SelectQuote (NYSE:SLQT – Get Free Report) and Zhibao Technology (NASDAQ:ZBAO – Get Free Report) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends and valuation.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
34.6% of SelectQuote shares are held by institutional investors. 10.4% of SelectQuote shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares SelectQuote and Zhibao Technology’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
SelectQuote | -2.58% | -10.37% | -2.82% |
Zhibao Technology | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analyst Ratings
Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
SelectQuote | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.00 |
Zhibao Technology | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
SelectQuote presently has a consensus price target of $4.75, indicating a potential upside of 118.89%. Given SelectQuote’s higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe SelectQuote is more favorable than Zhibao Technology.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares SelectQuote and Zhibao Technology”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
SelectQuote | $1.32 billion | 0.28 | -$34.12 million | ($0.32) | -6.78 |
Zhibao Technology | $134.56 million | 0.89 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Zhibao Technology has lower revenue, but higher earnings than SelectQuote.
Summary
SelectQuote beats Zhibao Technology on 5 of the 9 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 Zhibao Technology
Zhibao Technology Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides digital insurance brokerage services in China. It also offers managing general underwriter services; and offline insurance brokerage consulting services. The company was founded in 2015 and is based in Shanghai, China.
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