JRVR vs. HIPO, YB, BOW, HRTG, WDH, TIPT, ACIC, MCG, AII, and KFS
Should you be buying James River Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of James River Group include Hippo (HIPO), Yuanbao (YB), Bowhead Specialty (BOW), Heritage Insurance (HRTG), Waterdrop (WDH), Tiptree Financial (TIPT), American Coastal Insurance (ACIC), Membership Collective Group (MCG), American Integrity Insurance Group (AII), and Kingsway Financial Services (KFS). These companies are all part of the "insurance" industry.
James River Group vs. Its Competitors
James River Group (NASDAQ:JRVR) and Hippo (NYSE:HIPO) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, dividends, profitability and institutional ownership.
James River Group has a beta of 0.01, suggesting that its share price is 99% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hippo has a beta of 1.56, suggesting that its share price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500.
95.2% of James River Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.0% of Hippo shares are held by institutional investors. 33.8% of James River Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 10.8% of Hippo shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Hippo has a net margin of -2.52% compared to James River Group's net margin of -13.50%. James River Group's return on equity of -1.97% beat Hippo's return on equity.
James River Group currently has a consensus price target of $6.06, indicating a potential upside of 12.90%. Hippo has a consensus price target of $35.50, indicating a potential downside of 0.79%. Given James River Group's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe James River Group is more favorable than Hippo.
Hippo has lower revenue, but higher earnings than James River Group. Hippo is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than James River Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Hippo had 11 more articles in the media than James River Group. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Hippo and 5 mentions for James River Group. James River Group's average media sentiment score of 0.37 beat Hippo's score of 0.36 indicating that James River Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
James River Group and Hippo tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:JRVR) was last updated on 10/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
