Hagerty (HGTY) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to HGTY or KNSL?

In the previous week, Hagerty had 14 more articles in the media than Kinsale Capital Group. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Hagerty and 5 mentions for Kinsale Capital Group. Kinsale Capital Group's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat Hagerty's score of 0.18 indicating that Kinsale Capital Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Hagerty	8 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Kinsale Capital Group	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is HGTY or KNSL more profitable?

Kinsale Capital Group has a net margin of 24.73% compared to Hagerty's net margin of 4.73%. Kinsale Capital Group's return on equity of 26.36% beat Hagerty's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hagerty	4.73%	13.55%	3.90%
Kinsale Capital Group	24.73%	26.36%	7.90%

Which has more risk & volatility, HGTY or KNSL?

Hagerty has a beta of 0.9, indicating that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kinsale Capital Group has a beta of 1.19, indicating that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings and valuation, HGTY or KNSL?

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
Hagerty	$1.20B	2.87	$17.02M	$0.20	50.40
Kinsale Capital Group	$1.59B	7.04	$414.84M	$17.38	27.60

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in HGTY or KNSL?

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

Do analysts rate HGTY or KNSL?

Hagerty presently has a consensus price target of $10.50, suggesting a potential upside of 4.17%. Kinsale Capital Group has a consensus price target of $491.88, suggesting a potential upside of 2.53%. Given Hagerty's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Hagerty is more favorable than Kinsale Capital Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hagerty	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.67
Kinsale Capital Group	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.44

Summary

Kinsale Capital Group beats Hagerty on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.