NN Group (OTCMKTS:NNGRY) & SelectQuote (NYSE:SLQT) Head-To-Head Contrast

NN Group (OTCMKTS:NNGRY) and SelectQuote (NYSE:SLQT) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares NN Group and SelectQuote’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NN Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
SelectQuote	3.84%	19.70%	5.33%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

0.0% of NN Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.6% of SelectQuote shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.1% of SelectQuote shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility and Risk

NN Group has a beta of 0.74, indicating that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SelectQuote has a beta of 1.66, indicating that its share price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares NN Group and SelectQuote”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
NN Group	$13.03 billion	1.80	$1.34 billion	N/A	N/A
SelectQuote	$1.62 billion	0.06	$47.58 million	($0.08)	-6.54

NN Group has higher revenue and earnings than SelectQuote.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for NN Group and SelectQuote, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NN Group	0	1	2	0	2.67
SelectQuote	2	1	0	1	2.00

SelectQuote has a consensus price target of $3.00, suggesting a potential upside of 473.18%. Given SelectQuote’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe SelectQuote is more favorable than NN Group.

Summary

SelectQuote beats NN Group on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About NN Group

NN Group N.V., a financial services company, provides life and non-life insurance products in the Netherlands and internationally. The company operates through Netherlands Life, Netherlands Non-life, Insurance Europe, Japan Life, Banking, and Other segments. It offers Life insurance products, such as group and individual pension products, retail life insurance, and SME life insurance products; and non-life insurance products, including motor, fire, liability, transport, travel, health, property and casualty, and disability and accident insurance products. The company also provides banking services, including mortgage loans, bank annuities, consumer savings, and retail savings and investment products; reinsurance services; and retirement products and services. It offers its products to individuals, small and medium-sized enterprises, and Corporates customers directly through tied agents, agents/ brokers, platform insurance, and direct channels. The company was formerly known as ING Insurance Topholding N.V. and changed its name to NN Group N.V. in March 2014. NN Group N.V. was founded in 1845 and is headquartered in the Hague, the Netherlands.

About SelectQuote

SelectQuote, Inc. operates a technology-enabled, direct-to-consumer distribution platform that sells a range of insurance products and healthcare services in the United States. The company operates through three segments: Senior; Life; and Auto & Home. It distributes senior health policies, such as medicare advantage, medicare supplement, medicare part D, and other ancillary senior health insurance related products, including prescription drugs, dental, vision, and hearing plans; life insurance products, such as term life, final expense, and other ancillary products, including critical illness, accidental death, and juvenile insurance; homeowners, auto, dwelling fire, and other ancillary insurance products; and non-commercial auto and home property, and casualty policies. The company also provides SelectRx, an accredited patient-centered pharmacy home pharmacy, which offers essential prescription medications, OTC medications, customized medication packaging, medication therapy management, and long-term pharmacy care; and population health that helps members understand the benefits available under their health plans, and contracts with insurance carriers. SelectQuote, Inc. was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas.