Waterdrop (WDH) Competitors

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

Do insiders & institutionals believe in ROOT or WDH?

59.8% of Root shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.0% of Waterdrop shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.8% of Root shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 24.6% of Waterdrop shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ROOT or WDH?

Root received 21 more outperform votes than Waterdrop when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.75% of users gave Waterdrop an outperform vote while only 29.63% of users gave Root an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Root	Outperform Votes 32 29.63%	Underperform Votes 76 70.37%
Waterdrop	Outperform Votes 11 68.75%	Underperform Votes 5 31.25%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, ROOT or WDH?

Waterdrop has higher revenue and earnings than Root. Waterdrop 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	$1.27B	1.88	-$147.40M	$3.20	48.60
Waterdrop	$2.82B	0.18	$23.06M	$0.15	9.17

Is ROOT or WDH more profitable?

Waterdrop has a net margin of 11.69% compared to Root's net margin of -1.56%. Waterdrop's return on equity of 7.02% beat Root's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Root	-1.56%	-9.81%	-1.12%
Waterdrop	11.69%	7.02%	5.27%

Does the media favor ROOT or WDH?

In the previous week, Root had 2 more articles in the media than Waterdrop. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Root and 3 mentions for Waterdrop. Waterdrop's average media sentiment score of 0.31 beat Root's score of -0.83 indicating that Waterdrop is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Do analysts rate ROOT or WDH?

Root currently has a consensus target price of $136.40, indicating a potential downside of 12.30%. Given Root's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Root is more favorable than Waterdrop.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Root	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Waterdrop	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has more risk & volatility, ROOT or WDH?

Root has a beta of 2.31, meaning that its stock price is 131% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Waterdrop has a beta of -0.29, meaning that its stock price is 129% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Root beats Waterdrop on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.