Everest Group (NYSE:EG – Get Free Report) and MBIA (NYSE:MBI – Get Free Report) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Everest Group and MBIA”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Everest Group | $17.50 billion | 0.81 | $1.59 billion | $49.17 | 7.24 |
| MBIA | $80.00 million | 4.01 | -$177.00 million | ($3.10) | -2.03 |
Volatility & Risk
Everest Group has a beta of 0.35, indicating that its stock price is 65% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MBIA has a beta of 1.67, indicating that its stock price is 67% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
92.6% of Everest Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.0% of MBIA shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Everest Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.3% of MBIA 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 Everest Group and MBIA’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Everest Group | 11.76% | 14.70% | 3.63% |
| MBIA | -172.22% | N/A | -1.71% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Everest Group and MBIA, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Everest Group | 0 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2.29 |
| MBIA | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
Everest Group presently has a consensus price target of $373.73, indicating a potential upside of 4.95%. MBIA has a consensus price target of $7.50, indicating a potential upside of 18.95%. Given MBIA’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe MBIA is more favorable than Everest Group.
Summary
Everest Group beats MBIA on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Everest Group
Everest Group, Ltd., through its subsidiaries, provides reinsurance and insurance products in the United States, Europe, and internationally. The company operates through two segment, Insurance and Reinsurance. The Reinsurance segment writes property and casualty reinsurance; and specialty lines of business through reinsurance brokers, as well as directly with ceding companies in the United States, Bermuda, Ireland, Canada, Singapore, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. The Insurance Operations segment writes property and casualty insurance directly, as well as through brokers, surplus lines, and general agents in the United States, Bermuda, Canada, Europe, South America, Singapore, France, Germany, Spain, Canada, Chile, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and the Netherlands. The company also provides treaty and facultative reinsurance products; admitted and non-admitted insurance products; and accident and health, specialty underwriters, eversports and entertainment, and surety and credit, marine and aviation, as well as structured and property hybrid solutions. In addition, it offers commercial property and casualty insurance products through wholesale and retail brokers, surplus lines brokers, and program administrators. The company was formerly known as Everest Re Group, Ltd. and changed its name to Everest Group, Ltd. in July 2023.Everest Group, Ltd., was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda.
About MBIA
MBIA Inc. provides financial guarantee insurance services to public finance markets in the United States. It operates United States (U.S.) Public Finance Insurance, and International and Structured Finance Insurance segments. The company issues financial guarantees for municipal bonds, including tax-exempt and taxable indebtedness of the U.S. political subdivisions, as well as utility districts, airports, health care institutions, higher educational facilities, housing authorities, and other similar agencies and obligations issued by private entities. It also insures the non-U.S. public finance and global structured finance, including asset-backed obligations; and sovereign-related and sub-sovereign bonds, and privately issued bonds used for the financing for utilities, toll roads, bridges, public transportation facilities, and other types of infrastructure projects, as well as offers third-party reinsurance services. MBIA Inc. was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Purchase, New York.
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