SelectQuote (SLQT) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ROOT or SLQT?

SelectQuote received 2 more outperform votes than Root when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 46.38% of users gave SelectQuote an outperform vote while only 28.57% of users gave Root an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Root	Outperform Votes 30 28.57%	Underperform Votes 75 71.43%
SelectQuote	Outperform Votes 32 46.38%	Underperform Votes 37 53.62%

Does the media refer more to ROOT or SLQT?

In the previous week, SelectQuote had 1 more articles in the media than Root. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for SelectQuote and 5 mentions for Root. SelectQuote's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Root's score of 0.36 indicating that SelectQuote is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Root	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
SelectQuote	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of ROOT or SLQT?

59.8% of Root shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.6% of SelectQuote shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.7% of Root shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 11.4% of SelectQuote shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility and risk, ROOT or SLQT?

Root has a beta of 2.41, meaning that its share price is 141% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SelectQuote has a beta of 1.25, meaning that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ROOT or SLQT more profitable?

SelectQuote has a net margin of -0.95% compared to Root's net margin of -1.56%. SelectQuote's return on equity of -4.38% beat Root's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Root	-1.56%	-9.81%	-1.12%
SelectQuote	-0.95%	-4.38%	-1.13%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, ROOT or SLQT?

SelectQuote has higher revenue and earnings than Root. SelectQuote 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
Root	$1.18B	1.80	-$147.40M	$1.71	81.68
SelectQuote	$1.46B	0.37	-$34.12M	-$0.09	-35.11

Do analysts rate ROOT or SLQT?

Root currently has a consensus price target of $112.67, indicating a potential downside of 19.33%. SelectQuote has a consensus price target of $4.25, indicating a potential upside of 34.49%. Given SelectQuote's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe SelectQuote is more favorable than Root.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Root	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.44
SelectQuote	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

SelectQuote beats Root on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.