Hagerty (HGTY) Competitors

Kinsale Capital Group (NYSE:KNSL) and Hagerty (NYSE:HGTY) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, community ranking, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk and earnings.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor KNSL or HGTY?

Kinsale Capital Group received 321 more outperform votes than Hagerty when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.01% of users gave Kinsale Capital Group an outperform vote while only 0.00% of users gave Hagerty an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Kinsale Capital Group	Outperform Votes 321 67.01%	Underperform Votes 158 32.99%
Hagerty	Outperform Votes No Votes	Underperform Votes 9 100.00%

Which has more volatility & risk, KNSL or HGTY?

Kinsale Capital Group has a beta of 1.29, meaning that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hagerty has a beta of 0.88, meaning that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to KNSL or HGTY?

In the previous week, Kinsale Capital Group had 12 more articles in the media than Hagerty. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Kinsale Capital Group and 10 mentions for Hagerty. Kinsale Capital Group's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Hagerty's score of 0.07 indicating that Kinsale Capital Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Kinsale Capital Group	18 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Hagerty	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts rate KNSL or HGTY?

Kinsale Capital Group currently has a consensus target price of $484.57, suggesting a potential upside of 4.22%. Hagerty has a consensus target price of $10.50, suggesting a potential upside of 13.42%. Given Hagerty's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Hagerty is more favorable than Kinsale Capital Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kinsale Capital Group	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Hagerty	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.67

Which has better valuation and earnings, KNSL or HGTY?

Kinsale Capital Group has higher revenue and earnings than Hagerty. Kinsale Capital Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hagerty, 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
Kinsale Capital Group	$1.64B	6.62	$414.84M	$17.38	26.75
Hagerty	$1.25B	2.54	$20.23M	$0.20	46.29

Do institutionals and insiders believe in KNSL or HGTY?

85.4% of Kinsale Capital Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.5% of Hagerty shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.5% of Kinsale Capital Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.9% of Hagerty shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is KNSL or HGTY more profitable?

Kinsale Capital Group has a net margin of 26.13% compared to Hagerty's net margin of 5.27%. Kinsale Capital Group's return on equity of 28.04% beat Hagerty's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kinsale Capital Group	26.13%	28.04%	8.31%
Hagerty	5.27%	12.06%	3.26%

Summary

Kinsale Capital Group beats Hagerty on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.