Comparing Aegon (NYSE:AEG) & EverQuote (NASDAQ:EVER)

EverQuote (NASDAQ:EVER) and Aegon (NYSE:AEG) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares EverQuote and Aegon”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
EverQuote	$692.52 million	0.79	$99.31 million	$2.64	5.75
Aegon	$10.29 billion	1.43	$1.11 billion	($0.16)	-45.97

Aegon has higher revenue and earnings than EverQuote. Aegon is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than EverQuote, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for EverQuote and Aegon, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
EverQuote	0	2	6	0	2.75
Aegon	0	3	3	1	2.71

EverQuote currently has a consensus target price of $23.83, suggesting a potential upside of 57.00%. Given EverQuote’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe EverQuote is more favorable than Aegon.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

91.5% of EverQuote shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.3% of Aegon shares are owned by institutional investors. 25.5% of EverQuote shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares EverQuote and Aegon’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
EverQuote	14.34%	57.65%	39.98%
Aegon	N/A	N/A	N/A

Risk & Volatility

EverQuote has a beta of 0.62, indicating that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aegon has a beta of 0.79, indicating that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

EverQuote beats Aegon on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About EverQuote

EverQuote, Inc. operates an online marketplace for insurance shopping in the United States. The company offers auto, home and renters, and life insurance. The company serves carriers and agents, as well as indirect distributors. The company was formerly known as AdHarmonics, Inc., and changed its name to EverQuote, Inc. in November 2014. EverQuote, Inc. was incorporated in 2008 and is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

About Aegon

Aegon Ltd. provides insurance, pensions, retirement, and asset management services in the United States, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and internationally. The company offers life, accident, property and casualty, and health insurance; annuities, retirement plans, mutual funds, and stable value solutions; residential mortgage and digital baking services; and retail and institutional investment management solutions and retirement savings vehicles and strategies. It offers its products under the Aegon and Transamerica brands. Aegon Ltd. was founded in 1844 and is headquartered in The Hague, the Netherlands.