Hamilton Insurance Group (HG) Competitors

Brookfield Reinsurance (NYSE:BNRE) and Hamilton Insurance Group (NYSE:HG) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment and valuation.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of BNRE or HG?

7.2% of Brookfield Reinsurance shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 29.2% of Hamilton Insurance Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Brookfield Reinsurance shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.5% of Hamilton Insurance Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend BNRE or HG?

Hamilton Insurance Group has a consensus price target of $25.43, indicating a potential upside of 4.13%. Given Hamilton Insurance Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Hamilton Insurance Group is more favorable than Brookfield Reinsurance.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Brookfield Reinsurance	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Hamilton Insurance Group	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38

Is BNRE or HG more profitable?

Hamilton Insurance Group has a net margin of 14.67% compared to Brookfield Reinsurance's net margin of 0.10%. Hamilton Insurance Group's return on equity of 13.27% beat Brookfield Reinsurance's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Brookfield Reinsurance	0.10%	0.14%	0.01%
Hamilton Insurance Group	14.67%	13.27%	3.94%

Which has more risk and volatility, BNRE or HG?

Brookfield Reinsurance has a beta of 1.53, suggesting that its stock price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hamilton Insurance Group has a beta of 0.82, suggesting that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer BNRE or HG?

In the previous week, Hamilton Insurance Group had 9 more articles in the media than Brookfield Reinsurance. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Hamilton Insurance Group and 1 mentions for Brookfield Reinsurance. Hamilton Insurance Group's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat Brookfield Reinsurance's score of 0.75 indicating that Hamilton Insurance Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Brookfield Reinsurance	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Hamilton Insurance Group	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, BNRE or HG?

Brookfield Reinsurance has higher revenue and earnings than Hamilton Insurance Group. Hamilton Insurance Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Brookfield Reinsurance, 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
Brookfield Reinsurance	$9.35B	1.08	$796M	$0.29	238.86
Hamilton Insurance Group	$2.33B	1.05	$400.43M	$3.62	6.75

Summary

Hamilton Insurance Group beats Brookfield Reinsurance on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.