Palomar (PLMR) Competitors

Palomar (NASDAQ:PLMR) and Everest Group (NYSE:EG) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, risk and profitability.

Which has more risk & volatility, PLMR or EG?

Palomar has a beta of 0.46, indicating that its stock price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Everest Group has a beta of 0.51, indicating that its stock price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in PLMR or EG?

90.3% of Palomar shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.6% of Everest Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.7% of Palomar shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Everest Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, PLMR or EG?

Everest Group has higher revenue and earnings than Palomar. Everest Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Palomar, 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
Palomar	$553.86M	6.85	$117.57M	$5.01	28.32
Everest Group	$17.28B	0.81	$1.37B	$19.44	17.00

Does the media refer more to PLMR or EG?

In the previous week, Everest Group had 6 more articles in the media than Palomar. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Everest Group and 16 mentions for Palomar. Palomar's average media sentiment score of 1.51 beat Everest Group's score of 1.05 indicating that Palomar is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Palomar	13 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Everest Group	14 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is PLMR or EG more profitable?

Palomar has a net margin of 21.99% compared to Everest Group's net margin of 4.88%. Palomar's return on equity of 20.56% beat Everest Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Palomar	21.99%	20.56%	6.31%
Everest Group	4.88%	5.95%	1.54%

Do analysts recommend PLMR or EG?

Palomar currently has a consensus target price of $174.17, suggesting a potential upside of 22.76%. Everest Group has a consensus target price of $400.83, suggesting a potential upside of 21.30%. Given Palomar's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Palomar is more favorable than Everest Group.

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)	2.71
Everest Group	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.58

Summary

Palomar beats Everest Group on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.