AIX (AIFU) & The Competition Critical Survey

Institutional and Insider Ownership

26.7% of AIX shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.5% of shares of all “Insurance agents, brokers, & service” companies are owned by institutional investors. 25.6% of AIX shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 20.0% of shares of all “Insurance agents, brokers, & service” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Risk & Volatility

AIX has a beta of -0.07, meaning that its stock price is 107% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AIX’s peers have a beta of 1.47, meaning that their average stock price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares AIX and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
AIX	$450.48 million	$39.50 million	0.44
AIX Competitors	$8.52 billion	$727.12 million	10.30

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

Profitability

This table compares AIX and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AIX	N/A	N/A	N/A
AIX Competitors	7.80%	30.55%	4.65%

Summary

AIX peers beat AIX on 8 of the 9 factors compared.

AIX Company Profile

AIX, Inc. engages in the provision of agency services and insurance claims adjusting services. It operates through the Insurance Agency and Claims Adjusting segments. The Insurance Agency segment includes providing agency services for insurance products and life insurance products. The Claims Adjusting segment provides pre-underwriting survey services, claims adjusting services, disposal of residual value services, loading and unloading supervision services, and consulting services. The company was founded by Yin An Hu and Qiu Ping Lai in 1998 and is headquartered in Guangzhou, China.