HRTG vs. BHF, NMIH, CS, GSHD, HG, SPNT, FIHL, SLDE, SKWD, and TRUP
Should you be buying Heritage Insurance stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Heritage Insurance include Brighthouse Financial (BHF), NMI (NMIH), Credit Suisse Group (CS), Goosehead Insurance (GSHD), Hamilton Insurance Group (HG), SiriusPoint (SPNT), Fidelis Insurance (FIHL), Slide Insurance (SLDE), Skyward Specialty Insurance Group (SKWD), and Trupanion (TRUP). These companies are all part of the "insurance" industry.
Heritage Insurance vs. Its Competitors
Brighthouse Financial (NASDAQ:BHF) and Heritage Insurance (NYSE:HRTG) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings and dividends.
Heritage Insurance has a net margin of 12.71% compared to Brighthouse Financial's net margin of 10.24%. Heritage Insurance's return on equity of 33.36% beat Brighthouse Financial's return on equity.
Brighthouse Financial has a beta of 0.86, indicating that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Heritage Insurance has a beta of 0.98, indicating that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.
81.2% of Brighthouse Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.0% of Heritage Insurance shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Brighthouse Financial shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 14.0% of Heritage Insurance shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Brighthouse Financial had 2 more articles in the media than Heritage Insurance. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Brighthouse Financial and 4 mentions for Heritage Insurance. Brighthouse Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.64 beat Heritage Insurance's score of 0.37 indicating that Brighthouse Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Brighthouse Financial currently has a consensus target price of $59.30, suggesting a potential upside of 23.85%. Heritage Insurance has a consensus target price of $31.50, suggesting a potential upside of 19.30%. Given Brighthouse Financial's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Brighthouse Financial is more favorable than Heritage Insurance.
Brighthouse Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Heritage Insurance. Brighthouse Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Heritage Insurance, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Heritage Insurance beats Brighthouse Financial on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:HRTG) was last updated on 10/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff