Crawford & Company (CRD.B) and Its Rivals Head to Head Contrast

Crawford & Company (NYSE:CRD.B) is one of 311 publicly-traded companies in the “Insurance” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare Crawford & Company to related companies based on the strength of its institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, risk, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Crawford & Company and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Crawford & Company	0	1	0	0	2.00
Crawford & Company Competitors	3328	15655	16510	739	2.40

As a group, “Insurance” companies have a potential upside of 4.89%. Given Crawford & Company’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Crawford & Company has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

11.0% of Crawford & Company shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.9% of shares of all “Insurance” companies are owned by institutional investors. 51.0% of Crawford & Company shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.6% of shares of all “Insurance” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Crawford & Company and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Crawford & Company	$1.31 billion	$19.63 million	20.85
Crawford & Company Competitors	$15.48 billion	$1.70 billion	34.36

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

Risk & Volatility

Crawford & Company has a beta of 0.69, indicating that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Crawford & Company’s rivals have a beta of -1.59, indicating that their average stock price is 259% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

Crawford & Company pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Crawford & Company pays out 59.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Insurance” companies pay a dividend yield of 2.9% and pay out 30.4% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Crawford & Company lags its rivals as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Profitability

This table compares Crawford & Company and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Crawford & Company	2.01%	29.17%	6.80%
Crawford & Company Competitors	9.05%	-9.83%	4.11%

Summary

Crawford & Company rivals beat Crawford & Company on 11 of the 15 factors compared.

Crawford & Company Company Profile

Crawford & Co. engages in the provision of claims management and outsourcing solutions to carriers, brokers, and corporates. It operates through the following segments: Crawford Loss Adjusting, Crawford TPA Solutions, and Crawford Platform Solutions. The Crawford Loss Adjusting segment consists of adjusting services provided to insurance companies and self-insured entities related to property and casualty losses caused by physical damage to commercial and residential real property and certain types of personal property. The Crawford TPA Solutions segment provides third party administration for workers’ compensation, auto and liability, disability absence management, medical management, and accident and health to corporations, brokers, and insurers worldwide. The Crawford Platform Solutions segment is involved in the management of contractor networks and the provision of claims management services to insurance companies and self-insured entities related to property, casualty, and catastrophic losses. The company was founded by Jim Crawford in 1941 and is headquartered in Peachtree Corners, GA.