Baldwin Insurance Group (NASDAQ:BWIN – Get Free Report) and Kansas City Life Insurance (OTCMKTS:KCLI – Get Free Report) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, valuation and institutional ownership.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Baldwin Insurance Group and Kansas City Life Insurance”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Baldwin Insurance Group | $1.39 billion | 3.48 | -$24.52 million | ($0.52) | -78.50 |
| Kansas City Life Insurance | $490.79 million | 0.60 | -$4.97 million | ($0.48) | -63.75 |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent recommendations for Baldwin Insurance Group and Kansas City Life Insurance, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Baldwin Insurance Group | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2.43 |
| Kansas City Life Insurance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Baldwin Insurance Group currently has a consensus price target of $45.17, suggesting a potential upside of 10.65%. Given Baldwin Insurance Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Baldwin Insurance Group is more favorable than Kansas City Life Insurance.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
77.5% of Baldwin Insurance Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.1% of Kansas City Life Insurance shares are held by institutional investors. 20.1% of Baldwin Insurance Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 63.1% of Kansas City Life Insurance shares are held by company 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.
Risk & Volatility
Baldwin Insurance Group has a beta of 1.64, suggesting that its share price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kansas City Life Insurance has a beta of 0.57, suggesting that its share price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Baldwin Insurance Group and Kansas City Life Insurance’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Baldwin Insurance Group | -2.26% | 12.57% | 3.64% |
| Kansas City Life Insurance | -0.96% | -0.77% | -0.09% |
Summary
Baldwin Insurance Group beats Kansas City Life Insurance on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Baldwin Insurance Group
The Baldwin Insurance Group, Inc. operates as an independent insurance distribution firm that delivers insurance and risk management solutions in the United States. It operates through three segments: Insurance Advisory Solutions; Underwriting, Capacity & Technology Solutions; and Mainstreet Insurance Solutions. The Insurance Advisory Solutions segment provides commercial risk management, employee benefits, and private risk management solutions for businesses and high-net-worth individuals, as well as their families. The Underwriting, Capacity & Technology Solutions segment offers Future platform, that manufactures technology-enabled insurance products suite comprises personal, commercial, and specialty lines; specialty wholesale broker business that delivers professionals, individuals, and niche industry businesses; and reinsurance brokerage services. The Mainstreet Insurance Solutions segment provides personal insurance, commercial insurance, and life and health solutions to individuals and businesses in communities. The company was formerly known as BRP Group, Inc. and changed its name to The Baldwin Insurance Group, Inc. in May 2024. The Baldwin Insurance Group, Inc. was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Tampa, Florida.
About Kansas City Life Insurance
Kansas City Life Insurance Company provides insurance products and services in states and the District of Columbia. It operates through three segments: Individual Insurance, Group Insurance, and Old American. The Individual Insurance segment consists of individual insurance products for Kansas City life, Grange life, and the assumed reinsurance transactions. The Group Insurance segment sells group life, dental, vision, disability, accident, and critical illness products. The Old American segment consists of individual insurance products designed for final expense products. Kansas City Life Insurance Company was incorporated in 1895 and is based in Kansas City, Missouri.
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