Greenlight Capital Re (NASDAQ:GLRE – Get Rating) and MS&AD Insurance Group (OTCMKTS:MSADY – Get Rating) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, risk and profitability.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
43.4% of Greenlight Capital Re shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of MS&AD Insurance Group shares are held by institutional investors. 25.3% of Greenlight Capital Re shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
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This table compares Greenlight Capital Re and MS&AD Insurance Group's revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Greenlight Capital Re | $588.55 million | 0.46 | $17.58 million | $0.35 | 22.37 |
| MS&AD Insurance Group | $45.71 billion | 0.37 | $2.34 billion | $1.57 | 9.08 |
Volatility and Risk
Greenlight Capital Re has a beta of 1, suggesting that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, MS&AD Insurance Group has a beta of 0.48, suggesting that its share price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Greenlight Capital Re and MS&AD Insurance Group, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Greenlight Capital Re | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| MS&AD Insurance Group | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Profitability
This table compares Greenlight Capital Re and MS&AD Insurance Group's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Greenlight Capital Re | 2.73% | 3.14% | 1.01% |
| MS&AD Insurance Group | 3.92% | 6.95% | 0.91% |
Summary
Greenlight Capital Re beats MS&AD Insurance Group on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Greenlight Capital Re
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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, energy, 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.
About MS&AD Insurance Group
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MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc., an insurance holding company, provides insurance and financial services worldwide. The company offers fire and allied, marine, personal accident, voluntary automobile, compulsory automobile liability, and others non-life insurance products; life insurance products; and reinsurance services. It also provides risk-related services. The company was formerly known as Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Group Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc. in April 2010. MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1918 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
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