Kansas City Life Insurance (OTCMKTS:KCLI – Get Free Report) and GoHealth (NASDAQ:GOCO – Get Free Report) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, valuation and dividends.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Kansas City Life Insurance and GoHealth”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Kansas City Life Insurance | $490.79 million | 0.62 | -$4.97 million | ($3.87) | -8.14 |
| GoHealth | $798.89 million | 0.16 | -$2.93 million | ($3.60) | -1.22 |
Volatility and Risk
Kansas City Life Insurance has a beta of 0.49, suggesting that its stock price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GoHealth has a beta of 1.62, suggesting that its stock price is 62% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Kansas City Life Insurance and GoHealth’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Kansas City Life Insurance | -7.77% | -0.31% | -0.04% |
| GoHealth | -3.21% | -8.74% | -2.26% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Kansas City Life Insurance and GoHealth, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Kansas City Life Insurance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| GoHealth | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
GoHealth has a consensus target price of $12.00, indicating a potential upside of 173.35%. Given GoHealth’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe GoHealth is more favorable than Kansas City Life Insurance.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
0.1% of Kansas City Life Insurance shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.2% of GoHealth shares are owned by institutional investors. 63.1% of Kansas City Life Insurance shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 34.0% of GoHealth shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
GoHealth beats Kansas City Life Insurance on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
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.
About GoHealth
GoHealth, Inc. operates as a health insurance marketplace and Medicare-focused digital health company in the United States. The company operates a technology platform that leverages machine-learning algorithms of insurance behavioral data to optimize the process for helping individuals find the health insurance plan for their specific needs. It provides Medicare plans, including Medicare Advantage, Medicare Supplement and Prescription Drug, and Medicare Special Needs Plans. The company also offers partner marketing services. It sells its products through carriers and online platform, as well as independent and external agencies. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.
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