Waterdrop (WDH) Competitors

Hamilton Insurance Group (NYSE:HG) and Waterdrop (NYSE:WDH) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and risk.

Is HG or WDH more profitable?

Hamilton Insurance Group has a net margin of 14.67% compared to Waterdrop's net margin of 13.78%. Hamilton Insurance Group's return on equity of 13.27% beat Waterdrop's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hamilton Insurance Group	14.67%	13.27%	3.94%
Waterdrop	13.78%	8.21%	6.16%

Which has more risk and volatility, HG or WDH?

Hamilton Insurance Group has a beta of 0.82, suggesting that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Waterdrop has a beta of -0.27, suggesting that its share price is 127% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, HG or WDH?

Hamilton Insurance Group has higher revenue and earnings than Waterdrop. Hamilton Insurance Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Waterdrop, 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
Hamilton Insurance Group	$2.33B	1.06	$400.43M	$3.62	6.80
Waterdrop	$379.74M	1.74	$50.35M	$0.15	12.17

Does the media refer more to HG or WDH?

In the previous week, Waterdrop had 4 more articles in the media than Hamilton Insurance Group. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Waterdrop and 6 mentions for Hamilton Insurance Group. Hamilton Insurance Group's average media sentiment score of 1.46 beat Waterdrop's score of 0.11 indicating that Hamilton Insurance Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Hamilton Insurance Group	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Waterdrop	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals & insiders believe in HG or WDH?

29.2% of Hamilton Insurance Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.0% of Waterdrop shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.5% of Hamilton Insurance Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 24.6% of Waterdrop shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate HG or WDH?

Hamilton Insurance Group presently has a consensus target price of $25.43, suggesting a potential upside of 3.31%. Given Hamilton Insurance Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Hamilton Insurance Group is more favorable than Waterdrop.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hamilton Insurance Group	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38
Waterdrop	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

Hamilton Insurance Group beats Waterdrop on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.