Analyzing Vericity (VERY) & Its Rivals

Vericity (NASDAQ:VERYGet Free Report) is one of 41 public companies in the “Life insurance” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare Vericity to similar companies based on the strength of its valuation, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Vericity and its competitors 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 $21.02 billion $1.29 billion 7.05

Vericity’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Vericity. Vericity is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Volatility & Risk

Vericity has a beta of 0.14, suggesting that its share price is 86% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vericity’s competitors have a beta of 0.82, suggesting that their average share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Vericity and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.

Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Vericity 0 0 0 0 N/A
Vericity Competitors 341 2305 1997 71 2.38

As a group, “Life insurance” companies have a potential upside of 55.11%. Given Vericity’s competitors higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Vericity has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Profitability

This table compares Vericity and its competitors’ 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% 13.46% 1.08%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

1.9% of Vericity shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.8% of shares of all “Life insurance” companies are held by institutional investors. 10.4% of Vericity shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 14.8% of shares of all “Life insurance” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Vericity competitors beat Vericity on 10 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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