Head-To-Head Analysis: Allianz (OTCMKTS:ALIZY) vs. Acmat (OTCMKTS:ACMTA)

Allianz (OTCMKTS:ALIZY) and Acmat (OTCMKTS:ACMTA) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and earnings.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Allianz and Acmat, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Allianz	1	4	0	0	1.80
Acmat	0	0	0	0	0.00

Insider & Institutional Ownership

0.0% of Allianz shares are held by institutional investors. 10.8% of Acmat shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility & Risk

Allianz has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Acmat has a beta of -0.31, suggesting that its share price is 131% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Allianz and Acmat”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Allianz	$194.56 billion	0.77	$10.75 billion	$2.69	14.34
Acmat	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Allianz has higher revenue and earnings than Acmat.

Profitability

This table compares Allianz and Acmat’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Allianz	5.34%	16.27%	0.98%
Acmat	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Allianz beats Acmat on 7 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Allianz

Allianz SE, together with its subsidiaries, provides property-casualty insurance, life/health insurance, and asset management products and services worldwide. The company’s Property-Casualty segment offers various insurance products, including motor liability and own damage, accident, general liability, fire and property, legal expense, credit, and travel to private and corporate customers. Its Life/Health segment provides a range of life and health insurance products on an individual and a group basis, such as annuities, endowment and term insurance, and unit-linked and investment-oriented products, as well as private and supplemental health, and long-term care insurance products. The company’s Asset Management segment offers institutional and retail asset management products and services to third-party investors comprising equity and fixed income funds, and multi-assets; and alternative investment products that include real estate, infrastructure debt/equity, real assets, liquid alternatives, and solutions. Its Corporate and Other segment provides banking services for retail clients, as well as digital investment services. Allianz SE was founded in 1890 and is headquartered in Munich, Germany.

About Acmat

ACMAT Corporation, through its subsidiaries, provides surety bonds primarily for construction contractors in the United States. The company offers surety bonds for prime, sub-prime, specialty trade, environmental, asbestos, and lead abatement contractors, as well as for miscellaneous obligations. It also provides miscellaneous surety comprising workers’ compensation, supply, subdivision, and license and permit bonds. The company was founded in 1950 and is based in Farmington, Connecticut.