Signet Jewelers (SIG) Competitors

Signet Jewelers (NYSE:SIG) and Hagerty (NYSE:HGTY) are both mid-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, earnings, dividends and media sentiment.

Does the media favor SIG or HGTY?

In the previous week, Signet Jewelers had 3 more articles in the media than Hagerty. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Signet Jewelers and 0 mentions for Hagerty. Signet Jewelers' average media sentiment score of 0.33 beat Hagerty's score of 0.00 indicating that Signet Jewelers is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Signet Jewelers	Neutral
Hagerty	Neutral

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, SIG or HGTY?

Signet Jewelers has higher revenue and earnings than Hagerty. Hagerty is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Signet Jewelers, 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
Signet Jewelers	$7.84 billion	0.37	$376.70 million	$6.31	10.06
Hagerty	$787.59 million	3.71	$32.08 million	-$0.09	-96.78

Which has more volatility & risk, SIG or HGTY?

Signet Jewelers has a beta of 2.14, suggesting that its share price is 114% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hagerty has a beta of 0.73, suggesting that its share price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is SIG or HGTY more profitable?

Signet Jewelers has a net margin of 4.80% compared to Hagerty's net margin of 0.29%. Signet Jewelers' return on equity of 46.64% beat Hagerty's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Signet Jewelers	4.80%	46.64%	10.20%
Hagerty	0.29%	-11.06%	-3.05%

Do analysts prefer SIG or HGTY?

Signet Jewelers currently has a consensus target price of $88.00, indicating a potential upside of 38.65%. Given Signet Jewelers' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Signet Jewelers is more favorable than Hagerty.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Signet Jewelers	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
Hagerty	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of SIG or HGTY?

97.9% of Signet Jewelers shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.3% of Hagerty shares are held by institutional investors. 4.5% of Signet Jewelers shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.9% of Hagerty shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor SIG or HGTY?

Signet Jewelers received 769 more outperform votes than Hagerty when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.21% of users gave Signet Jewelers an outperform vote while only 0.00% of users gave Hagerty an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Signet Jewelers	Outperform Votes 769 72.21%	Underperform Votes 296 27.79%
Hagerty	Outperform Votes No Votes	Underperform Votes 3 100.00%

Summary

Signet Jewelers beats Hagerty on 16 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.