Waterdrop (WDH) Competitors

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

Does the media favor HG or WDH?

In the previous week, Hamilton Insurance Group had 3 more articles in the media than Waterdrop. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Hamilton Insurance Group and 4 mentions for Waterdrop. Hamilton Insurance Group's average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat Waterdrop's score of 0.93 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	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Waterdrop	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, HG or WDH?

Hamilton Insurance Group has a beta of 0.47, indicating that its stock price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Waterdrop has a beta of -0.38, indicating that its stock price is 138% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in HG or WDH?

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

Do analysts rate HG or WDH?

Hamilton Insurance Group currently has a consensus price target of $23.60, suggesting a potential upside of 27.71%. Given Hamilton Insurance Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research 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	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Waterdrop	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer HG or WDH?

Hamilton Insurance Group received 10 more outperform votes than Waterdrop when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 83.33% of users gave Hamilton Insurance Group an outperform vote while only 71.43% of users gave Waterdrop an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Hamilton Insurance Group	Outperform Votes 20 83.33%	Underperform Votes 4 16.67%
Waterdrop	Outperform Votes 10 71.43%	Underperform Votes 4 28.57%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, HG or WDH?

Hamilton Insurance Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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	$2.38B	0.79	$258.73M	$3.64	5.08
Waterdrop	$2.77B	0.17	$23.06M	$0.14	9.36

Is HG or WDH more profitable?

Hamilton Insurance Group has a net margin of 21.88% compared to Waterdrop's net margin of 11.69%. Hamilton Insurance Group's return on equity of 21.92% beat Waterdrop's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hamilton Insurance Group	21.88%	21.92%	6.70%
Waterdrop	11.69%	7.02%	5.27%

Summary

Hamilton Insurance Group beats Waterdrop on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.