ROOT vs. STC, CNC, PIH, KFS, AXV, MXX, ANK, AGO, FAF, and BRO
Should you be buying Roots stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Roots include Sangoma Technologies (STC), Canada Nickel (CNC), 8002 (PIH.TO) (PIH), Kingsway Financial Services Inc. (KFS.TO) (KFS), Axion Ventures (AXV), MATRRIX Energy Technologies (MXX), Angkor Resources (ANK), Big Tree Carbon (AGO), Fire & Flower (FAF), and Barksdale Resources (BRO). These companies are all part of the "insurance" industry.
Roots vs. Its Competitors
Sangoma Technologies (TSE:STC) and Roots (TSE:ROOT) are both small-cap insurance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk and earnings.
In the previous week, Sangoma Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Roots'average media sentiment score.
Roots has higher revenue and earnings than Sangoma Technologies. Sangoma Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Roots, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Sangoma Technologies has a beta of 1.057429, suggesting that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Roots has a beta of 0.594539, suggesting that its share price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500.
15.4% of Sangoma Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of Roots shares are held by institutional investors. 20.8% of Sangoma Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 14.2% of Roots shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Roots has a net margin of 1.11% compared to Sangoma Technologies' net margin of -2.81%. Roots' return on equity of 1.58% beat Sangoma Technologies' return on equity.
Sangoma Technologies currently has a consensus price target of C$11.50, suggesting a potential upside of 47.25%. Roots has a consensus price target of C$3.75, suggesting a potential upside of 15.74%. Given Sangoma Technologies' higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Sangoma Technologies is more favorable than Roots.
Summary
Sangoma Technologies beats Roots on 7 of the 13 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 ROOT and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of TSE 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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This page (TSE:ROOT) was last updated on 9/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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