Brown & Brown (NYSE:BRO) vs. TWFG (NASDAQ:TWFG) Head to Head Comparison

TWFG (NASDAQ:TWFG) and Brown & Brown (NYSE:BRO) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

71.0% of Brown & Brown shares are held by institutional investors. 17.0% of Brown & Brown shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for TWFG and Brown & Brown, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TWFG	0	3	6	0	2.67
Brown & Brown	1	4	7	0	2.50

TWFG presently has a consensus price target of $29.29, indicating a potential downside of 12.89%. Brown & Brown has a consensus price target of $106.50, indicating a potential downside of 4.78%. Given Brown & Brown’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Brown & Brown is more favorable than TWFG.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares TWFG and Brown & Brown”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
TWFG	$180.42 million	2.76	$26.10 million	N/A	N/A
Brown & Brown	$4.26 billion	7.51	$870.50 million	$3.67	30.48

Brown & Brown has higher revenue and earnings than TWFG.

Profitability

This table compares TWFG and Brown & Brown’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TWFG	N/A	N/A	N/A
Brown & Brown	22.65%	17.12%	6.47%

Summary

Brown & Brown beats TWFG on 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About TWFG

TWFG, Inc. operates an independent distribution platform for personal and commercial insurance products in the United States. Its personal and commercial insurance products include auto, home, renters, life, health, motorcycle, umbrella, boat, recreational vehicle, flood, wind, event, luxury item, general liability, property, business auto, workers’ compensation, business owner policy, and professional liability insurance products, as well as commercial bonds and group benefits. The company was founded in 2001 and is based in The Woodlands, Texas. TWFG, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Bunch Family Holdings, LLC.

About Brown & Brown

Brown & Brown, Inc. markets and sells insurance products and services in the United States, Canada, Ireland, the United Kingdom, and internationally. It operates through four segments: Retail, National Programs, Wholesale Brokerage, and Services. The Retail segment provides property and casualty, employee benefits insurance products, personal insurance products, specialties insurance products, risk management strategies, loss control survey and analysis, consultancy, and claims processing services. It serves commercial, public and quasi-public entities, professional, and individual customers. The National Programs segment offers professional liability and related package insurance products for dentistry, legal, eyecare, insurance, financial, physicians, real estate title professionals, as well as supplementary insurance products related to weddings, events, medical facilities, and cyber liabilities. This segment also provides public entity-related and specialty programs through a network of independent agents; and program management services for insurance carrier partners. The Wholesale Brokerage segment markets and sells excess and surplus commercial and personal lines insurance through independent agents and brokers. The Services segment offers third-party claims administration and medical utilization management services in the workers' compensation and all-lines liability arenas, Medicare Set-aside, Social Security disability, Medicare benefits advocacy, and claims adjusting services. Brown & Brown, Inc. was founded in 1939 and is headquartered in Daytona Beach, Florida.