HFF (HF) Competitors

HFF (NYSE:HF) and Palomar (NASDAQ:PLMR) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Is HF or PLMR more profitable?

Palomar has a net margin of 22.71% compared to HFF's net margin of 18.38%. HFF's return on equity of 41.56% beat Palomar's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
HFF	18.38%	41.56%	12.58%
Palomar	22.71%	20.35%	6.38%

Does the media refer more to HF or PLMR?

In the previous week, Palomar had 9 more articles in the media than HFF. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Palomar and 0 mentions for HFF. Palomar's average media sentiment score of 1.46 beat HFF's score of 0.00 indicating that Palomar is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
HFF	Neutral
Palomar	Positive

Do analysts recommend HF or PLMR?

Palomar has a consensus price target of $165.83, suggesting a potential upside of 35.63%. Given Palomar's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Palomar is more favorable than HFF.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
HFF	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Palomar	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Which has higher earnings & valuation, HF or PLMR?

Palomar has lower revenue, but higher earnings than HFF. HFF is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Palomar, 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
HFF	$662.04M	1.25	$115.99M	$2.88	7.22
Palomar	$553.86M	5.91	$117.57M	$5.69	21.49

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of HF or PLMR?

85.8% of HFF shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.3% of Palomar shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.9% of HFF shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of Palomar shares are owned by company 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, HF or PLMR?

HFF has a beta of 1.59, suggesting that its share price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Palomar has a beta of 0.34, suggesting that its share price is 66% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Palomar beats HFF on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.