Crawford & Company (CRD.B) Competitors

Crawford & Company (NYSE:CRD.B) and Waterdrop (NYSE:WDH) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking, earnings and risk.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CRD.B or WDH?

Crawford & Company received 158 more outperform votes than Waterdrop when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 71.43% of users gave Waterdrop an outperform vote while only 54.02% of users gave Crawford & Company an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Crawford & Company	Outperform Votes 168 54.02%	Underperform Votes 143 45.98%
Waterdrop	Outperform Votes 10 71.43%	Underperform Votes 4 28.57%

Do analysts rate CRD.B or WDH?

Waterdrop has a consensus target price of $2.80, indicating a potential upside of 129.51%. Given Waterdrop's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Waterdrop is more favorable than Crawford & Company.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Crawford & Company	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Waterdrop	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more volatility and risk, CRD.B or WDH?

Crawford & Company has a beta of 0.85, suggesting that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Waterdrop has a beta of -0.33, suggesting that its stock price is 133% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to CRD.B or WDH?

In the previous week, Crawford & Company and Crawford & Company both had 1 articles in the media. Waterdrop's average media sentiment score of 1.47 beat Crawford & Company's score of 0.00 indicating that Waterdrop is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Crawford & Company	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Waterdrop	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CRD.B or WDH?

11.0% of Crawford & Company shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.0% of Waterdrop shares are owned by institutional investors. 51.0% of Crawford & Company shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 24.6% of Waterdrop shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is CRD.B or WDH more profitable?

Waterdrop has a net margin of 6.40% compared to Crawford & Company's net margin of 2.35%. Crawford & Company's return on equity of 31.57% beat Waterdrop's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Crawford & Company	2.35%	31.57%	5.75%
Waterdrop	6.40%	3.57%	2.75%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, CRD.B or WDH?

Crawford & Company has higher revenue and earnings than Waterdrop. Crawford & Company is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Waterdrop, 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
Crawford & Company	$1.32B	0.36	$30.61M	$0.62	15.66
Waterdrop	$370.53M	1.29	$23.55M	$0.05	24.40

Summary

Crawford & Company beats Waterdrop on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.