American Coastal Insurance (NASDAQ:ACIC – Get Free Report) and Ambac Financial Group (NYSE:AMBC – Get Free Report) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk and earnings.
Risk & Volatility
American Coastal Insurance has a beta of -0.49, indicating that its stock price is 149% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ambac Financial Group has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for American Coastal Insurance and Ambac Financial Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| American Coastal Insurance | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Ambac Financial Group | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
Insider & Institutional Ownership
22.1% of American Coastal Insurance shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.5% of Ambac Financial Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 49.9% of American Coastal Insurance shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.2% of Ambac Financial Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares American Coastal Insurance and Ambac Financial Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| American Coastal Insurance | 25.95% | 30.06% | 6.84% |
| Ambac Financial Group | -215.40% | -3.50% | -0.49% |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares American Coastal Insurance and Ambac Financial Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| American Coastal Insurance | $296.66 million | 1.96 | $75.72 million | $1.71 | 6.97 |
| Ambac Financial Group | $249.54 million | 1.59 | -$556.45 million | ($15.34) | -0.59 |
American Coastal Insurance has higher revenue and earnings than Ambac Financial Group. Ambac Financial Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than American Coastal Insurance, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
American Coastal Insurance beats Ambac Financial Group on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About American Coastal Insurance
American Coastal Insurance Corporation operates as a property and casualty insurance holding company that sources, writes, and services residential personal and commercial property, and casualty insurance policies in the United States. The company offers structure, content, and liability coverage for standard single-family homeowners, renters, and condominium unit owners. It also provides commercial multi-peril property insurance for residential condominium associations and apartments, as well as loss or damage to buildings, inventory, and equipment caused by fire, wind, hail, water, theft, and vandalism. In addition, the company offers equipment breakdown, identity theft, cyber security, and flood policies. The company markets and distributes its products through a network of independent agencies. The company was formerly known as United Insurance Holdings Corp. and changed its name to American Coastal Insurance Corporation in August 2023. American Coastal Insurance Corporation was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Saint Petersburg, Florida.
About Ambac Financial Group
Ambac Financial Group, Inc. operates as a financial services holding company. It operates three businesses: Specialty Property and Casualty Insurance, Insurance Distribution, and Legacy Financial Guarantee (LFG) Insurance. The Specialty Property and Casualty Insurance business provides specialty property and casualty program insurance with a focus commercial and personal liability risks. The Insurance Distribution business includes the specialty property and casualty insurance distribution business, which includes managing general agents and underwriters, insurance wholesalers, brokers, and other distribution businesses. The LFG Insurance business offers financial guarantee insurance policies that provide an unconditional and irrevocable guarantee, which protects the holder of a debt obligation against non-payment when due of the principal and interest on the obligations guaranteed. Ambac Financial Group, Inc. was incorporated in 1991 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
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