Root (ROOT) Competitors $138.38 +20.06 (+16.95%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$138.05 -0.33 (-0.24%) As of 07:56 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 InterestTrends ROOT vs. VOYA, JXN, ESNT, FG, ACT, BWIN, GSHD, OSCR, BHF, and HGTYShould you be buying Root stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Root include Voya Financial (VOYA), Jackson Financial (JXN), Essent Group (ESNT), F&G Annuities & Life (FG), Enact (ACT), The Baldwin Insurance Group (BWIN), Goosehead Insurance (GSHD), Oscar Health (OSCR), Brighthouse Financial (BHF), and Hagerty (HGTY). These companies are all part of the "insurance" industry. Root vs. Voya Financial Jackson Financial Essent Group F&G Annuities & Life Enact The Baldwin Insurance Group Goosehead Insurance Oscar Health Brighthouse Financial Hagerty Root (NASDAQ:ROOT) and Voya Financial (NYSE:VOYA) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, profitability, community ranking, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings and institutional ownership. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in ROOT or VOYA? 59.8% of Root shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.1% of Voya Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.7% of Root shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Voya Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is ROOT or VOYA more profitable? Voya Financial has a net margin of 8.29% compared to Root's net margin of -1.56%. Voya Financial's return on equity of 14.10% beat Root's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Root-1.56% -9.81% -1.12% Voya Financial 8.29%14.10%0.51% Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ROOT or VOYA? Voya Financial received 585 more outperform votes than Root when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.77% of users gave Voya Financial an outperform vote while only 27.55% of users gave Root an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformRootOutperform Votes2727.55% Underperform Votes7172.45% Voya FinancialOutperform Votes61267.77% Underperform Votes29132.23% Do analysts prefer ROOT or VOYA? Root presently has a consensus target price of $59.38, suggesting a potential downside of 56.02%. Voya Financial has a consensus target price of $82.27, suggesting a potential upside of 12.19%. Given Voya Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Voya Financial is more favorable than Root.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) 2.44Voya Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.54 Which has preferable valuation and earnings, ROOT or VOYA? Voya Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Root. Root is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Voya Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioRoot$455M4.48-$147.40M-$1.23-109.76Voya Financial$8.05B0.88$625M$6.1211.98 Which has more volatility & risk, ROOT or VOYA? Root has a beta of 2.58, suggesting that its share price is 158% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Voya Financial has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor ROOT or VOYA? In the previous week, Voya Financial had 15 more articles in the media than Root. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Voya Financial and 1 mentions for Root. Root's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Voya Financial's score of 0.15 indicating that Root is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Root 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Voya Financial 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 6 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryVoya Financial beats Root on 14 of the 18 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart ROOT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricRootFire, marine, & casualty insurance IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$2.09B$44.82B$12.06B$9.18BDividend YieldN/A7.58%5.71%4.00%P/E Ratio-112.5010.4123.2519.43Price / Sales4.597.0827.7380.94Price / CashN/A17.1718.3538.87Price / Book12.112.362.725.07Net Income-$147.40M$4.15B$1.03B$222.90M7 Day Performance26.13%0.28%-0.11%0.37%1 Month Performance69.19%5.80%5.18%5.51%1 Year Performance1,614.75%58.28%19.06%23.18% Root Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ROOTRoot1.2498 of 5 stars$138.38+17.0%$59.38-57.1%+1,301.9%$2.09B$455M-112.50760News CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeVOYAVoya Financial4.991 of 5 stars$71.86-0.7%$82.18+14.4%+6.7%$6.91B$7.76B11.749,000Analyst ForecastJXNJackson Financial2.6102 of 5 stars$92.72-0.6%$92.40-0.3%+74.2%$6.86B$3.16B-7.343,840Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↓Positive NewsESNTEssent Group4.0408 of 5 stars$58.12-0.7%$62.71+7.9%+7.6%$6.18B$1.23B8.43350Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsFGF&G Annuities & Life1.4381 of 5 stars$46.42+3.5%$46.50+0.2%-1.4%$5.86B$4.50B-774.371,165Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑News CoverageACTEnactN/A$33.92+0.0%$35.00+3.2%+21.3%$5.21B$1.20B7.77500Dividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↑BWINThe Baldwin Insurance Group2.0861 of 5 stars$41.58-1.6%$45.50+9.4%N/A$4.90B$1.22B-65.113,927Short Interest ↑GSHDGoosehead Insurance2.232 of 5 stars$110.51-1.7%$99.20-10.2%+29.1%$4.10B$261.28M153.591,415OSCROscar Health3.6474 of 5 stars$14.700.0%$21.56+46.7%-20.7%$3.63B$9.18B-734.332,400News CoverageBHFBrighthouse Financial4.3769 of 5 stars$59.05-1.5%$57.75-2.2%+9.4%$3.51B$4.65B-2.911,500Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↓News CoverageGap DownHGTYHagerty2.4329 of 5 stars$10.13-0.9%$11.00+8.6%+19.0%$3.46B$1.00B92.121,732Short Interest ↓ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Voya Financial Alternatives Jackson Financial Alternatives Essent Group Alternatives F&G Annuities & Life Alternatives Enact Alternatives The Baldwin Insurance Group Alternatives Goosehead Insurance Alternatives Oscar Health Alternatives Brighthouse Financial Alternatives Hagerty Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:ROOT) was last updated on 2/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCollect $7k per month from Tesla’s SECRET dividendTesla doesn't pay a traditional dividend.... 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