Do analysts rate ACT or GSHD?

Goosehead Insurance has a consensus target price of $65.09, indicating a potential upside of 23.54%. Given Goosehead Insurance's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Goosehead Insurance is more favorable than Enact. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Enact 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Goosehead Insurance 2 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.36

Which has higher earnings & valuation, ACT or GSHD?

Enact has higher revenue and earnings than Goosehead Insurance. Enact 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 Enact $1.24B 5.12 $674.24M $4.61 9.84 Goosehead Insurance $365.30M 5.14 $27.83M $1.14 46.22

Do analysts prefer BNRE or GSHD?

Goosehead Insurance has a consensus target price of $65.09, suggesting a potential upside of 23.54%. Given Goosehead Insurance's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Goosehead Insurance is more favorable than Brookfield Reinsurance. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Brookfield Reinsurance 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Goosehead Insurance 2 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.36

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GSHD vs. ACT, BNRE, ESNT, ALHC, and LMND

Should you buy Goosehead Insurance stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Goosehead Insurance with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Goosehead Insurance include Enact (ACT), Brookfield Reinsurance (BNRE), Essent Group (ESNT), Alignment Healthcare (ALHC), and Lemonade (LMND). These companies are all part of the "insurance" industry.

How does Goosehead Insurance compare to Enact?

Enact (NASDAQ:ACT) and Goosehead Insurance (NASDAQ:GSHD) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends and institutional ownership.

Enact has higher revenue and earnings than Goosehead Insurance. Enact 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
Enact	$1.24B	5.12	$674.24M	$4.61	9.84
Goosehead Insurance	$365.30M	5.14	$27.83M	$1.14	46.22

Enact has a net margin of 54.49% compared to Goosehead Insurance's net margin of 7.94%. Enact's return on equity of 13.02% beat Goosehead Insurance's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Enact	54.49%	13.02%	10.05%
Goosehead Insurance	7.94%	-20.96%	8.50%

Enact has a beta of 0.5, suggesting that its share price is 50% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Goosehead Insurance has a beta of 1.41, suggesting that its share price is 41% more volatile than the broader market.

Goosehead Insurance has a consensus target price of $65.09, indicating a potential upside of 23.54%. Given Goosehead Insurance's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Goosehead Insurance is more favorable than Enact.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Enact	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Goosehead Insurance	2 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.36

18.0% of Enact shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Enact shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 38.1% of Goosehead Insurance shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Goosehead Insurance's average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat Enact's score of 0.00 indicating that Goosehead Insurance is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Enact	Neutral
Goosehead Insurance	Positive

Summary

Goosehead Insurance beats Enact on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Goosehead Insurance compare to Brookfield Reinsurance?

Brookfield Reinsurance (NYSE:BNRE) and Goosehead Insurance (NASDAQ:GSHD) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, risk, dividends and earnings.

Brookfield Reinsurance has higher revenue and earnings than Goosehead Insurance. Goosehead Insurance is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Brookfield Reinsurance, 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
Brookfield Reinsurance	$9.35B	0.67	$796M	$0.29	149.38
Goosehead Insurance	$365.30M	5.14	$27.83M	$1.14	46.22

Goosehead Insurance has a consensus target price of $65.09, suggesting a potential upside of 23.54%. Given Goosehead Insurance's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Goosehead Insurance is more favorable than Brookfield Reinsurance.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Brookfield Reinsurance	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Goosehead Insurance	2 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.36

In the previous week, Brookfield Reinsurance had 1 more articles in the media than Goosehead Insurance. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Brookfield Reinsurance and 0 mentions for Goosehead Insurance. Goosehead Insurance's average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat Brookfield Reinsurance's score of 0.00 indicating that Goosehead Insurance is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Brookfield Reinsurance	Neutral
Goosehead Insurance	Positive

Brookfield Reinsurance has a beta of 1.53, meaning that its share price is 53% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Goosehead Insurance has a beta of 1.41, meaning that its share price is 41% more volatile than the broader market.

7.2% of Brookfield Reinsurance shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Brookfield Reinsurance shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 38.1% of Goosehead Insurance shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Goosehead Insurance has a net margin of 7.94% compared to Brookfield Reinsurance's net margin of 0.10%. Brookfield Reinsurance's return on equity of 0.14% beat Goosehead Insurance's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Brookfield Reinsurance	0.10%	0.14%	0.01%
Goosehead Insurance	7.94%	-20.96%	8.50%

Summary

Goosehead Insurance beats Brookfield Reinsurance on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Goosehead Insurance compare to Essent Group?

