Trupanion (TRUP) Competitors

Trupanion (NASDAQ:TRUP) and Voya Financial (NYSE:VOYA) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Do analysts recommend TRUP or VOYA?

Trupanion presently has a consensus target price of $53.80, indicating a potential upside of 8.01%. Voya Financial has a consensus target price of $83.83, indicating a potential upside of 17.76%. Given Voya Financial's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Voya Financial is more favorable than Trupanion.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Trupanion	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86
Voya Financial	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.46

Does the media prefer TRUP or VOYA?

In the previous week, Voya Financial had 5 more articles in the media than Trupanion. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Voya Financial and 5 mentions for Trupanion. Voya Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Trupanion's score of 0.69 indicating that Voya Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Trupanion	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Voya Financial	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of TRUP or VOYA?

96.1% of Voya Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 5.4% of Trupanion shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Voya Financial shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility and risk, TRUP or VOYA?

Trupanion has a beta of 1.82, meaning that its stock price is 82% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Voya Financial has a beta of 1, meaning that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, TRUP or VOYA?

Voya Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Trupanion. Trupanion is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Voya Financial, 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
Trupanion	$1.29B	1.66	-$9.63M	-$0.10	-498.10
Voya Financial	$8.05B	0.85	$667M	$5.30	13.43

Is TRUP or VOYA more profitable?

Voya Financial has a net margin of 7.18% compared to Trupanion's net margin of -0.32%. Voya Financial's return on equity of 14.05% beat Trupanion's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Trupanion	-0.32%	-1.33%	-0.52%
Voya Financial	7.18%	14.05%	0.51%

Summary

Voya Financial beats Trupanion on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.