Global Indemnity Group (GBLI) and Its Competitors Critical Contrast

Global Indemnity Group (NASDAQ:GBLI) is one of 311 publicly-traded companies in the “Insurance” industry, but how does it contrast to its peers? We will compare Global Indemnity Group to related companies based on the strength of its valuation, earnings, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, risk and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

This table compares Global Indemnity Group and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Global Indemnity Group	7.50%	5.56%	2.28%
Global Indemnity Group Competitors	9.36%	-9.77%	4.23%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Global Indemnity Group and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Global Indemnity Group	0	1	0	0	2.00
Global Indemnity Group Competitors	3323	15639	16472	738	2.40

As a group, “Insurance” companies have a potential upside of 5.31%. Given Global Indemnity Group’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Global Indemnity Group has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Dividends

Global Indemnity Group pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. Global Indemnity Group pays out 59.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Insurance” companies pay a dividend yield of 2.9% and pay out 30.4% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Global Indemnity Group has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

37.4% of Global Indemnity Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.9% of shares of all “Insurance” companies are held by institutional investors. 47.1% of Global Indemnity Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 13.4% of shares of all “Insurance” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Global Indemnity Group and its peers revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Global Indemnity Group	$450.10 million	$25.33 million	10.11
Global Indemnity Group Competitors	$15.63 billion	$1.70 billion	34.52

Global Indemnity Group’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Global Indemnity Group. Global Indemnity Group 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.

Volatility & Risk

Global Indemnity Group has a beta of 0.47, meaning that its stock price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Global Indemnity Group’s peers have a beta of -1.51, meaning that their average stock price is 251% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Global Indemnity Group peers beat Global Indemnity Group on 11 of the 15 factors compared.

Global Indemnity Group Company Profile

Global Indemnity Group, LLC, through its subsidiaries, provides specialty property and casualty insurance, and reinsurance products worldwide. It operates in two segments, Penn-America and Non-Core Operations. The company distributes property and general liability products for small commercial businesses through a network of wholesale general agents; and property and general liability niche products through program administrators with specific binding authority. It also provides third-party treaty reinsurance for casualty insurance and reinsurance companies through brokers/intermediaries. In addition, the company offers property and general liability products distributed using company administered systems, and includes collectibles, digital direct-to-consumer insurance coverage for owners of collections; and VacantExpress, insurance coverage for owners of properties under construction, renovation, vacant, or rented, distributed through wholesale general agents and retail agents. Global Indemnity Group, LLC was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania.