Maiden (MHLD) Competitors

Maiden (NASDAQ:MHLD) and Kingstone Companies (NASDAQ:KINS) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, media sentiment and community ranking.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MHLD or KINS?

Maiden received 81 more outperform votes than Kingstone Companies when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.71% of users gave Kingstone Companies an outperform vote while only 55.21% of users gave Maiden an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Maiden	Outperform Votes 265 55.21%	Underperform Votes 215 44.79%
Kingstone Companies	Outperform Votes 184 65.71%	Underperform Votes 96 34.29%

Is MHLD or KINS more profitable?

Kingstone Companies has a net margin of -4.28% compared to Maiden's net margin of -43.22%. Maiden's return on equity of -8.75% beat Kingstone Companies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Maiden	-43.22%	-8.75%	-1.41%
Kingstone Companies	-4.28%	-24.86%	-2.46%

Which has more volatility and risk, MHLD or KINS?

Maiden has a beta of 1.33, indicating that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kingstone Companies has a beta of 0.59, indicating that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer MHLD or KINS?

Kingstone Companies has a consensus price target of $1.75, suggesting a potential downside of 56.14%. Given Kingstone Companies' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Kingstone Companies is more favorable than Maiden.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Maiden	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Kingstone Companies	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

Does the media favor MHLD or KINS?

In the previous week, Kingstone Companies had 2 more articles in the media than Maiden. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Kingstone Companies and 0 mentions for Maiden. Maiden's average media sentiment score of 0.53 beat Kingstone Companies' score of -0.24 indicating that Maiden is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Maiden	Positive
Kingstone Companies	Neutral

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of MHLD or KINS?

21.8% of Maiden shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 14.9% of Kingstone Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.2% of Maiden shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.4% of Kingstone Companies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better valuation and earnings, MHLD or KINS?

Kingstone Companies has higher revenue and earnings than Maiden. Kingstone Companies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Maiden, 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
Maiden	$89.23M	2.20	-$38.57M	-$0.38	-5.13
Kingstone Companies	$144.19M	0.30	-$6.17M	-$0.59	-6.76

Summary

Maiden beats Kingstone Companies on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.