Financial Survey: Tokio Marine (OTCMKTS:TKOMY) versus Ryan Specialty (NYSE:RYAN)

Tokio Marine (OTCMKTS:TKOMY) and Ryan Specialty (NYSE:RYAN) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, profitability and valuation.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Tokio Marine and Ryan Specialty”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Tokio Marine	N/A	N/A	N/A	$0.18	20.50
Ryan Specialty	$3.22 billion	3.37	$184.19 million	$0.72	58.86

Ryan Specialty has higher revenue and earnings than Tokio Marine. Tokio Marine is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ryan Specialty, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

84.8% of Ryan Specialty shares are owned by institutional investors. 52.0% of Ryan Specialty shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Tokio Marine and Ryan Specialty, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tokio Marine	1	0	0	1	2.50
Ryan Specialty	1	10	8	0	2.37

Ryan Specialty has a consensus target price of $52.21, indicating a potential upside of 23.19%. Given Ryan Specialty’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Ryan Specialty is more favorable than Tokio Marine.

Profitability

This table compares Tokio Marine and Ryan Specialty’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tokio Marine	N/A	N/A	N/A
Ryan Specialty	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Ryan Specialty beats Tokio Marine on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Tokio Marine

Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in non-life and life insurance, international insurance, and financial and general businesses worldwide. The company provides business, fire, Internet and mobile, rental housing, and natural catastrophe risk insurance services, as well as insurance for retail and corporate fields. It also provides property investment, insurance agency and risk consulting, human resource, in-home care and nursing care information, healthcare/medical, call center, and real estate-related services. Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. serves individuals, small to medium sized non-profit organizations, schools, or churches. The company was formerly known as Millea Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. in 2008. Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1879 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

About Ryan Specialty

Ryan Specialty Holdings, Inc. operates as a service provider of specialty products and solutions for insurance brokers, agents, and carriers in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Europe, and Singapore. It offers distribution, underwriting, product development, administration, and risk management services by acting as a wholesale broker and a managing underwriter. The company serves commercial, industrial, institutional, and government sectors. Ryan Specialty Holdings, Inc. was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.