Tiptree (TIPT) Competitors

Tiptree (NASDAQ:TIPT) and Brighthouse Financial (NASDAQ:BHF) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings and risk.

Does the media favor TIPT or BHF?

In the previous week, Tiptree and Tiptree both had 6 articles in the media. Brighthouse Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat Tiptree's score of 0.90 indicating that Brighthouse Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Tiptree	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Brighthouse Financial	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer TIPT or BHF?

Brighthouse Financial received 184 more outperform votes than Tiptree when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.67% of users gave Tiptree an outperform vote while only 48.93% of users gave Brighthouse Financial an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Tiptree	Outperform Votes 182 66.67%	Underperform Votes 91 33.33%
Brighthouse Financial	Outperform Votes 366 48.93%	Underperform Votes 382 51.07%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in TIPT or BHF?

37.8% of Tiptree shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.2% of Brighthouse Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 32.7% of Tiptree shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Brighthouse Financial shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is TIPT or BHF more profitable?

Brighthouse Financial has a net margin of 8.21% compared to Tiptree's net margin of 2.05%. Brighthouse Financial's return on equity of 26.94% beat Tiptree's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tiptree	2.05%	11.50%	1.33%
Brighthouse Financial	8.21%	26.94%	0.53%

Do analysts prefer TIPT or BHF?

Brighthouse Financial has a consensus price target of $60.80, indicating a potential upside of 5.85%. Given Brighthouse Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Brighthouse Financial is more favorable than Tiptree.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tiptree	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Brighthouse Financial	2 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.11

Which has better valuation & earnings, TIPT or BHF?

Brighthouse Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Tiptree. Brighthouse Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tiptree, 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
Tiptree	$2.04B	0.43	$13.95M	$1.20	19.49
Brighthouse Financial	$6.69B	0.49	$388M	$8.34	6.89

Which has more volatility & risk, TIPT or BHF?

Tiptree has a beta of 1.15, meaning that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brighthouse Financial has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Brighthouse Financial beats Tiptree on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.