Roadzen (RDZN) vs. Its Competitors Critical Comparison

Roadzen (NASDAQ:RDZN) is one of 38 publicly-traded companies in the “Insurance agents, brokers, & service” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare Roadzen to related companies based on the strength of its risk, valuation, dividends, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

24.7% of Roadzen shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.7% of shares of all “Insurance agents, brokers, & service” companies are owned by institutional investors. 19.8% of shares of all “Insurance agents, brokers, & service” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Roadzen and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Roadzen	$46.72 million	-$99.67 million	-0.34
Roadzen Competitors	$3.85 billion	$500.23 million	30.70

Roadzen’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Roadzen. Roadzen is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Roadzen and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Roadzen	0	0	2	0	3.00
Roadzen Competitors	198	1244	1395	34	2.44

Roadzen presently has a consensus target price of $8.00, indicating a potential upside of 676.70%. As a group, “Insurance agents, brokers, & service” companies have a potential downside of 1.54%. Given Roadzen’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Roadzen is more favorable than its peers.

Volatility and Risk

Roadzen has a beta of 0.63, meaning that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Roadzen’s peers have a beta of 1.57, meaning that their average stock price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Roadzen and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Roadzen	-287.82%	-31,166.20%	-221.81%
Roadzen Competitors	-4.24%	-1,222.43%	-7.01%

Summary

Roadzen peers beat Roadzen on 10 of the 13 factors compared.

About Roadzen

Roadzen, Inc., an insurtech company, provides various insurance products in the United States and internationally. It offers insurance as a service platform, including Via, which enables fleets, carmakers, and insurers to inspect a vehicle using computer vision; Global Distribution Network that enables the configuration, customer quote, payment, and administration of any insurance policy with any insurance carrier as the underwriter; xClaim, which enables digital, touchless, and real-time resolution of claims; StrandD, a digital, real-time dispatch, and tracking for roadside assistance and first notice of loss during accident claims; Good Driving that enables insurers and fleets to recognize drivers, train drivers, and build usage based insurance programs; and Drivebuddy AI, which provides driver-assistance capabilities. The company also provides insurance distribution platform that enables product creation and underwriting, re-insurer backing, and API exchange; and distribution, pre-inspection assistance, telematics, and roadside assistance. In addition, it offers insurance broker services. Roadzen, Inc. was founded in 2015 and is based in Burlingame, California.