Root (ROOT) Competitors $92.22 +1.96 (+2.17%) Closing price 08/29/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$91.81 -0.41 (-0.44%) As of 08/29/2025 07:35 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 TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock ROOT vs. FG, OSCR, BWIN, LMND, HGTY, GSHD, PLMR, ALHC, NMIH, and CSShould you be buying Root stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Root include F&G Annuities & Life (FG), Oscar Health (OSCR), Baldwin Insurance Group (BWIN), Lemonade (LMND), Hagerty (HGTY), Goosehead Insurance (GSHD), Palomar (PLMR), Alignment Healthcare (ALHC), NMI (NMIH), and Credit Suisse Group (CS). These companies are all part of the "insurance" industry. Root vs. Its Competitors F&G Annuities & Life Oscar Health Baldwin Insurance Group Lemonade Hagerty Goosehead Insurance Palomar Alignment Healthcare NMI Credit Suisse Group Root (NASDAQ:ROOT) and F&G Annuities & Life (NYSE:FG) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends and profitability. Which has more volatility & risk, ROOT or FG? Root has a beta of 2.24, indicating that its stock price is 124% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, F&G Annuities & Life has a beta of 1.55, indicating that its stock price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is ROOT or FG more profitable? F&G Annuities & Life has a net margin of 6.45% compared to Root's net margin of 6.02%. Root's return on equity of 38.24% beat F&G Annuities & Life's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Root6.02% 38.24% 5.27% F&G Annuities & Life 6.45%11.51%0.58% Do analysts prefer ROOT or FG? Root presently has a consensus price target of $123.83, indicating a potential upside of 34.28%. F&G Annuities & Life has a consensus price target of $44.33, indicating a potential upside of 28.38%. Given Root's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Root is more favorable than F&G Annuities & Life.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) 2.44F&G Annuities & Life 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Does the media refer more to ROOT or FG? In the previous week, F&G Annuities & Life had 8 more articles in the media than Root. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for F&G Annuities & Life and 1 mentions for Root. Root's average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat F&G Annuities & Life's score of 1.50 indicating that Root is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Root Very Positive F&G Annuities & Life Very Positive Which has better valuation and earnings, ROOT or FG? F&G Annuities & Life has higher revenue and earnings than Root. F&G Annuities & Life is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Root, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioRoot$1.36B1.04$30.90M$5.0118.41F&G Annuities & Life$4.99B0.93$639M$2.4813.93 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in ROOT or FG? 59.8% of Root shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.9% of F&G Annuities & Life shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.8% of Root shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of F&G Annuities & Life shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryRoot beats F&G Annuities & Life on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Root News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ROOT and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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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 ROOT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricRootINS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.42B$59.00B$12.49B$9.74BDividend YieldN/A1.87%5.42%4.48%P/E Ratio18.4116.59229.1226.59Price / Sales1.042.7331.99159.17Price / Cash31.5828.9919.0628.92Price / Book6.843.012.316.08Net Income$30.90M$4.66B$1.01B$265.93M7 Day Performance4.81%0.90%0.53%0.36%1 Month Performance-20.99%4.84%4.55%5.58%1 Year Performance112.68%15.80%541.64%19.67% Root Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ROOTRoot4.132 of 5 stars$92.22+2.2%$123.83+34.3%+112.7%$1.42B$1.36B18.411,021Positive NewsFGF&G Annuities & Life4.2446 of 5 stars$34.47-2.4%$44.33+28.6%-24.4%$4.64B$5.74B13.901,338Positive NewsOSCROscar Health1.8595 of 5 stars$16.72-0.5%$12.07-27.8%-9.0%$4.32B$9.18B-20.642,400Positive NewsBWINBaldwin Insurance Group3.8981 of 5 stars$33.33-0.7%$43.67+31.0%-32.5%$3.96B$1.39B-114.934,116Positive NewsLMNDLemonade2.8128 of 5 stars$53.24-6.3%$40.43-24.1%+185.5%$3.93B$526.50M-18.811,235HGTYHagerty3.3882 of 5 stars$10.83-0.9%$10.00-7.7%-3.9%$3.70B$1.20B54.151,744GSHDGoosehead Insurance4.7145 of 5 stars$86.62-3.2%$110.91+28.0%+0.4%$3.36B$341.57M76.661,580News CoveragePositive NewsPLMRPalomar4.3744 of 5 stars$122.22-2.3%$165.83+35.7%+24.0%$3.35B$679.67M21.48150ALHCAlignment Healthcare1.2483 of 5 stars$15.58-1.6%$18.83+20.9%+81.6%$3.09B$2.70B-55.641,679Gap UpNMIHNMI2.2358 of 5 stars$39.61-1.8%$42.33+6.9%-4.2%$3.07B$679.62M8.41234CSCredit Suisse GroupN/A$0.89flatN/AN/A$2.77B$22.88B1.3750,480News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies F&G Annuities & Life Alternatives Oscar Health Alternatives Baldwin Insurance Group Alternatives Lemonade Alternatives Hagerty Alternatives Goosehead Insurance Alternatives Palomar Alternatives Alignment Healthcare Alternatives NMI Alternatives Credit Suisse 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:ROOT) was last updated on 9/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersRetire Comfortably with These New Monthly Income ETFs?Too many retirees lie awake at night, worried their savings won’t last. 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