Assurant (AIZ) Competitors

Assurant (NYSE:AIZ) and EverQuote (NASDAQ:EVER) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, profitability and risk.

Do analysts prefer AIZ or EVER?

Assurant currently has a consensus price target of $233.29, suggesting a potential upside of 8.71%. EverQuote has a consensus price target of $32.40, suggesting a potential upside of 43.30%. Given EverQuote's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe EverQuote is more favorable than Assurant.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Assurant	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.90
EverQuote	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.20

Which has more risk and volatility, AIZ or EVER?

Assurant has a beta of 0.58, indicating that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, EverQuote has a beta of 0.37, indicating that its stock price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, AIZ or EVER?

Assurant has higher revenue and earnings than EverQuote. Assurant is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than EverQuote, 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
Assurant	$11.88B	0.91	$760.20M	$13.81	15.54
EverQuote	$500.19M	1.65	$32.17M	$1.24	18.23

Is AIZ or EVER more profitable?

EverQuote has a net margin of 7.57% compared to Assurant's net margin of 5.83%. EverQuote's return on equity of 36.90% beat Assurant's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Assurant	5.83%	16.47%	2.47%
EverQuote	7.57%	36.90%	24.45%

Does the media refer more to AIZ or EVER?

In the previous week, Assurant had 23 more articles in the media than EverQuote. MarketBeat recorded 35 mentions for Assurant and 12 mentions for EverQuote. EverQuote's average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat Assurant's score of 1.05 indicating that EverQuote is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Assurant	14 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
EverQuote	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in AIZ or EVER?

92.7% of Assurant shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.5% of EverQuote shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Assurant shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 25.5% of EverQuote shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

EverQuote beats Assurant on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.