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WDH vs. ROOT, TWFG, FIHL, CLOV, YB, BOW, IGIC, TIPT, HRTG, and HIPO

Should you be buying Waterdrop stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Waterdrop include Root (ROOT), TWFG (TWFG), Fidelis Insurance (FIHL), Clover Health Investments (CLOV), Yuanbao (YB), Bowhead Specialty (BOW), International General Insurance (IGIC), Tiptree Financial (TIPT), Heritage Insurance (HRTG), and Hippo (HIPO). These companies are all part of the "insurance" industry.

Waterdrop vs. Its Competitors

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

In the previous week, Root had 1 more articles in the media than Waterdrop. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Root and 2 mentions for Waterdrop. Root's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Waterdrop's score of 0.04 indicating that Root is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Waterdrop has a beta of -0.3, meaning that its stock price is 130% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Root has a beta of 2.26, meaning that its stock price is 126% more volatile than the S&P 500.

2.0% of Waterdrop shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.8% of Root shares are held by institutional investors. 24.6% of Waterdrop shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.8% of Root shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Waterdrop$2.82B0.26$50.35M$0.1513.63
Root$1.27B1.49$30.90M$3.2038.63

Root has a consensus target price of $130.50, indicating a potential upside of 5.58%. Given Root's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Root is more favorable than Waterdrop.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Waterdrop
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Root
0 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.44

Waterdrop has a net margin of 13.78% compared to Root's net margin of 4.11%. Root's return on equity of 27.33% beat Waterdrop's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Waterdrop13.78% 8.21% 6.16%
Root 4.11%27.33%3.41%

Summary

Root beats Waterdrop on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding WDH and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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WDH vs. The Competition

MetricWaterdropINS IndustryFinance SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$739.45M$20.56B$12.28B$21.10B
Dividend Yield1.76%2.93%5.54%3.59%
P/E Ratio13.6313.1019.0328.44
Price / Sales0.262.0626.1058.59
Price / Cash13.9016.8421.6322.92
Price / Book1.132.022.204.69
Net Income$50.35M$1.60B$997.25M$995.51M
7 Day Performance22.16%0.92%0.60%1.65%
1 Month Performance52.04%1.01%3.44%4.54%
1 Year Performance84.23%12.83%536.57%9.99%

Waterdrop Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
WDH
Waterdrop
1.1037 of 5 stars
$2.05
+3.3%
N/A+85.9%$739.45M$2.82B13.633,057News Coverage
Analyst Downgrade
Gap Up
ROOT
Root
0.84 of 5 stars
$124.32
+7.4%
$130.50
+5.0%
+86.5%$1.91B$1.18B38.851,021News Coverage
Positive News
TWFG
TWFG
1.9022 of 5 stars
$32.95
+0.8%
$35.57
+8.0%
+32.5%$1.85B$203.76M3.06N/ANews Coverage
Positive News
FIHL
Fidelis Insurance
3.5113 of 5 stars
$16.04
+2.1%
$20.43
+27.3%
-9.4%$1.78B$2.42B-123.4177
CLOV
Clover Health Investments
2.3803 of 5 stars
$3.00
+2.7%
$4.83
+61.1%
+85.4%$1.53B$1.37B-60.00680Insider Trade
Options Volume
YB
Yuanbao
N/A$30.16
+5.5%
N/AN/A$1.36B$456.88M0.00497News Coverage
BOW
Bowhead Specialty
3.0791 of 5 stars
$33.85
+1.8%
$39.67
+17.2%
+21.5%$1.11B$425.66M25.84193Positive News
IGIC
International General Insurance
3.7662 of 5 stars
$23.84
-1.4%
$31.50
+32.1%
+44.8%$1.06B$539M8.76290News Coverage
Positive News
TIPT
Tiptree Financial
2.1007 of 5 stars
$21.57
+2.9%
N/A+15.0%$808.81M$2.04B17.981,144News Coverage
Upcoming Earnings
HRTG
Heritage Insurance
4.1156 of 5 stars
$21.75
+3.2%
$29.00
+33.3%
+171.7%$673.97M$816.98M8.60650News Coverage
Positive News
HIPO
Hippo
2.1058 of 5 stars
$26.28
+1.2%
$31.50
+19.9%
+43.4%$661.08M$372.10M-12.05620

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This page (NYSE:WDH) was last updated on 7/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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