TWFG (NASDAQ:TWFG – Get Free Report) and Assurant (NYSE:AIZ – Get Free Report) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations and risk.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
92.7% of Assurant shares are owned by institutional investors. 68.4% of TWFG shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Assurant shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares TWFG and Assurant’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| TWFG | 3.04% | 15.96% | 12.76% |
| Assurant | 7.60% | 20.32% | 3.26% |
Earnings and Valuation
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| TWFG | $247.08 million | 4.19 | $7.96 million | $0.54 | 35.37 |
| Assurant | $12.81 billion | 0.96 | $872.70 million | $19.55 | 12.72 |
Assurant has higher revenue and earnings than TWFG. Assurant is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TWFG, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for TWFG and Assurant, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| TWFG | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2.25 |
| Assurant | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2.90 |
TWFG presently has a consensus price target of $26.00, suggesting a potential upside of 36.13%. Assurant has a consensus price target of $275.83, suggesting a potential upside of 10.96%. Given TWFG’s higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe TWFG is more favorable than Assurant.
Volatility & Risk
TWFG has a beta of 0.46, meaning that its stock price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Assurant has a beta of 0.56, meaning that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Assurant beats TWFG on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About TWFG
TWFG, Inc. operates an independent distribution platform for personal and commercial insurance products in the United States. Its personal and commercial insurance products include auto, home, renters, life, health, motorcycle, umbrella, boat, recreational vehicle, flood, wind, event, luxury item, general liability, property, business auto, workers’ compensation, business owner policy, and professional liability insurance products, as well as commercial bonds and group benefits. The company was founded in 2001 and is based in The Woodlands, Texas. TWFG, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Bunch Family Holdings, LLC.
About Assurant
Assurant, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides business services that supports, protects, and connects consumer purchases in North America, Latin America, Europe, and the Asia Pacific. The company operates through two segments: Global Lifestyle and Global Housing. The Global Lifestyle segment offers mobile device solutions, and extended service contracts and related services for consumer electronics and appliances, and credit and other insurance products; and vehicle protection, commercial equipment, and other related services. The Global Housing segment provides lender-placed homeowners, manufactured housing, and flood insurance; renters insurance and related products; and voluntary manufactured housing, and condominium and homeowners insurance products. The company was formerly known as Fortis, Inc. and changed its name to Assurant, Inc. in February 2004. Assurant, Inc. was founded in 1892 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
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