Analyzing SelectQuote (NYSE:SLQT) and Ageas (OTCMKTS:AGESY)

SelectQuote (NYSE:SLQT) and Ageas (OTCMKTS:AGESY) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares SelectQuote and Ageas’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SelectQuote	3.95%	10.41%	2.76%
Ageas	N/A	N/A	N/A

Volatility and Risk

SelectQuote has a beta of 1.21, suggesting that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ageas has a beta of 0.45, suggesting that its share price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

34.6% of SelectQuote shares are held by institutional investors. 13.1% of SelectQuote shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares SelectQuote and Ageas”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
SelectQuote	$1.53 billion	0.16	$47.58 million	$0.05	27.10
Ageas	$14.68 billion	0.94	$1.21 billion	N/A	N/A

Ageas has higher revenue and earnings than SelectQuote.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for SelectQuote and Ageas, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SelectQuote	1	3	0	1	2.20
Ageas	0	1	1	0	2.50

SelectQuote presently has a consensus target price of $3.88, suggesting a potential upside of 185.98%. Given SelectQuote’s higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe SelectQuote is more favorable than Ageas.

Summary

SelectQuote beats Ageas on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About SelectQuote

SelectQuote, Inc. operates a technology-enabled, direct-to-consumer distribution platform that sells a range of insurance products and healthcare services in the United States. The company operates through three segments: Senior; Life; and Auto & Home. It distributes senior health policies, such as medicare advantage, medicare supplement, medicare part D, and other ancillary senior health insurance related products, including prescription drugs, dental, vision, and hearing plans; life insurance products, such as term life, final expense, and other ancillary products, including critical illness, accidental death, and juvenile insurance; homeowners, auto, dwelling fire, and other ancillary insurance products; and non-commercial auto and home property, and casualty policies. The company also provides SelectRx, an accredited patient-centered pharmacy home pharmacy, which offers essential prescription medications, OTC medications, customized medication packaging, medication therapy management, and long-term pharmacy care; and population health that helps members understand the benefits available under their health plans, and contracts with insurance carriers. SelectQuote, Inc. was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas.

About Ageas

ageas SA/NV, together with its subsidiaries, engages in insurance business. It operates in five segments: Belgium, Europe, Asia, Reinsurance, and General Account. The company offers property, casualty, and life insurance products, as well as pension products; and reinsurance products. It provides life insurance products include risks related to the life and death of individuals; and non-life insurance products comprise accident and health, motor, fire, and other property insurance products, as well as insurance services for other damages to property. The company serves private individuals, as well as small, medium-sized, and large companies through independent brokers and the bank channels. ageas SA/NV was founded in 1824 and is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium.