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$115.79 -1.05 (-0.90%)
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PLMR vs. GL, KNSL, BNRE, VOYA, JXN, ESNT, ACT, OSCR, FG, and HGTY

Should 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), Oscar Health (OSCR), F&G Annuities & Life (FG), and Hagerty (HGTY). These companies are all part of the "insurance" industry.

Palomar vs. Its Competitors

Globe Life (NYSE:GL) and Palomar (NASDAQ:PLMR) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, institutional ownership and valuation.

In the previous week, Globe Life had 3 more articles in the media than Palomar. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Globe Life and 15 mentions for Palomar. Palomar's average media sentiment score of 1.51 beat Globe Life's score of 1.19 indicating that Palomar is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Globe Life
16 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Palomar
11 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive

81.6% of Globe Life shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.3% of Palomar shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of Globe Life shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of Palomar shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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 Ratio
Globe Life$5.78B2.00$1.07B$12.5111.39
Palomar$679.67M4.56$117.57M$5.6920.35

Globe Life has a beta of 0.56, suggesting that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Palomar has a beta of 0.34, suggesting that its stock price is 66% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Globe Life currently has a consensus target price of $152.45, suggesting a potential upside of 7.04%. Palomar has a consensus target price of $165.83, suggesting a potential upside of 43.22%. Given Palomar's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Palomar is more favorable than Globe Life.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Globe Life
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.91
Palomar
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.71

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
Globe Life18.11% 21.24% 3.74%
Palomar 22.71%20.35%6.38%

Summary

Globe Life beats Palomar on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding PLMR and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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PLMR vs. The Competition

MetricPalomarINS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$3.13B$58.36B$12.82B$10.17B
Dividend YieldN/A1.84%5.42%4.61%
P/E Ratio20.3516.67244.6526.39
Price / Sales4.562.6930.97190.76
Price / Cash25.2229.0719.2529.91
Price / Book4.203.032.316.28
Net Income$117.57M$4.66B$1.01B$270.38M
7 Day Performance-4.33%0.17%0.61%1.89%
1 Month Performance-3.72%3.11%3.21%6.01%
1 Year Performance20.89%18.08%541.41%25.26%

Palomar Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
PLMR
Palomar
4.5416 of 5 stars
$115.79
-0.9%
$165.83
+43.2%
+22.1%$3.13B$679.67M20.35150Positive News
GL
Globe Life
4.8081 of 5 stars
$140.42
+0.4%
$152.45
+8.6%
+37.2%$11.37B$5.78B11.223,732Positive News
KNSL
Kinsale Capital Group
3.9729 of 5 stars
$453.12
-0.5%
$505.80
+11.6%
-8.5%$10.56B$1.59B23.64470Positive News
BNRE
Brookfield Reinsurance
N/A$66.58
-0.2%
N/A+37.8%$9.69B$9.35B229.5960High Trading Volume
VOYA
Voya Financial
4.974 of 5 stars
$75.73
-1.0%
$83.70
+10.5%
+2.5%$7.30B$8.05B15.1510,000Positive News
JXN
Jackson Financial
2.5652 of 5 stars
$95.84
+0.4%
$101.20
+5.6%
+15.8%$6.67B$3.27B-1,596.983,970Positive News
ESNT
Essent Group
4.1903 of 5 stars
$63.77
-0.1%
$63.67
-0.2%
-0.7%$6.28B$1.24B9.31350Positive News
Short Interest ↑
ACT
Enact
N/A$38.81
+0.6%
$35.00
-9.8%
+5.9%$5.72B$1.23B8.84500
OSCR
Oscar Health
2.1876 of 5 stars
$20.22
+4.1%
$12.07
-40.3%
-13.2%$5.23B$9.18B-24.972,400Positive News
FG
F&G Annuities & Life
4.1393 of 5 stars
$34.76
+0.8%
$44.33
+27.5%
-17.8%$4.68B$5.74B14.021,338Positive News
HGTY
Hagerty
2.1383 of 5 stars
$12.01
+2.0%
$12.67
+5.4%
+14.6%$4.11B$1.20B60.071,744Positive News
High Trading Volume

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This page (NASDAQ:PLMR) was last updated on 9/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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