Root (ROOT) Competitors

Brookfield Reinsurance (NYSE:BNRE) and Root (NASDAQ:ROOT) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, community ranking, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Which has more volatility and risk, BNRE or ROOT?

Brookfield Reinsurance has a beta of 1.53, meaning that its share price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Root has a beta of 2.31, meaning that its share price is 131% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to BNRE or ROOT?

In the previous week, Root had 6 more articles in the media than Brookfield Reinsurance. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Root and 0 mentions for Brookfield Reinsurance. Brookfield Reinsurance's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Root's score of -1.43 indicating that Brookfield Reinsurance is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Brookfield Reinsurance	Neutral
Root	Negative

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in BNRE or ROOT?

7.2% of Brookfield Reinsurance shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.8% of Root shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Brookfield Reinsurance shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.8% of Root shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is BNRE or ROOT more profitable?

Brookfield Reinsurance has a net margin of 0.10% compared to Root's net margin of -1.56%. Brookfield Reinsurance's return on equity of 0.14% beat Root's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Brookfield Reinsurance	0.10%	0.14%	0.01%
Root	-1.56%	-9.81%	-1.12%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BNRE or ROOT?

Root received 32 more outperform votes than Brookfield Reinsurance when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 29.63% of users gave Root an outperform vote while only 0.00% of users gave Brookfield Reinsurance an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Brookfield Reinsurance	Outperform Votes No Votes	Underperform Votes 2 100.00%
Root	Outperform Votes 32 29.63%	Underperform Votes 76 70.37%

Do analysts prefer BNRE or ROOT?

Root has a consensus price target of $136.40, indicating a potential downside of 8.88%. Given Root's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Root is more favorable than Brookfield Reinsurance.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Brookfield Reinsurance	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Root	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has higher valuation and earnings, BNRE or ROOT?

Brookfield Reinsurance has higher revenue and earnings than Root. Root is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Brookfield Reinsurance, 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
Brookfield Reinsurance	$9.35B	0.91	$796M	$0.29	201.86
Root	$1.27B	1.81	-$147.40M	$3.20	46.78

Summary

Root beats Brookfield Reinsurance on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.