Comparing Goosehead Insurance (NASDAQ:GSHD) & Swiss Re (OTCMKTS:SSREY)

Goosehead Insurance (NASDAQ:GSHD) and Swiss Re (OTCMKTS:SSREY) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, dividends and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares Goosehead Insurance and Swiss Re’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Goosehead Insurance	8.55%	-34.60%	8.55%
Swiss Re	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Goosehead Insurance and Swiss Re”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Goosehead Insurance	$314.51 million	7.80	$30.43 million	$1.13	58.96
Swiss Re	$45.60 billion	1.21	$3.24 billion	N/A	N/A

Swiss Re has higher revenue and earnings than Goosehead Insurance.

Volatility and Risk

Goosehead Insurance has a beta of 1.42, indicating that its stock price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Swiss Re has a beta of 0.75, indicating that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations for Goosehead Insurance and Swiss Re, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Goosehead Insurance	2	6	5	0	2.23
Swiss Re	3	3	1	2	2.22

Goosehead Insurance currently has a consensus target price of $99.00, suggesting a potential upside of 48.60%. Given Goosehead Insurance’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Goosehead Insurance is more favorable than Swiss Re.

Summary

Goosehead Insurance beats Swiss Re on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Goosehead Insurance

Goosehead Insurance, Inc. operates as a holding company for Goosehead Financial, LLC that engages in the provision of personal lines insurance agency services in the United States. The company offers homeowner’s, automotive, dwelling property, flood, wind, earthquake, excess liability or umbrella, motorcycle, recreational vehicle, general liability, property, and life insurance products and services. As of December 31, 2023, it operated 1,415 franchise locations. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Westlake, Texas.

About Swiss Re

Swiss Re AG, together with its subsidiaries, provides wholesale reinsurance, insurance, other insurance-based forms of risk transfer, and other insurance-related services worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Property & Casualty Reinsurance, Life & Health Reinsurance, and Corporate Solutions. The Property & Casualty Reinsurance segment underwrites property reinsurance, including property, credit and surety, engineering, aviation, marine, agriculture, retakaful, and facultative reinsurance solutions; and casualty reinsurance, such as liability, motor, worker's compensation, personal accident, management and professional liability, cyber, and facultative reinsurance solutions. The Life & Health Reinsurance segment underwrites life and health insurance products. The Corporate Solutions segment offers standard risk transfer covers and multi-line programs to customized solutions. It serves stock and mutual insurance companies, public sector and governmental entities, mid-sized and large corporations, and individuals. The company was founded in 1863 and is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland.