Should I buy or sell Goosehead Insurance stock right now?

7 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Goosehead Insurance in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 5 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" GSHD shares. View GSHD analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks .

What is Goosehead Insurance's stock price target for 2024?

7 analysts have issued 12-month target prices for Goosehead Insurance's shares. Their GSHD share price targets range from $62.00 to $105.00. On average, they expect the company's stock price to reach $84.88 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 50.4% from the stock's current price. View analysts price targets for GSHD or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts .

How have GSHD shares performed in 2024?

Goosehead Insurance's stock was trading at $75.80 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, GSHD stock has decreased by 25.5% and is now trading at $56.45. View the best growth stocks for 2024 here .

Are investors shorting Goosehead Insurance?

Goosehead Insurance saw a increase in short interest in the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 2,070,000 shares, an increase of 5.1% from the March 15th total of 1,970,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 278,700 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 7.4 days. Approximately 9.2% of the shares of the company are sold short. View Goosehead Insurance's Short Interest .

When is Goosehead Insurance's next earnings date?

The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, April 24th 2024. View our GSHD earnings forecast .

How were Goosehead Insurance's earnings last quarter?

Goosehead Insurance, Inc (NASDAQ:GSHD) announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February, 21st. The company reported $0.14 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.15 by $0.01. The firm earned $63.01 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $68.18 million. Goosehead Insurance had a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 392.58% and a net margin of 5.41%.

What ETFs hold Goosehead Insurance's stock?

ETFs with the largest weight of Goosehead Insurance (NASDAQ:GSHD) stock in their portfolio include MFAM Small-Cap Growth ETF (MFMS) and Motley Fool Small-Cap Growth ETF (TMFS) . Motley Fool Mid-Cap Growth ETF (TMFM) .

What guidance has Goosehead Insurance issued on next quarter's earnings?

Goosehead Insurance updated its FY 2024 earnings guidance on Wednesday, February, 21st. The company provided EPS guidance of for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $310.0 million-$320.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $336.9 million.

What is Mark E. Jones' approval rating as Goosehead Insurance's CEO?

309 employees have rated Goosehead Insurance Chief Executive Officer Mark E. Jones on Glassdoor.com . Mark E. Jones has an approval rating of 90% among the company's employees.

What other stocks do shareholders of Goosehead Insurance own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Goosehead Insurance investors own include DocuSign (DOCU) , Advance Auto Parts (AAP) , Fanhua (FANH) , General Motors (GM) , KeyCorp (KEY) , Novavax (NVAX) , PayPal (PYPL) , Shopify (SHOP) , Syneos Health (SYNH) and AbbVie (ABBV) .

When did Goosehead Insurance IPO?

Goosehead Insurance (GSHD) raised $128 million in an initial public offering (IPO) on Friday, April 27th 2018. The company issued 8,500,000 shares at $14.00-$16.00 per share. J.P. Morgan and BofA Merrill Lynch acted as the underwriters for the IPO and Keefe, Bruyette & Woods (A Stifel Company) and William Blair were co-managers.

Who are Goosehead Insurance's major shareholders?

Goosehead Insurance's stock is owned by a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include NBC Securities Inc. (0.02%) and Harbor Investment Advisory LLC (0.00%). Insiders that own company stock include & Robyn Jones Descendants Mark, Camille Peterson , Desiree Coleman , Doug Bailey, Douglas L Tobler, Drew Burks , James Reid , John Terry O'connor, Langston Spousal Lifetim Lindy, Lanni Romney, Lindy Langston, Mark E Jr Jones, Mark E Jr Jones , Mark Evan Jones , Mark Miller , Mark S Colby, Mark S Colby , Michael C Colby , Michael Patrick Moxley , Patrick Ryan Langston , R Carter Pate, Robyn Mary Elizabeth Jones , Ryan S Macdonald, Serena Jones, Slj Dynasty Trust, Thomas Mcconnon and Waded Cruzado . View institutional ownership trends .

How do I buy shares of Goosehead Insurance?

Shares of GSHD stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. Compare Top Brokerages Here .

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$56.45

-0.45 (-0.79%)

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Today's Range: $56.08
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$57.40
50-Day Range: $56.90
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$91.79
52-Week Range: $51.06
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$92.76

Volume: 232,592 shs
Average Volume: 278,468 shs
Market Capitalization: $2.14 billion

P/E Ratio: 99.04
Dividend Yield: N/A
Price Target: $84.88

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Goosehead Insurance MarketRank™ Stock Analysis

Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy
2.71 Rating Score
Upside/Downside: 50.4% Upside
$84.88 Price Target
Short Interest: Bearish
9.23% of Float Sold Short
Dividend Strength: N/A
Sustainability: -0.89
Upright™ Environmental Score
News Sentiment: 0.24
Based on 10 Articles This Week
Insider Trading: Selling Shares
$5.29 M Sold Last Quarter
Proj. Earnings Growth: 77.11%
From $0.83 to $1.47 Per Share

Overall MarketRank^™

New Rank-Based ScoringMarketRank^™ is calculated by averaging available category scores (with extra weight given to analysis and valuation), then ranking the company's weighted average against that of other companies.

4.62 out of 5 stars

Finance Sector

138th out of 844 stocks

Insurance Agents, Brokers, & Service Industry

2nd out of 16 stocks

4.4

Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
Goosehead Insurance has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.71, and is based on 5 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.
Amount of Analyst Coverage
Goosehead Insurance has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

1.0

Short Interest

Percentage of Shares Shorted
9.23% of the float of Goosehead Insurance has been sold short.
Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover
Goosehead Insurance has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.4.
Change versus previous month
Short interest in Goosehead Insurance has recently increased by 5.08%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

0.0

Dividend Strength

Dividend Yield
Goosehead Insurance does not currently pay a dividend.
Dividend Growth
Goosehead Insurance does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

2.7

Sustainability and ESG

Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Score
Goosehead Insurance has received a 19.90% net impact score from Upright. Goosehead Insurance seems to create the most significant positive value in categories "Taxes", "Jobs", and "Societal infrastructure". The positive contribution in the "Societal infrastructure" impact category is driven by its "Services of insurance agents and brokers" and "Insurance comparison websites" products. See details.
Environmental Sustainability
The Environmental Impact score for Goosehead Insurance is -0.89.

1.8

News and Social Media Coverage

News Sentiment
Goosehead Insurance has a news sentiment score of 0.24. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.64 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
News Coverage This Week
MarketBeat has tracked 10 news articles for Goosehead Insurance this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.
Search Interest
Only 1 people have searched for GSHD on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -67% compared to the previous 30 days.
MarketBeat Follows
Only 2 people have added Goosehead Insurance to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -78% compared to the previous 30 days.

3.3

Company Ownership

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling
In the past three months, Goosehead Insurance insiders have sold 842.74% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $561,249.00 in company stock and sold $5,291,137.00 in company stock.
Percentage Held by Insiders
38.03% of the stock of Goosehead Insurance is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

2.5

Earnings and Valuation

Earnings Growth
Earnings for Goosehead Insurance are expected to grow by 77.11% in the coming year, from $0.83 to $1.47 per share.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of Goosehead Insurance is 99.04, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 138.17.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of Goosehead Insurance is 99.04, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 51.62.
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
Goosehead Insurance has a PEG Ratio of 4.06. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.
Price to Book Value per Share Ratio
Goosehead Insurance has a P/B Ratio of 128.30. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

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About Goosehead Insurance Stock (NASDAQ:GSHD)

Goosehead Insurance, Inc. operates as a holding company for Goosehead Financial, LLC that engages in the provision of personal lines insurance agency services in the United States. The company offers homeowner's, automotive, dwelling property, flood, wind, earthquake, excess liability or umbrella, motorcycle, recreational vehicle, general liability, property, and life insurance products and services. As of December 31, 2023, it operated 1,415 franchise locations. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Westlake, Texas.

GSHD Stock Price History

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GSHD Stock News Headlines

April 16, 2024 | americanbankingnews.com

Goosehead Insurance's (GSHD) "Market Outperform" Rating Reaffirmed at JMP Securities

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Goosehead Insurance (NASDAQ:GSHD) shareholders are still up 115% over 5 years despite pulling back 8.6% in the past week

April 10, 2024 | markets.businessinsider.com

GooseHead Insurance Sell Rating: Pessimistic Revenue Projections and Long-term Development Concerns

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Goosehead Insurance (NASDAQ:GSHD) Price Target Raised to $62.00 at JPMorgan Chase & Co.