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

Essent Group has a net margin of 53.64% compared to Goosehead Insurance's net margin of 7.94%. Essent Group's return on equity of 12.01% beat Goosehead Insurance's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Goosehead Insurance	7.94%	-20.96%	8.50%
Essent Group	53.64%	12.01%	9.28%

Essent Group has higher revenue and earnings than Goosehead Insurance. Essent Group 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
Goosehead Insurance	$365.30M	5.14	$27.83M	$1.14	46.22
Essent Group	$1.31B	4.57	$689.97M	$7.02	9.23

Goosehead Insurance currently has a consensus target price of $65.09, indicating a potential upside of 23.54%. Essent Group has a consensus target price of $66.57, indicating a potential upside of 2.73%. Given Goosehead Insurance's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Goosehead Insurance is more favorable than Essent Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Goosehead Insurance	2 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.36
Essent Group	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

93.0% of Essent Group shares are held by institutional investors. 38.1% of Goosehead Insurance shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.6% of Essent Group shares are held by 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.

In the previous week, Essent Group had 10 more articles in the media than Goosehead Insurance. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Essent Group and 0 mentions for Goosehead Insurance. Goosehead Insurance's average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat Essent Group's score of 0.75 indicating that Goosehead Insurance is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Goosehead Insurance	Positive
Essent Group	Positive

Goosehead Insurance has a beta of 1.41, suggesting that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Essent Group has a beta of 0.76, suggesting that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Essent Group beats Goosehead Insurance on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Goosehead Insurance compare to Alignment Healthcare?

Goosehead Insurance (NASDAQ:GSHD) and Alignment Healthcare (NASDAQ:ALHC) are both insurance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Goosehead Insurance has a net margin of 7.94% compared to Alignment Healthcare's net margin of 0.47%. Alignment Healthcare's return on equity of 11.50% beat Goosehead Insurance's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Goosehead Insurance	7.94%	-20.96%	8.50%
Alignment Healthcare	0.47%	11.50%	1.79%

Goosehead Insurance has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Alignment Healthcare. Goosehead Insurance is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alignment Healthcare, 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
Goosehead Insurance	$365.30M	5.14	$27.83M	$1.14	46.22
Alignment Healthcare	$3.95B	1.25	-$720K	$0.09	264.44

86.2% of Alignment Healthcare shares are held by institutional investors. 38.1% of Goosehead Insurance shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.2% of Alignment Healthcare shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Alignment Healthcare had 11 more articles in the media than Goosehead Insurance. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Alignment Healthcare and 0 mentions for Goosehead Insurance. Goosehead Insurance's average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat Alignment Healthcare's score of 0.65 indicating that Goosehead Insurance is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Goosehead Insurance	Positive
Alignment Healthcare	Positive

Goosehead Insurance currently has a consensus price target of $65.09, suggesting a potential upside of 23.54%. Alignment Healthcare has a consensus price target of $24.30, suggesting a potential upside of 2.10%. Given Goosehead Insurance's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Goosehead Insurance is more favorable than Alignment Healthcare.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Goosehead Insurance	2 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.36
Alignment Healthcare	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Goosehead Insurance has a beta of 1.41, indicating that its share price is 41% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Alignment Healthcare has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its share price is 5% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Goosehead Insurance beats Alignment Healthcare on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Goosehead Insurance compare to Lemonade?

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

Goosehead Insurance has a net margin of 7.94% compared to Lemonade's net margin of -16.44%. Goosehead Insurance's return on equity of -20.96% beat Lemonade's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Goosehead Insurance	7.94%	-20.96%	8.50%
Lemonade	-16.44%	-26.52%	-7.18%

Goosehead Insurance currently has a consensus target price of $65.09, indicating a potential upside of 23.54%. Lemonade has a consensus target price of $64.89, indicating a potential downside of 9.29%. Given Goosehead Insurance's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Goosehead Insurance is more favorable than Lemonade.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Goosehead Insurance	2 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.36
Lemonade	3 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20

