Brown & Brown vs Equitable
BRO and EQH side by side, both in insurance agents, brokers, and service. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How BRO and EQH compare
Brown & Brown is the larger company, worth 1.6 times as much as Equitable ($23.3B against $14.7B).
Brown & Brown grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (34.2% versus −22.1% for Equitable).
Brown & Brown keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 17.7% compared with −8.7% at Equitable.
Both pay dividends: Brown & Brown yields 0.95% and Equitable 2.1%.
Brown & Brown scores higher on the StockData Score (14 against 5 for Equitable), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | BRO | EQH |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $23.3B | $14.7B |
| Share price | $69.76 | $53.85 |
| Change, 1 year | −13.1% | 13.0% |
| Change, 5 years | 12.6% | 53.0% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.66 | 1.19 |
| Employees | 23K | 8,000 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 14 (better) | 5 |
| Valuation score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Growth score | 4 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Health score | 1 | 1 |
| Dividend score | 4 (better) | 2 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 20.8× | – |
| P/S | 3.4× | 1.4× (better) |
| P/FCF | 16.1× | – |
| PEG | 2.07 | – |
| FCF yield | 6.2% | – |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 34.2% (better) | −22.1% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 17.7% (better) | −1.2% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 19.8% (better) | −295% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −3.2% (better) | −368% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 13.3% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Net margin | 17.7% (better) | −8.7% |
| FCF margin | 21.3% | – |
| Return on equity | – | −509% |
| Financial health | ||
| Current ratio | 1.13 | – |
| Altman Z-score | 1.43 (better) | 0.09 |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 | 4 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.95% | 2.1% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 18.2% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 10 (better) | 8 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 12.1% (better) | 9.7% |
| Buyback yield | – | 10.0% |
| Shareholder yield | 0.95% | 12.1% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 87.8% | 97.2% |
| Held by insiders | 12.2% | 0.59% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $164K (better) | −$28.5M |
| Superinvestors holding | 2 | 3 (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 4.8% | 2.0% |
Go deeper
- BRO stock overview
- BRO income statement
- BRO valuation and score
- EQH stock overview
- EQH income statement
- EQH valuation and score
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