Goosehead Insurance (GSHD) Competitors $97.21 +1.29 (+1.34%) Closing price 04/30/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$96.60 -0.61 (-0.63%) As of 08:23 AM 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. EQH, AEG, KNSL, GL, BNRE, BNT, ESNT, VOYA, ACT, and JXNShould you be buying Goosehead Insurance stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Goosehead Insurance include Equitable (EQH), Aegon (AEG), Kinsale Capital Group (KNSL), Globe Life (GL), Brookfield Reinsurance (BNRE), Brookfield Wealth Solutions (BNT), Essent Group (ESNT), Voya Financial (VOYA), Enact (ACT), and Jackson Financial (JXN). These companies are all part of the "insurance" industry. Goosehead Insurance vs. Equitable Aegon Kinsale Capital Group Globe Life Brookfield Reinsurance Brookfield Wealth Solutions Essent Group Voya Financial Enact Jackson Financial Goosehead Insurance (NASDAQ:GSHD) and Equitable (NYSE:EQH) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, community ranking, dividends, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and media sentiment. Is GSHD or EQH a better dividend stock? Goosehead Insurance pays an annual dividend of $4.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Equitable pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. 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. Equitable pays out 25.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of GSHD or EQH? 92.7% of Equitable shares are held by institutional investors. 48.3% of Goosehead Insurance shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Equitable shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community favor GSHD or EQH? Goosehead Insurance received 5 more outperform votes than Equitable when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.84% of users gave Equitable an outperform vote while only 59.79% of users gave Goosehead Insurance an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformGoosehead InsuranceOutperform Votes28759.79% Underperform Votes19340.21% EquitableOutperform Votes28261.84% Underperform Votes17438.16% Which has stronger earnings and valuation, GSHD or EQH? Equitable has higher revenue and earnings than Goosehead Insurance. Equitable 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 RatioGoosehead Insurance$325.63M11.14$14.14M$1.1981.69Equitable$12.44B1.22$1.31B$3.8212.95 Does the media favor GSHD or EQH? In the previous week, Goosehead Insurance had 12 more articles in the media than Equitable. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for Goosehead Insurance and 19 mentions for Equitable. Equitable's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Goosehead Insurance's score of 0.69 indicating that Equitable is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Goosehead Insurance 9 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Equitable 14 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility and risk, GSHD or EQH? Goosehead Insurance has a beta of 1.48, meaning that its stock price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Equitable has a beta of 1.23, meaning that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is GSHD or EQH more profitable? Equitable has a net margin of 10.51% compared to Goosehead Insurance's net margin of 6.77%. Goosehead Insurance's return on equity of 284.41% beat Equitable's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Goosehead Insurance6.77% 284.41% 5.53% Equitable 10.51%85.70%0.69% Do analysts prefer GSHD or EQH? Goosehead Insurance currently has a consensus price target of $115.40, indicating a potential upside of 18.71%. Equitable has a consensus price target of $60.91, indicating a potential upside of 23.15%. Given Equitable's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Equitable is more favorable than Goosehead Insurance.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Goosehead Insurance 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.40Equitable 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.91 SummaryEquitable beats Goosehead Insurance on 11 of the 20 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 InsuranceInsurance agents, brokers, & service IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$3.63B$18.58B$11.12B$7.82BDividend YieldN/A1.43%5.79%4.22%P/E Ratio135.0223.7122.0018.48Price / Sales11.145.8826.09103.60Price / Cash152.1926.5517.6034.62Price / Book220.9317.702.654.25Net Income$14.14M$731.04M$1.03B$248.23M7 Day Performance4.31%-0.61%0.57%0.89%1 Month Performance-17.67%-8.43%-0.43%3.53%1 Year Performance63.21%6.50%537.91%5.08% Goosehead Insurance Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GSHDGoosehead Insurance3.7686 of 5 stars$97.21+1.3%$115.40+18.7%+70.8%$3.63B$325.63M135.021,430Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionEQHEquitable4.0926 of 5 stars$45.65-2.6%$60.91+33.4%+34.0%$14.01B$12.44B11.958,200Earnings ReportPositive NewsAEGAegon3.2047 of 5 stars$6.07-0.5%N/A+4.2%$13.38B$19.52B6.3222,300KNSLKinsale Capital Group2.8094 of 5 stars$471.03-3.0%$468.56-0.5%+19.7%$10.96B$1.59B26.48470Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastPositive NewsGLGlobe Life4.8258 of 5 stars$116.95-3.5%$137.55+17.6%+61.9%$9.74B$5.78B9.793,540Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementNews CoverageBNREBrookfield ReinsuranceN/A$49.59+1.5%N/A+33.1%$7.21B$9.35B171.0160News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeBNTBrookfield Wealth SolutionsN/A$48.08-3.0%N/AN/A$6.99B$14.34B150.2560News CoveragePositive NewsESNTEssent Group3.8496 of 5 stars$53.74-2.4%$61.71+14.8%+7.6%$5.58B$1.27B7.86350Short Interest ↓Positive NewsVOYAVoya Financial4.9936 of 5 stars$55.01-3.1%$80.92+47.1%-13.3%$5.29B$7.89B8.996,000Upcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementPositive NewsGap DownACTEnactN/A$34.55-1.8%$35.00+1.3%+20.4%$5.23B$1.20B7.91500Earnings ReportDividend IncreaseBuyback AnnouncementShort Interest ↑JXNJackson Financial3.4903 of 5 stars$70.57-2.7%$91.40+29.5%+14.0%$5.13B$3.09B6.163,500Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑Gap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Equitable Competitors Aegon Competitors Kinsale Capital Group Competitors Globe Life Competitors Brookfield Reinsurance Competitors Brookfield Wealth Solutions Competitors Essent Group Competitors Voya Financial Competitors Enact Competitors Jackson Financial 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 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow to invest in Elon Musk’s Optimus before its launchElon Musk is set to completely take over the AI industry with Optimus… A breakthrough AI-powered robot that El...InvestorPlace | SponsoredIs he more powerful than Trump? 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