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GooseHead Insurance Sell Rating Affirmed Amid Growth Slowdown and Earnings Disparity Concerns

March 16, 2024 | finance.yahoo.com

GSHD Jun 2024 120.000 call

February 29, 2024 | finance.yahoo.com

Insider Spends US$369k Buying More Shares In Goosehead Insurance

February 28, 2024 | finance.yahoo.com

Goosehead Insurance Inc President and COO Mark Miller Acquires 5,000 Shares

February 27, 2024 | markets.businessinsider.com

Analysts Offer Insights on Financial Companies: GooseHead Insurance (GSHD) and M&G Plc (OtherMGPUF)

February 26, 2024 | markets.businessinsider.com

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February 24, 2024 | msn.com

Goosehead Insurance (GSHD) Price Target Increased by 5.98% to 88.97

February 23, 2024 | finance.yahoo.com

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Here's Why Goosehead Insurance (NASDAQ:GSHD) Has Caught The Eye Of Investors

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February 22, 2024 | marketwatch.com

Goosehead Insurance Shares Drop After Weak 4Q, CEO Change

February 22, 2024 | finance.yahoo.com

Goosehead Insurance, Inc (NASDAQ:GSHD) Q4 2023 Earnings Call Transcript

February 22, 2024 | markets.businessinsider.com

Analysts Offer Insights on Financial Companies: Encore Capital (ECPG) and GooseHead Insurance (GSHD)

February 22, 2024 | finance.yahoo.com

Q4 2023 Goosehead Insurance Inc Earnings Call

February 22, 2024 | fool.com

Goosehead Insurance (GSHD) Q4 2023 Earnings Call Transcript

February 21, 2024 | msn.com

Westlake’s Goosehead Insurance co-founder to turn over CEO role

February 21, 2024 | finance.yahoo.com

Goosehead Insurance Inc (GSHD) Reports Strong Growth in 2023 with Net Income Rising Sharply

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Company Calendar

Last Earnings: 2/21/2024
Today: 4/16/2024
Next Earnings (Estimated): 4/24/2024
Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024

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Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
Sector: Finance
Industry: Insurance agents, brokers, & service
Sub-Industry: N/A
Current Symbol: NASDAQ:GSHD
CUSIP: N/A
CIK: 1726978
Web: www.goosehead.com
Phone: (214) 838-5500
Fax: N/A
Employees: 1,415
Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target: $84.88
High Stock Price Target: $105.00
Low Stock Price Target: $62.00
Potential Upside/Downside: +50.4%
Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4): 2.71
Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $0.57
Trailing P/E Ratio: 99.04
Forward P/E Ratio: 68.01
P/E Growth: 4.06
Net Income: $14.14 million
Net Margins: 5.41%
Pretax Margin: 10.10%
Return on Equity: -392.58%
Return on Assets: 4.94%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 4.02
Current Ratio: 1.82
Quick Ratio: 1.82

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales: $261.28 million
Price / Sales: 8.20
Cash Flow: $0.70 per share
Price / Cash Flow: 80.25
Book Value: $0.44 per share
Price / Book: 128.30

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares: 37,950,000
Free Float: 23,517,000
Market Cap: $2.14 billion
Optionable: Optionable
Beta: 1.28

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Key Executives

Mr. Mark E. Jones (Age 61)
Co-Founder, Chairman & CEO
Comp: $1.92M
Ms. Robyn Mary Elizabeth Jones (Age 61)
Co-Founder & Vice Chairman
Mr. Mark K. Miller (Age 58)
President, COO & Director
Comp: $574.68k
Mr. Mark E. Jones Jr. (Age 31)
Chief Financial Officer
Comp: $334.4k
Mr. Justin Ricketts
Executive VP of Technology & Partnerships
Mr. Matt Walker
Managing Director of IT Security & Compliance
Mr. John O'Connor
Chief Legal Officer, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
Ms. Ann Challis
Chief Marketing Officer
Ms. Dericka Marshall-Dillon
Managing Director of Human Resources
Mr. Gary Delavan
Managing Director of Carrier Relations

