Ambac Financial Group (AMBC) Competitors $8.65 +0.17 (+1.94%) Closing price 08/22/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$8.65 0.00 (-0.05%) As of 08/22/2025 05:09 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock AMBC vs. ROOT, CLOV, YB, IGIC, BOW, TIPT, HIPO, HRTG, WDH, and ACICShould you be buying Ambac Financial Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ambac Financial Group include Root (ROOT), Clover Health Investments (CLOV), Yuanbao (YB), International General Insurance (IGIC), Bowhead Specialty (BOW), Tiptree Financial (TIPT), Hippo (HIPO), Heritage Insurance (HRTG), Waterdrop (WDH), and American Coastal Insurance (ACIC). These companies are all part of the "insurance" industry. Ambac Financial Group vs. Its Competitors Root Clover Health Investments Yuanbao International General Insurance Bowhead Specialty Tiptree Financial Hippo Heritage Insurance Waterdrop American Coastal Insurance Root (NASDAQ:ROOT) and Ambac Financial Group (NYSE:AMBC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and media sentiment. Is ROOT or AMBC more profitable? Root has a net margin of 6.02% compared to Ambac Financial Group's net margin of -215.40%. Root's return on equity of 38.24% beat Ambac Financial Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Root6.02% 38.24% 5.27% Ambac Financial Group -215.40%-3.50%-0.49% Do analysts recommend ROOT or AMBC? Root presently has a consensus target price of $123.83, indicating a potential upside of 36.07%. Ambac Financial Group has a consensus target price of $12.50, indicating a potential upside of 44.43%. Given Ambac Financial Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Ambac Financial Group is more favorable than Root.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Root 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.44Ambac Financial Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.33 Which has higher valuation and earnings, ROOT or AMBC? Root has higher revenue and earnings than Ambac Financial Group. Ambac Financial Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Root, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioRoot$1.36B1.03$30.90M$5.0118.17Ambac Financial Group$252.94M1.59-$556.45M-$13.62-0.64 Does the media favor ROOT or AMBC? In the previous week, Ambac Financial Group had 1 more articles in the media than Root. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Ambac Financial Group and 1 mentions for Root. Ambac Financial Group's average media sentiment score of 1.70 beat Root's score of 0.00 indicating that Ambac Financial Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Root 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Ambac Financial Group 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Do insiders & institutionals believe in ROOT or AMBC? 59.8% of Root shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.5% of Ambac Financial Group shares are held by institutional investors. 11.8% of Root shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.2% of Ambac Financial 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. Which has more risk & volatility, ROOT or AMBC? Root has a beta of 2.25, meaning that its stock price is 125% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ambac Financial Group has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryRoot beats Ambac Financial Group on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Ambac Financial Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AMBC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding AMBC and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart AMBC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAmbac Financial GroupINS IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$393.95M$57.93B$12.41B$20.92BDividend YieldN/A1.87%5.52%3.57%P/E Ratio-0.6416.4919.4129.17Price / Sales1.592.7826.3672.61Price / Cash36.4728.6021.7523.54Price / Book0.392.412.355.47Net Income-$556.45M$4.66B$1.01B$992.74M7 Day Performance7.52%2.42%1.74%2.68%1 Month Performance-1.39%2.51%1.03%1.53%1 Year Performance-24.74%17.61%537.36%10.77% Ambac Financial Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AMBCAmbac Financial Group4.2371 of 5 stars$8.66+1.9%$12.50+44.4%-23.1%$393.95M$252.94M-0.64130Positive NewsROOTRoot3.6219 of 5 stars$88.05-2.6%$123.83+40.6%+103.3%$1.40B$1.18B17.571,021CLOVClover Health Investments2.6724 of 5 stars$2.61-1.5%$4.37+67.3%-18.8%$1.36B$1.37B-32.63680Gap UpYBYuanbaoN/A$26.24-0.3%N/AN/A$1.19B$456.88M0.00497News CoverageIGICInternational General Insurance3.3062 of 5 stars$24.01+0.7%$31.50+31.2%+48.8%$1.06B$539M8.70290BOWBowhead Specialty2.3865 of 5 stars$30.24-1.3%$38.33+26.8%+5.8%$1.00B$425.66M20.29193TIPTTiptree Financial2.9127 of 5 stars$22.15+1.7%N/A+25.7%$816.75M$2.04B17.581,144Positive NewsShort Interest ↓HIPOHippo1.4844 of 5 stars$31.68+2.9%$34.25+8.1%+84.5%$770.86M$372.10M-64.65620HRTGHeritage Insurance4.6843 of 5 stars$21.22-1.0%$29.00+36.7%+52.0%$665.02M$816.98M6.12650Positive NewsWDHWaterdrop3.1188 of 5 stars$1.77-1.7%N/A+74.8%$652.46M$379.74M11.803,057News CoverageACICAmerican Coastal Insurance1.8446 of 5 stars$10.66-2.4%N/AN/A$532.52M$296.66M6.74470 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Root Competitors Clover Health Investments Competitors Yuanbao Competitors International General Insurance Competitors Bowhead Specialty Competitors Tiptree Financial Competitors Hippo Competitors Heritage Insurance Competitors Waterdrop Competitors American Coastal Insurance Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:AMBC) was last updated on 8/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBONUS GUIDE - Ben Stein Prepares For the Next Financial CrisisWith inflation high, debt soaring, and global tensions rising, a financial storm may be brewing. 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