Critical Survey: Goosehead Insurance (NASDAQ:GSHD) vs. Ageas (OTCMKTS:AGESY)

Goosehead Insurance (NASDAQ:GSHD) and Ageas (OTCMKTS:AGESY) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Goosehead Insurance and Ageas, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Goosehead Insurance	2	5	7	0	2.36
Ageas	1	1	1	0	2.00

Goosehead Insurance currently has a consensus target price of $67.73, suggesting a potential upside of 51.21%. Given Goosehead Insurance’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Goosehead Insurance is more favorable than Ageas.

Risk and Volatility

Goosehead Insurance has a beta of 1.69, suggesting that its share price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ageas has a beta of 0.38, suggesting that its share price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Goosehead Insurance	7.94%	-20.96%	8.50%
Ageas	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Goosehead Insurance 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
Goosehead Insurance	$365.30 million	4.49	$27.83 million	$1.14	39.29
Ageas	$15.59 billion	0.96	$1.94 billion	N/A	N/A

Ageas has higher revenue and earnings than Goosehead Insurance.

Summary

Goosehead Insurance beats Ageas on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Goosehead Insurance

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.

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.