Root (ROOT) Competitors

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ROOT vs. PLMR, BWIN, HG, NMIH, and CS

Should you buy Root stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Root with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Root include Palomar (PLMR), Baldwin Insurance Group (BWIN), Hamilton Insurance Group (HG), NMI (NMIH), and Credit Suisse Group (CS). These companies are all part of the "insurance" industry.

How does Root compare to Palomar?

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

In the previous week, Palomar had 7 more articles in the media than Root. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Palomar and 9 mentions for Root. Palomar's average media sentiment score of 0.41 beat Root's score of 0.24 indicating that Palomar is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Palomar	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Root	1 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Palomar has a net margin of 20.11% compared to Root's net margin of 3.58%. Palomar's return on equity of 22.62% beat Root's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Palomar	20.11%	22.62%	6.60%
Root	3.58%	19.97%	3.39%

90.3% of Palomar shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.8% of Root shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.7% of Palomar shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 12.0% of Root shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Palomar has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Root. Palomar 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
Palomar	$875.97M	3.34	$197.07M	$7.18	15.40
Root	$1.52B	0.60	$40.30M	$3.34	17.40

Palomar has a beta of 0.49, indicating that its share price is 51% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Root has a beta of 2.95, indicating that its share price is 195% more volatile than the broader market.

Palomar presently has a consensus target price of $150.25, indicating a potential upside of 35.91%. Root has a consensus target price of $93.20, indicating a potential upside of 60.32%. Given Root's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Root is more favorable than Palomar.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Palomar	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Root	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.14

Summary

Palomar beats Root on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Root compare to Baldwin Insurance Group?

Baldwin Insurance Group (NASDAQ:BWIN) and Root (NASDAQ:ROOT) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk.

Baldwin Insurance Group presently has a consensus target price of $30.25, indicating a potential upside of 48.10%. Root has a consensus target price of $93.20, indicating a potential upside of 60.32%. Given Root's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Root is more favorable than Baldwin Insurance Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Baldwin Insurance Group	2 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.36
Root	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.14

In the previous week, Baldwin Insurance Group had 3 more articles in the media than Root. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Baldwin Insurance Group and 9 mentions for Root. Baldwin Insurance Group's average media sentiment score of 0.62 beat Root's score of 0.24 indicating that Baldwin Insurance Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Baldwin Insurance Group	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Root	1 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Root has a net margin of 3.58% compared to Baldwin Insurance Group's net margin of -2.80%. Root's return on equity of 19.97% beat Baldwin Insurance Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Baldwin Insurance Group	-2.80%	12.35%	3.43%
Root	3.58%	19.97%	3.39%

Baldwin Insurance Group has a beta of 1.23, suggesting that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Root has a beta of 2.95, suggesting that its stock price is 195% more volatile than the broader market.

Root has higher revenue and earnings than Baldwin Insurance Group. Baldwin Insurance Group 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
Baldwin Insurance Group	$1.50B	1.94	-$33.81M	-$0.67	N/A
Root	$1.52B	0.60	$40.30M	$3.34	17.40

77.5% of Baldwin Insurance Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.8% of Root shares are owned by institutional investors. 18.5% of Baldwin Insurance Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.0% of Root shares are owned 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.

Summary

Baldwin Insurance Group beats Root on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Root compare to Hamilton Insurance Group?

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

In the previous week, Hamilton Insurance Group had 3 more articles in the media than Root. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Hamilton Insurance Group and 9 mentions for Root. Hamilton Insurance Group's average media sentiment score of 0.64 beat Root's score of 0.24 indicating that Hamilton Insurance Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Root	1 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Hamilton Insurance Group	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

59.8% of Root shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 29.2% of Hamilton Insurance Group shares are held by institutional investors. 12.0% of Root shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.0% of Hamilton Insurance Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Hamilton Insurance Group has higher revenue and earnings than Root. Hamilton Insurance Group 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	$1.52B	0.60	$40.30M	$3.34	17.40
Hamilton Insurance Group	$2.91B	1.06	$576.67M	$6.11	5.09

Hamilton Insurance Group has a net margin of 21.73% compared to Root's net margin of 3.58%. Hamilton Insurance Group's return on equity of 23.19% beat Root's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Root	3.58%	19.97%	3.39%
Hamilton Insurance Group	21.73%	23.19%	6.74%

Root has a beta of 2.95, suggesting that its share price is 195% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Hamilton Insurance Group has a beta of 0.58, suggesting that its share price is 42% less volatile than the broader market.

Root presently has a consensus target price of $93.20, indicating a potential upside of 60.32%. Hamilton Insurance Group has a consensus target price of $33.43, indicating a potential upside of 7.44%. Given Root's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Root is more favorable than Hamilton Insurance Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Root	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.14
Hamilton Insurance Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.89

Summary

Hamilton Insurance Group beats Root on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Root compare to NMI?

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

In the previous week, Root had 4 more articles in the media than NMI. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Root and 5 mentions for NMI. NMI's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat Root's score of 0.24 indicating that NMI is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Root	1 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
NMI	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Root currently has a consensus target price of $93.20, indicating a potential upside of 60.32%. NMI has a consensus target price of $42.40, indicating a potential upside of 12.72%. Given Root's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Root is more favorable than NMI.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Root	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.14
NMI	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

NMI has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Root. NMI 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	$1.52B	0.60	$40.30M	$3.34	17.40
NMI	$716.67M	3.99	$388.93M	$4.91	7.66

59.8% of Root shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.1% of NMI shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.0% of Root shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.4% of NMI shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

NMI has a net margin of 53.82% compared to Root's net margin of 3.58%. Root's return on equity of 19.97% beat NMI's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Root	3.58%	19.97%	3.39%
NMI	53.82%	15.18%	10.23%

Root has a beta of 2.95, indicating that its stock price is 195% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, NMI has a beta of 0.59, indicating that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

NMI beats Root on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Root compare to Credit Suisse Group?

Credit Suisse Group (NYSE:CS) and Root (NASDAQ:ROOT) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Root has a consensus target price of $93.20, indicating a potential upside of 60.32%. Given Root's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Root is more favorable than Credit Suisse Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Credit Suisse Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Root	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.14

Credit Suisse Group has a net margin of 15.12% compared to Root's net margin of 3.58%. Credit Suisse Group's return on equity of 23.83% beat Root's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Credit Suisse Group	15.12%	23.83%	1.81%
Root	3.58%	19.97%	3.39%

11.2% of Credit Suisse Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.8% of Root shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.0% of Root shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Credit Suisse Group has a beta of 1.27, suggesting that its share price is 27% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Root has a beta of 2.95, suggesting that its share price is 195% more volatile than the broader market.

Root has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Credit Suisse Group. Credit Suisse Group 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
Credit Suisse Group	$22.88B	0.12	-$7.64B	$0.65	1.37
Root	$1.52B	0.60	$40.30M	$3.34	17.40

In the previous week, Root had 9 more articles in the media than Credit Suisse Group. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Root and 0 mentions for Credit Suisse Group. Root's average media sentiment score of 0.24 beat Credit Suisse Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Root is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Credit Suisse Group	Neutral
Root	Neutral

Summary

Root beats Credit Suisse Group on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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ROOT vs. The Competition

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Metric	Root	INS Industry	Finance Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$904.97M	$56.90B	$13.45B	$12.38B
Dividend Yield	N/A	1.93%	5.81%	5.30%
P/E Ratio	17.41	10.30	23.19	25.53
Price / Sales	0.60	1.67	171.30	73.70
Price / Cash	18.33	12.19	20.50	55.34
Price / Book	2.77	2.28	2.15	6.62
Net Income	$40.30M	$4.16B	$1.11B	$333.63M
7 Day Performance	2.15%	-0.66%	-0.78%	-0.33%
1 Month Performance	25.53%	1.55%	0.48%	3.48%
1 Year Performance	-58.83%	7.87%	11.14%	35.08%

Root Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
ROOT Root	4.4302 of 5 stars	$58.13 +1.8%	$93.20 +60.3%	-62.0%	$904.97M	$1.52B	17.41	1,256	Analyst Forecast
PLMR Palomar	4.679 of 5 stars	$115.80 -4.3%	$161.75 +39.7%	-30.5%	$3.21B	$875.97M	16.13	150	Analyst Forecast
BWIN Baldwin Insurance Group	4.6222 of 5 stars	$21.97 -0.3%	$30.13 +37.1%	-47.7%	$3.15B	$1.50B	N/A	5,020	Gap Up
HG Hamilton Insurance Group	4.0243 of 5 stars	$29.99 -5.0%	$33.00 +10.0%	+46.3%	$3.13B	$2.91B	4.91	550	Analyst Upgrade
NMIH NMI	3.6372 of 5 stars	$36.96 -0.7%	$42.40 +14.7%	-2.4%	$2.83B	$706.44M	7.53	234

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Root (ROOT) Competitors

ROOT vs. PLMR, BWIN, HG, NMIH, and CS

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Root (ROOT) Competitors

ROOT vs. PLMR, BWIN, HG, NMIH, and CS

How does Root compare to Palomar?

Does the media prefer PLMR or ROOT?

Is PLMR or ROOT more profitable?

Do insiders and institutionals believe in PLMR or ROOT?

Which has higher valuation & earnings, PLMR or ROOT?

Which has more risk and volatility, PLMR or ROOT?

Do analysts recommend PLMR or ROOT?

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How does Root compare to Baldwin Insurance Group?

Do analysts recommend BWIN or ROOT?

Does the media prefer BWIN or ROOT?

Is BWIN or ROOT more profitable?

Which has more volatility & risk, BWIN or ROOT?

Which has better valuation and earnings, BWIN or ROOT?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in BWIN or ROOT?

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How does Root compare to Hamilton Insurance Group?

Does the media favor ROOT or HG?

Do insiders & institutionals believe in ROOT or HG?

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, ROOT or HG?

Is ROOT or HG more profitable?

Which has more risk & volatility, ROOT or HG?

Do analysts recommend ROOT or HG?

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How does Root compare to NMI?

Does the media refer more to ROOT or NMIH?

Do analysts rate ROOT or NMIH?

Which has higher earnings and valuation, ROOT or NMIH?

Do institutionals & insiders believe in ROOT or NMIH?

Is ROOT or NMIH more profitable?

Which has more risk & volatility, ROOT or NMIH?

Summary

How does Root compare to Credit Suisse Group?

Do analysts recommend CS or ROOT?

Is CS or ROOT more profitable?

Do insiders and institutionals believe in CS or ROOT?

Which has more volatility and risk, CS or ROOT?

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, CS or ROOT?

Does the media refer more to CS or ROOT?

Summary

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ROOT vs. The Competition

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