Vericity (VERY) vs. The Competition Head-To-Head Survey

Vericity (NASDAQ:VERYGet Free Report) is one of 39 publicly-traded companies in the “Life insurance” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare Vericity to similar companies based on the strength of its profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations and risk.

Profitability

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

Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Vericity -5.57% -9.13% -1.23%
Vericity Competitors 6.82% 12.60% 1.06%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Vericity and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

Gross Revenue Net Income Price/Earnings Ratio
Vericity $177.57 million -$9.89 million -16.69
Vericity Competitors $18.78 billion $1.26 billion -23,954.89

Vericity’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Vericity. Vericity 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.

Risk & Volatility

Vericity has a beta of 0.14, meaning that its stock price is 86% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vericity’s rivals have a beta of 0.79, meaning that their average stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Vericity and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Vericity 0 0 0 0 N/A
Vericity Competitors 313 1949 1495 42 2.33

As a group, “Life insurance” companies have a potential upside of 64.78%. Given Vericity’s rivals higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Vericity has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

1.9% of Vericity shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.4% of shares of all “Life insurance” companies are owned by institutional investors. 10.4% of Vericity shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 15.4% of shares of all “Life insurance” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Vericity rivals beat Vericity on 9 of the 10 factors compared.

Vericity Company Profile

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Vericity, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides life insurance protection products for the middle American market. The company operates through Agency and Insurance segments. The Agency segment sells life insurance products for unaffiliated insurance companies through its call center distribution platform, as well as through its independent agents and other marketing organizations. This segment is also involved in the insurance lead sale activities through its eCoverage web presence. The Insurance segment provides term life, accidental death, and final expense products. Vericity, Inc. was incorporated in 2013 and is headquartered in Des Plaines, Illinois.

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