International General Insurance (IGIC) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate GSHD or IGIC?

Goosehead Insurance currently has a consensus target price of $115.40, suggesting a potential upside of 6.38%. International General Insurance has a consensus target price of $31.50, suggesting a potential upside of 34.56%. Given International General Insurance's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe International General Insurance 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)	2.40
International General Insurance	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media prefer GSHD or IGIC?

In the previous week, Goosehead Insurance had 7 more articles in the media than International General Insurance. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Goosehead Insurance and 2 mentions for International General Insurance. International General Insurance's average media sentiment score of 1.61 beat Goosehead Insurance's score of 1.08 indicating that International General Insurance is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Goosehead Insurance	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
International General Insurance	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor GSHD or IGIC?

Goosehead Insurance received 276 more outperform votes than International General Insurance when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 78.57% of users gave International General Insurance an outperform vote while only 59.79% of users gave Goosehead Insurance an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Goosehead Insurance	Outperform Votes 287 59.79%	Underperform Votes 193 40.21%
International General Insurance	Outperform Votes 11 78.57%	Underperform Votes 3 21.43%

Is GSHD or IGIC more profitable?

International General Insurance has a net margin of 26.24% compared to Goosehead Insurance's net margin of 6.77%. Goosehead Insurance's return on equity of 284.41% beat International General Insurance's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Goosehead Insurance	6.77%	284.41%	5.53%
International General Insurance	26.24%	22.78%	6.93%

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

54.2% of International General Insurance shares are owned by institutional investors. 48.3% of Goosehead Insurance shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.1% of International General Insurance shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better valuation & earnings, GSHD or IGIC?

International General Insurance has higher revenue and earnings than Goosehead Insurance. International General Insurance 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	$325.63M	12.50	$14.14M	$1.19	91.16
International General Insurance	$538.45M	1.96	$118.19M	$2.72	8.61

Which has more risk & volatility, GSHD or IGIC?

Goosehead Insurance has a beta of 1.46, indicating that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, International General Insurance has a beta of 0.25, indicating that its share price is 75% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is GSHD or IGIC a better dividend stock?

Goosehead Insurance pays an annual dividend of $4.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. International General Insurance pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. 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. International General Insurance pays out 7.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. International General Insurance has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years.

Summary

International General Insurance beats Goosehead Insurance on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.