Tiptree (TIPT) Competitors

United Insurance (NASDAQ:UIHC) and Tiptree (NASDAQ:TIPT) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking, earnings, profitability, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Does the media favor UIHC or TIPT?

In the previous week, Tiptree had 2 more articles in the media than United Insurance. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Tiptree and 4 mentions for United Insurance. Tiptree's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat United Insurance's score of 0.68 indicating that Tiptree is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
United Insurance	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Tiptree	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is UIHC or TIPT more profitable?

Tiptree has a net margin of 1.62% compared to United Insurance's net margin of -20.61%. Tiptree's return on equity of 11.97% beat United Insurance's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
United Insurance	-20.61%	-1,227.75%	-12.51%
Tiptree	1.62%	11.97%	1.37%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer UIHC or TIPT?

United Insurance received 132 more outperform votes than Tiptree when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.79% of users gave Tiptree an outperform vote while only 56.19% of users gave United Insurance an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
United Insurance	Outperform Votes 313 56.19%	Underperform Votes 244 43.81%
Tiptree	Outperform Votes 181 66.79%	Underperform Votes 90 33.21%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, UIHC or TIPT?

Tiptree has higher revenue and earnings than United Insurance. United Insurance 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
United Insurance	$455.42M	0.00	-$469.86M	-$2.08	N/A
Tiptree	$1.91B	0.37	$13.95M	$0.57	33.61

Do analysts prefer UIHC or TIPT?

Given United Insurance's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe United Insurance is more favorable than Tiptree.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
United Insurance	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Tiptree	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of UIHC or TIPT?

12.4% of United Insurance shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.8% of Tiptree shares are owned by institutional investors. 55.2% of United Insurance shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 31.8% of Tiptree shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, UIHC or TIPT?

United Insurance has a beta of -0.08, meaning that its share price is 108% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tiptree has a beta of 1.3, meaning that its share price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Tiptree beats United Insurance on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.