Head-To-Head Contrast: The Baldwin Insurance Group (NASDAQ:BWIN) and Reliance Global Group (NASDAQ:RELI)

The Baldwin Insurance Group (NASDAQ:BWIN) and Reliance Global Group (NASDAQ:RELI) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk and earnings.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for The Baldwin Insurance Group and Reliance Global Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
The Baldwin Insurance Group	0	2	4	1	2.86
Reliance Global Group	0	0	0	0	N/A

The Baldwin Insurance Group presently has a consensus target price of $47.67, suggesting a potential downside of 7.40%. Given The Baldwin Insurance Group’s higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe The Baldwin Insurance Group is more favorable than Reliance Global Group.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares The Baldwin Insurance Group and Reliance Global Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
The Baldwin Insurance Group	$1.30 billion	4.65	-$90.14 million	($0.92)	-55.95
Reliance Global Group	$13.91 million	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Reliance Global Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than The Baldwin Insurance Group.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

70.4% of The Baldwin Insurance Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.1% of The Baldwin Insurance Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares The Baldwin Insurance Group and Reliance Global Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
The Baldwin Insurance Group	-3.67%	10.46%	3.12%
Reliance Global Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

The Baldwin Insurance Group beats Reliance Global Group on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About The Baldwin Insurance Group

The Baldwin Insurance Group, Inc. operates as an independent insurance distribution firm that delivers insurance and risk management solutions in the United States. It operates through three segments: Insurance Advisory Solutions; Underwriting, Capacity & Technology Solutions; and Mainstreet Insurance Solutions. The Insurance Advisory Solutions segment provides commercial risk management, employee benefits, and private risk management solutions for businesses and high-net-worth individuals, as well as their families. The Underwriting, Capacity & Technology Solutions segment offers Future platform, that manufactures technology-enabled insurance products suite comprises personal, commercial, and specialty lines; specialty wholesale broker business that delivers professionals, individuals, and niche industry businesses; and reinsurance brokerage services. The Mainstreet Insurance Solutions segment provides personal insurance, commercial insurance, and life and health solutions to individuals and businesses in communities. The company was formerly known as BRP Group, Inc. and changed its name to The Baldwin Insurance Group, Inc. in May 2024. The Baldwin Insurance Group, Inc. was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Tampa, Florida.

About Reliance Global Group

Reliance Global Group, Inc. focuses in the acquisition and management of wholesale and retail insurance agencies in the United States. It provides agency services for insurance products in the healthcare and Medicare, personal and commercial, trucking, property and casualty, and insurance brokerage. The company was formerly known as Ethos Media Network, Inc. and changed its name to Reliance Global Group, Inc. in October 2018. Reliance Global Group, Inc. was incorporated in 2013 and is headquartered in Lakewood, New Jersey.