Head to Head Analysis: SelectQuote (NYSE:SLQT) vs. NN Group (OTCMKTS:NNGRY)

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

Risk & Volatility

SelectQuote has a beta of 1.7, indicating that its share price is 70% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NN Group has a beta of 0.73, indicating that its share price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares SelectQuote and NN Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SelectQuote	3.84%	19.70%	5.33%
NN Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares SelectQuote and NN Group”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
SelectQuote	$1.62 billion	0.06	$62.19 million	($0.08)	-6.65
NN Group	$13.03 billion	1.86	$1.34 billion	N/A	N/A

NN Group has higher revenue and earnings than SelectQuote.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

34.6% of SelectQuote shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of NN Group shares are held by institutional investors. 13.1% of SelectQuote shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for SelectQuote and NN Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SelectQuote	2	1	0	1	2.00
NN Group	0	2	2	0	2.50

SelectQuote currently has a consensus price target of $3.00, indicating a potential upside of 463.49%. Given SelectQuote’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe SelectQuote is more favorable than NN Group.

Summary

SelectQuote beats NN Group 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 NN Group

NN Group N.V., a financial services company, provides life and non-life insurance products in the Netherlands and internationally. The company operates through Netherlands Life, Netherlands Non-life, Insurance Europe, Japan Life, Banking, and Other segments. It offers Life insurance products, such as group and individual pension products, retail life insurance, and SME life insurance products; and non-life insurance products, including motor, fire, liability, transport, travel, health, property and casualty, and disability and accident insurance products. The company also provides banking services, including mortgage loans, bank annuities, consumer savings, and retail savings and investment products; reinsurance services; and retirement products and services. It offers its products to individuals, small and medium-sized enterprises, and Corporates customers directly through tied agents, agents/ brokers, platform insurance, and direct channels. The company was formerly known as ING Insurance Topholding N.V. and changed its name to NN Group N.V. in March 2014. NN Group N.V. was founded in 1845 and is headquartered in the Hague, the Netherlands.