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GSHD Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Should I buy or sell Goosehead Insurance stock right now?: 7 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Goosehead Insurance in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 5 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" GSHD shares.
View GSHD analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks.
What is Goosehead Insurance's stock price target for 2024?: 7 analysts have issued 12-month target prices for Goosehead Insurance's shares. Their GSHD share price targets range from $62.00 to $105.00. On average, they expect the company's stock price to reach $84.88 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 50.4% from the stock's current price.
View analysts price targets for GSHD or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts.
How have GSHD shares performed in 2024?: Goosehead Insurance's stock was trading at $75.80 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, GSHD stock has decreased by 25.5% and is now trading at $56.45.
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Are investors shorting Goosehead Insurance?: Goosehead Insurance saw a increase in short interest in the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 2,070,000 shares, an increase of 5.1% from the March 15th total of 1,970,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 278,700 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 7.4 days. Approximately 9.2% of the shares of the company are sold short.
View Goosehead Insurance's Short Interest.
When is Goosehead Insurance's next earnings date?: The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, April 24th 2024.
View our GSHD earnings forecast.
How were Goosehead Insurance's earnings last quarter?: Goosehead Insurance, Inc (NASDAQ:GSHD) announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February, 21st. The company reported $0.14 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.15 by $0.01. The firm earned $63.01 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $68.18 million. Goosehead Insurance had a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 392.58% and a net margin of 5.41%.
What ETFs hold Goosehead Insurance's stock?: ETFs with the largest weight of Goosehead Insurance (NASDAQ:GSHD) stock in their portfolio include MFAM Small-Cap Growth ETF (MFMS) and Motley Fool Small-Cap Growth ETF (TMFS).Motley Fool Mid-Cap Growth ETF (TMFM).

What guidance has Goosehead Insurance issued on next quarter's earnings?: Goosehead Insurance updated its FY 2024 earnings guidance on Wednesday, February, 21st. The company provided EPS guidance of for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $310.0 million-$320.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $336.9 million.
What is Mark E. Jones' approval rating as Goosehead Insurance's CEO?: 309 employees have rated Goosehead Insurance Chief Executive Officer Mark E. Jones on Glassdoor.com. Mark E. Jones has an approval rating of 90% among the company's employees.
What other stocks do shareholders of Goosehead Insurance own?: Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Goosehead Insurance investors own include DocuSign (DOCU), Advance Auto Parts (AAP), Fanhua (FANH), General Motors (GM), KeyCorp (KEY), Novavax (NVAX), PayPal (PYPL), Shopify (SHOP), Syneos Health (SYNH) and AbbVie (ABBV).
When did Goosehead Insurance IPO?: Goosehead Insurance (GSHD) raised $128 million in an initial public offering (IPO) on Friday, April 27th 2018. The company issued 8,500,000 shares at $14.00-$16.00 per share. J.P. Morgan and BofA Merrill Lynch acted as the underwriters for the IPO and Keefe, Bruyette & Woods (A Stifel Company) and William Blair were co-managers.
Who are Goosehead Insurance's major shareholders?: Goosehead Insurance's stock is owned by a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include NBC Securities Inc. (0.02%) and Harbor Investment Advisory LLC (0.00%). Insiders that own company stock include & Robyn Jones Descendants Mark, Camille Peterson, Desiree Coleman, Doug Bailey, Douglas L Tobler, Drew Burks, James Reid, John Terry O'connor, Langston Spousal Lifetim Lindy, Lanni Romney, Lindy Langston, Mark E Jr Jones, Mark E Jr Jones, Mark Evan Jones, Mark Miller, Mark S Colby, Mark S Colby, Michael C Colby, Michael Patrick Moxley, Patrick Ryan Langston, R Carter Pate, Robyn Mary Elizabeth Jones, Ryan S Macdonald, Serena Jones, Slj Dynasty Trust, Thomas Mcconnon and Waded Cruzado.
View institutional ownership trends.
How do I buy shares of Goosehead Insurance?: Shares of GSHD stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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Goosehead Insurance (GSHD) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Goosehead Insurance MarketRank™ Stock Analysis

Overall MarketRank™

Analyst's Opinion

Short Interest

Percentage of Shares Shorted

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Change versus previous month

Dividend Strength

Sustainability and ESG

Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Score

Environmental Sustainability

News and Social Media Coverage

News Sentiment

News Coverage This Week

Search Interest

MarketBeat Follows

Company Ownership

Earnings and Valuation

About Goosehead Insurance Stock (NASDAQ:GSHD)

GSHD Stock Price History

GSHD Stock News Headlines

Company Calendar

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Price Target and Rating

Profitability

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Miscellaneous

Key Executives

Key Competitors

Insiders & Institutions

GSHD Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

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