Reviewing Porch Group (PRCH) and Its Rivals

Porch Group (NASDAQ:PRCH) is one of 954 publicly-traded companies in the “Software” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare Porch Group to similar businesses based on the strength of its earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, risk and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Porch Group and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Porch Group	0	2	6	2	3.00
Porch Group Competitors	5780	21582	44971	1500	2.57

Porch Group currently has a consensus target price of $20.79, suggesting a potential downside of 4.12%. As a group, “Software” companies have a potential upside of 28.51%. Given Porch Group’s rivals higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Porch Group has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

48.5% of Porch Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.9% of shares of all “Software” companies are owned by institutional investors. 27.8% of Porch Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 19.9% of shares of all “Software” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility & Risk

Porch Group has a beta of 3.16, suggesting that its stock price is 216% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Porch Group’s rivals have a beta of 1.34, suggesting that their average stock price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Porch Group and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Porch Group	1.81%	39.28%	1.17%
Porch Group Competitors	-607.19%	26.73%	-8.88%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Porch Group and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Porch Group	$482.41 million	$15.32 million	271.00
Porch Group Competitors	$1.80 billion	$385.28 million	109.10

Porch Group’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Porch Group. Porch Group is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Summary

Porch Group beats its rivals on 9 of the 13 factors compared.

About Porch Group

Porch Group, Inc. is a technology company that provides software and services for the homeownership market. Its platform serves home-service professionals and related businesses, including home inspectors, and offers tools for managing operations, customer relationships, scheduling and business growth. The company also provides insurance products and services for homeowners and works with real estate and mortgage professionals. Its offerings include software for home inspectors and mortgage companies, alongside insurance capabilities that support customers through the homebuying and homeownership process.