Greenlight Capital Re (GLRE) versus Its Competitors Critical Comparison

Greenlight Capital Re (NASDAQ:GLRE) is one of 311 public companies in the “Insurance” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare Greenlight Capital Re to similar businesses based on the strength of its risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership and profitability.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

41.5% of Greenlight Capital Re shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.9% of shares of all “Insurance” companies are held by institutional investors. 24.7% of Greenlight Capital Re shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.6% of shares of all “Insurance” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Greenlight Capital Re and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Greenlight Capital Re	8.56%	8.26%	2.62%
Greenlight Capital Re Competitors	9.05%	-9.83%	4.11%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Greenlight Capital Re and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Greenlight Capital Re	0	1	1	0	2.50
Greenlight Capital Re Competitors	3330	15664	16514	740	2.40

As a group, “Insurance” companies have a potential upside of 5.91%. Given Greenlight Capital Re’s rivals higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Greenlight Capital Re has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Risk & Volatility

Greenlight Capital Re has a beta of 0.28, meaning that its stock price is 72% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Greenlight Capital Re’s rivals have a beta of -1.59, meaning that their average stock price is 259% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Greenlight Capital Re and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Greenlight Capital Re	$729.78 million	$74.83 million	9.49
Greenlight Capital Re Competitors	$15.63 billion	$1.70 billion	34.46

Greenlight Capital Re’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Greenlight Capital Re. Greenlight Capital Re 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.

Summary

Greenlight Capital Re rivals beat Greenlight Capital Re on 8 of the 13 factors compared.

Greenlight Capital Re Company Profile

Greenlight Capital Re, Ltd., through its subsidiaries, operates as a property and casualty reinsurance company worldwide. The company offers various property reinsurance products and services, including automobile physical damage, personal lines, and commercial lines. It also provides casualty reinsurance products and services comprising general liability, motor liability, professional liability, and worker's compensation; and accident and health, transactional liability, mortgage insurance, surety, trade credit, marine, and energy, as well as other specialty products, such as aviation, crop, cyber, political, and terrorism products. The company markets its products through reinsurance brokers. Greenlight Capital Re, Ltd. was incorporated in 2004 and is headquartered in Grand Cayman, the Cayman Islands.