Hippo (HIPO) Competitors

Hippo (NYSE:HIPO) and Root (NASDAQ:ROOT) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, community ranking and institutional ownership.

Do analysts prefer HIPO or ROOT?

Hippo currently has a consensus target price of $30.33, suggesting a potential upside of 31.37%. Root has a consensus target price of $112.67, suggesting a potential downside of 19.33%. Given Hippo's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Hippo is more favorable than Root.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hippo	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Root	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.44

Is HIPO or ROOT more profitable?

Root has a net margin of -1.56% compared to Hippo's net margin of -37.94%. Root's return on equity of -9.81% beat Hippo's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hippo	-37.94%	-36.38%	-8.36%
Root	-1.56%	-9.81%	-1.12%

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, HIPO or ROOT?

Root has higher revenue and earnings than Hippo. Hippo is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Root, 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
Hippo	$372.10M	1.56	-$273.10M	-$1.74	-13.27
Root	$1.18B	1.80	-$147.40M	$1.71	81.68

Which has more volatility and risk, HIPO or ROOT?

Hippo has a beta of 1.49, indicating that its share price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Root has a beta of 2.41, indicating that its share price is 141% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to HIPO or ROOT?

In the previous week, Root had 2 more articles in the media than Hippo. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Root and 3 mentions for Hippo. Hippo's average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat Root's score of 0.36 indicating that Hippo is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Hippo	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Root	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals and insiders believe in HIPO or ROOT?

43.0% of Hippo shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.8% of Root shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.4% of Hippo shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 11.7% of Root shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in HIPO or ROOT?

Root received 13 more outperform votes than Hippo when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 40.48% of users gave Hippo an outperform vote while only 28.57% of users gave Root an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Hippo	Outperform Votes 17 40.48%	Underperform Votes 25 59.52%
Root	Outperform Votes 30 28.57%	Underperform Votes 75 71.43%

Summary

Root beats Hippo on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.