Comparing Acmat (OTCMKTS:ACMTA) & International General Insurance (NASDAQ:IGIC)

International General Insurance (NASDAQ:IGIC) and Acmat (OTCMKTS:ACMTA) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, profitability, valuation and institutional ownership.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for International General Insurance and Acmat, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
International General Insurance	0	0	2	0	3.00
Acmat	0	0	0	0	0.00

International General Insurance presently has a consensus target price of $28.00, suggesting a potential upside of 16.09%. Given International General Insurance’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe International General Insurance is more favorable than Acmat.

Profitability

This table compares International General Insurance and Acmat’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
International General Insurance	24.61%	16.98%	5.45%
Acmat	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares International General Insurance and Acmat”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
International General Insurance	$516.90 million	2.08	$127.20 million	$2.87	8.40
Acmat	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

International General Insurance has higher revenue and earnings than Acmat.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

54.2% of International General Insurance shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.1% of International General Insurance shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.8% of Acmat shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

International General Insurance beats Acmat on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About International General Insurance

International General Insurance Holdings Ltd. engages in the provision of specialty insurance and reinsurance solutions worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Specialty Long-tail, Specialty Short-tail, and Reinsurance. It is involved in underwriting a portfolio of specialty risks, including energy, property, construction and engineering, ports and terminals, general aviation, political violence, professional lines, financial institutions, motor, marine liability, contingency, marine, treaty, and casualty insurance and reinsurance. The company was founded in 2001 and is based in Amman, Jordan.

About Acmat

ACMAT Corporation, through its subsidiaries, provides surety bonds primarily for construction contractors in the United States. The company offers surety bonds for prime, sub-prime, specialty trade, environmental, asbestos, and lead abatement contractors, as well as for miscellaneous obligations. It also provides miscellaneous surety comprising workers’ compensation, supply, subdivision, and license and permit bonds. The company was founded in 1950 and is based in Farmington, Connecticut.