Palomar (PLMR) Competitors $124.11 +0.27 (+0.22%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$124.12 +0.00 (+0.00%) As of 04:20 PM 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock PLMR vs. GL, KNSL, BNRE, VOYA, JXN, ESNT, ACT, FG, OSCR, and BWINShould you be buying Palomar stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Palomar include Globe Life (GL), Kinsale Capital Group (KNSL), Brookfield Reinsurance (BNRE), Voya Financial (VOYA), Jackson Financial (JXN), Essent Group (ESNT), Enact (ACT), F&G Annuities & Life (FG), Oscar Health (OSCR), and Baldwin Insurance Group (BWIN). These companies are all part of the "insurance" industry. Palomar vs. Its Competitors Globe Life Kinsale Capital Group Brookfield Reinsurance Voya Financial Jackson Financial Essent Group Enact F&G Annuities & Life Oscar Health Baldwin Insurance Group Palomar (NASDAQ:PLMR) and Globe Life (NYSE:GL) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, risk and analyst recommendations. Which has higher earnings & valuation, PLMR or GL? Globe Life has higher revenue and earnings than Palomar. Globe Life is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Palomar, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPalomar$679.67M4.89$117.57M$5.6921.81Globe Life$5.78B1.97$1.07B$12.5111.22 Do institutionals and insiders believe in PLMR or GL? 90.3% of Palomar shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.6% of Globe Life shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.7% of Palomar shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Globe Life shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is PLMR or GL more profitable? Palomar has a net margin of 22.71% compared to Globe Life's net margin of 18.11%. Globe Life's return on equity of 21.24% beat Palomar's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Palomar22.71% 20.35% 6.38% Globe Life 18.11%21.24%3.74% Does the media refer more to PLMR or GL? In the previous week, Globe Life had 8 more articles in the media than Palomar. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Globe Life and 12 mentions for Palomar. Palomar's average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Globe Life's score of 0.81 indicating that Palomar is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Palomar 8 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Globe Life 15 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer PLMR or GL? Palomar presently has a consensus target price of $165.83, indicating a potential upside of 33.62%. Globe Life has a consensus target price of $152.45, indicating a potential upside of 8.58%. Given Palomar's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Palomar is more favorable than Globe Life.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Palomar 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.71Globe Life 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.91 Which has more volatility & risk, PLMR or GL? Palomar has a beta of 0.44, suggesting that its stock price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Globe Life has a beta of 0.56, suggesting that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryGlobe Life beats Palomar on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Palomar News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PLMR and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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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 PLMR vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPalomarINS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$3.32B$58.36B$12.54B$9.80BDividend YieldN/A1.87%5.43%4.02%P/E Ratio21.8116.5019.4326.59Price / Sales4.892.7426.35173.66Price / Cash26.7428.7522.1759.36Price / Book3.922.412.366.68Net Income$117.57M$4.66B$1.01B$265.59M7 Day Performance-2.18%0.41%2.27%3.42%1 Month Performance-4.76%3.10%2.27%1.09%1 Year Performance27.51%16.51%540.60%23.84% Palomar Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PLMRPalomar4.1969 of 5 stars$124.11+0.2%$165.83+33.6%+26.8%$3.32B$679.67M21.81150GLGlobe Life4.6966 of 5 stars$139.43-1.3%$152.45+9.3%+38.1%$11.29B$5.78B11.153,732KNSLKinsale Capital Group4.0727 of 5 stars$450.76-1.0%$505.80+12.2%-6.5%$10.61B$1.72B23.51470Positive NewsBNREBrookfield ReinsuranceN/A$65.84+2.7%N/A+31.6%$9.58B$9.35B227.0460VOYAVoya Financial4.9955 of 5 stars$75.92-0.7%$83.70+10.2%+10.4%$7.32B$7.76B15.1810,000Positive NewsJXNJackson Financial1.709 of 5 stars$97.69-0.8%$101.20+3.6%+13.3%$6.80B$3.27B-1,627.883,970Positive NewsESNTEssent Group4.566 of 5 stars$63.07-1.3%$63.67+1.0%+0.9%$6.21B$1.29B9.21350Positive NewsACTEnactN/A$38.04-1.8%$35.00-8.0%+8.2%$5.61B$1.20B8.67500FGF&G Annuities & Life4.3144 of 5 stars$34.47-2.4%$44.33+28.6%-18.0%$4.64B$5.74B13.901,338News CoveragePositive NewsOSCROscar Health1.9077 of 5 stars$16.72-0.5%$12.07-27.8%-3.3%$4.32B$9.18B-20.642,400BWINBaldwin Insurance Group3.8193 of 5 stars$33.33-0.7%$43.67+31.0%-29.5%$3.96B$1.39B-114.934,116Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Globe Life Alternatives Kinsale Capital Group Alternatives Brookfield Reinsurance Alternatives Voya Financial Alternatives Jackson Financial Alternatives Essent Group Alternatives Enact Alternatives F&G Annuities & Life Alternatives Oscar Health Alternatives Baldwin Insurance Group Alternatives 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:PLMR) was last updated on 8/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBuffett, Gates and Bezos Quietly Dumping Stocks—Here's WhyImagine a bull market so powerful, every single investor became a millionaire. 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