Root (ROOT) Competitors

Root (NASDAQ:ROOT) and Voya Financial (NYSE:VOYA) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and risk.

Does the media refer more to ROOT or VOYA?

In the previous week, Voya Financial had 5 more articles in the media than Root. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Voya Financial and 10 mentions for Root. Voya Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat Root's score of 0.50 indicating that Voya Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Root	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Voya Financial	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is ROOT or VOYA more profitable?

Voya Financial has a net margin of 6.73% compared to Root's net margin of 6.02%. Root's return on equity of 38.24% beat Voya Financial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Root	6.02%	38.24%	5.27%
Voya Financial	6.73%	13.72%	0.51%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, ROOT or VOYA?

Voya Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Root. Voya Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Root, 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
Root	$1.18B	1.15	$30.90M	$5.01	17.64
Voya Financial	$8.05B	0.85	$667M	$5.00	14.20

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ROOT or VOYA?

59.8% of Root shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.1% of Voya Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 11.7% of Root shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Voya Financial shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend ROOT or VOYA?

Root presently has a consensus target price of $128.00, suggesting a potential upside of 44.81%. Voya Financial has a consensus target price of $83.70, suggesting a potential upside of 17.91%. Given Root's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Root is more favorable than Voya Financial.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Root	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.44
Voya Financial	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.45

Which has more risk & volatility, ROOT or VOYA?

Root has a beta of 2.25, indicating that its share price is 125% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Voya Financial has a beta of 0.99, indicating that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Root beats Voya Financial on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.