Hagerty (NYSE:HGTY) & Seibels Bruce Group (OTCMKTS:SBBG) Head-To-Head Contrast

Seibels Bruce Group (OTCMKTS:SBBG) and Hagerty (NYSE:HGTY) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, valuation and earnings.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Seibels Bruce Group and Hagerty, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Seibels Bruce Group	0	0	0	0	0.00
Hagerty	0	4	4	0	2.50

Hagerty has a consensus target price of $14.00, suggesting a potential upside of 27.85%. Given Hagerty’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Hagerty is more favorable than Seibels Bruce Group.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Seibels Bruce Group and Hagerty”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Seibels Bruce Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Hagerty	$1.46 billion	2.58	$49.02 million	$0.33	33.18

Hagerty has higher revenue and earnings than Seibels Bruce Group.

Profitability

This table compares Seibels Bruce Group and Hagerty’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Seibels Bruce Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Hagerty	5.98%	16.24%	4.81%

Volatility and Risk

Seibels Bruce Group has a beta of 5.69, indicating that its stock price is 469% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hagerty has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

20.5% of Hagerty shares are held by institutional investors. 55.4% of Seibels Bruce Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 16.7% of Hagerty shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Hagerty beats Seibels Bruce Group on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Seibels Bruce Group

The Seibels Bruce Group, Inc. provides processing, technology, and claims solutions to the property and casualty insurance industry. The company offers processing solutions for coastal markets; business process outsourcing; claims administration solutions; information technology outsourcing; and professional services. It also provides technology solutions, such as IPX enterprise insurance suite, CPX claims management system, FNOL first notice of loss, and reinspection processing xpert solutions; and claims solutions, including third party administration, catastrophe management, first notice of loss, multi-line adjusting and examination, reinspection, and subrogation/salvage services. The company was founded in 1869 and is based in Columbia, South Carolina.

About Hagerty

Hagerty, Inc. provides insurance agency services worldwide. It offers motor vehicle and boat insurance products; and reinsurance products. The company provides Hagerty Media, which publishes contents through the Hagerty Drivers Club Magazine (HDC), video content, and social media channels; HDC that offers subscription based products and services, including HDC Magazine, automotive enthusiast events, proprietary vehicle valuation tools, emergency roadside services, and special vehicle-related discounts. In addition, it offers HVT, a valuation tool used by the customer to access current and historic pricing data of collector vehicle models. Further, the company offers Hagerty Garage + Social, a platform that provides clubhouses and car storage facilities. Hagerty, Inc. is headquartered in Traverse City, Michigan.