.17+25.4%-18.9%$4.18B$1.39B-69.254,116PLMRPalomar4.3143 of 5 stars$131.53+1.5%$174.17+32.4%+33.5%$3.47B$553.86M26.25150Short Interest ↓ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Globe Life Competitors Kinsale Capital Group Competitors Brookfield Reinsurance Competitors Voya Financial Competitors Jackson Financial Competitors Essent Group Competitors Enact Competitors F&G Annuities & Life Competitors Baldwin Insurance Group Competitors Palomar Competitors 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:GSHD) was last updated on 8/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredAlex’s “Next Magnificent Seven” stocksThe original “Magnificent Seven” turned $7K into $1.18 million. 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