80.3% of Lemonade shares are owned by institutional investors. 38.1% of Goosehead Insurance shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 14.7% of Lemonade shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Lemonade had 12 more articles in the media than Goosehead Insurance. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Lemonade and 0 mentions for Goosehead Insurance. Goosehead Insurance's average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat Lemonade's score of 0.94 indicating that Goosehead Insurance is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Goosehead Insurance	Positive
Lemonade	Positive

Goosehead Insurance has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Lemonade. Lemonade 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
Goosehead Insurance	$365.30M	5.14	$27.83M	$1.14	46.22
Lemonade	$737.90M	7.45	-$165.50M	-$1.87	N/A

Goosehead Insurance has a beta of 1.41, suggesting that its share price is 41% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Lemonade has a beta of 1.79, suggesting that its share price is 79% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Goosehead Insurance beats Lemonade on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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GSHD vs. The Competition

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Metric	Goosehead Insurance	INS Industry	Finance Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$1.88B	$21.84B	$14.10B	$12.48B
Dividend Yield	N/A	3.28%	5.67%	6.51%
P/E Ratio	46.22	11.39	20.59	24.70
Price / Sales	5.14	1.81	42.55	99.06
Price / Cash	43.02	13.47	19.45	57.09
Price / Book	-11.84	2.75	2.27	6.46
Net Income	$27.83M	$1.89B	$1.14B	$337.01M
7 Day Performance	12.42%	3.23%	0.65%	1.69%
1 Month Performance	37.39%	8.82%	2.37%	3.81%
1 Year Performance	-49.57%	4.18%	12.01%	23.90%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
GSHD Goosehead Insurance	4.2413 of 5 stars	$52.69 flat	$65.09 +23.5%	-49.6%	$1.88B	$365.30M	46.22	1,600	Positive News Gap Down
ACT Enact	N/A	$45.72 +0.4%	$35.00 -23.4%	+20.0%	$6.37B	$1.24B	9.89	500
BNRE Brookfield Reinsurance	N/A	$42.78 -0.4%	N/A	-32.5%	$6.22B	$9.35B	147.52	60	High Trading Volume
ESNT Essent Group	3.9466 of 5 stars	$64.81 0.0%	$66.57 +2.7%	+4.7%	$5.96B	$1.26B	9.22	350	News Coverage Insider Trade
ALHC Alignment Healthcare	3.5429 of 5 stars	$23.34 +0.4%	$24.30 +4.1%	+67.4%	$4.80B	$4.26B	258.23	1,849	Insider Trade

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GSHD vs. ACT, BNRE, ESNT, ALHC, and LMND

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Goosehead Insurance (GSHD) Competitors

GSHD vs. ACT, BNRE, ESNT, ALHC, and LMND

How does Goosehead Insurance compare to Enact?

Which has higher earnings & valuation, ACT or GSHD?

Is ACT or GSHD more profitable?

Which has more risk and volatility, ACT or GSHD?

Do analysts rate ACT or GSHD?

Do institutionals & insiders believe in ACT or GSHD?

Does the media refer more to ACT or GSHD?

Summary

How does Goosehead Insurance compare to Brookfield Reinsurance?

Which has higher valuation and earnings, BNRE or GSHD?

Do analysts prefer BNRE or GSHD?

Does the media refer more to BNRE or GSHD?

Which has more volatility & risk, BNRE or GSHD?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in BNRE or GSHD?

Is BNRE or GSHD more profitable?

Summary

How does Goosehead Insurance compare to Essent Group?

Is GSHD or ESNT more profitable?

Which has better valuation & earnings, GSHD or ESNT?

Do analysts prefer GSHD or ESNT?

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in GSHD or ESNT?

Does the media prefer GSHD or ESNT?

Which has more risk and volatility, GSHD or ESNT?

Summary

How does Goosehead Insurance compare to Alignment Healthcare?

Is GSHD or ALHC more profitable?

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, GSHD or ALHC?

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of GSHD or ALHC?

Does the media favor GSHD or ALHC?

Do analysts rate GSHD or ALHC?

Which has more volatility & risk, GSHD or ALHC?

Summary

How does Goosehead Insurance compare to Lemonade?

Is GSHD or LMND more profitable?

Do analysts prefer GSHD or LMND?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in GSHD or LMND?

Does the media prefer GSHD or LMND?

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, GSHD or LMND?

Which has more volatility & risk, GSHD or LMND?

Summary

New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

Media Sentiment Over Time

GSHD vs. The Competition

Goosehead Insurance Competitors List

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