Goosehead Insurance (GSHD) Competitors

Aegon (NYSE:AEG) and Goosehead Insurance (NASDAQ:GSHD) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, community ranking, media sentiment, earnings, dividends and risk.

Which has better earnings and valuation, AEG or GSHD?

Goosehead Insurance has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Aegon. Aegon is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Goosehead Insurance, 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
Aegon	$19.52B	0.80	-$193.73M	$0.96	7.34
Goosehead Insurance	$325.63M	12.42	$14.14M	$1.19	90.59

Does the media refer more to AEG or GSHD?

In the previous week, Aegon had 5 more articles in the media than Goosehead Insurance. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Aegon and 12 mentions for Goosehead Insurance. Goosehead Insurance's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Aegon's score of 0.48 indicating that Goosehead Insurance is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Aegon	7 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Goosehead Insurance	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in AEG or GSHD?

4.3% of Aegon shares are held by institutional investors. 48.3% of Goosehead Insurance shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend AEG or GSHD?

Goosehead Insurance has a consensus price target of $115.40, suggesting a potential upside of 7.05%. Given Goosehead Insurance's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Goosehead Insurance is more favorable than Aegon.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Aegon	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Goosehead Insurance	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer AEG or GSHD?

Aegon received 89 more outperform votes than Goosehead Insurance when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 59.79% of users gave Goosehead Insurance an outperform vote while only 54.02% of users gave Aegon an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Aegon	Outperform Votes 376 54.02%	Underperform Votes 320 45.98%
Goosehead Insurance	Outperform Votes 287 59.79%	Underperform Votes 193 40.21%

Is AEG or GSHD a better dividend stock?

Aegon pays an annual dividend of $0.33 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Goosehead Insurance pays an annual dividend of $4.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Aegon pays out 34.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Goosehead Insurance pays out 386.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Aegon is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more risk and volatility, AEG or GSHD?

Aegon has a beta of 0.91, indicating that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Goosehead Insurance has a beta of 1.45, indicating that its share price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is AEG or GSHD more profitable?

Goosehead Insurance has a net margin of 6.77% compared to Aegon's net margin of 0.00%. Goosehead Insurance's return on equity of 284.41% beat Aegon's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Aegon	N/A	N/A	N/A
Goosehead Insurance	6.77%	284.41%	5.53%

Summary

Goosehead Insurance beats Aegon on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.