Topdanmark A/S (OTCMKTS:TPDKY) and Heritage Insurance (NYSE:HRTG) Head-To-Head Contrast

Heritage Insurance (NYSE:HRTG) and Topdanmark A/S (OTCMKTS:TPDKY) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation and risk.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Heritage Insurance and Topdanmark A/S”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Heritage Insurance	$847.33 million	1.21	$195.59 million	$7.02	4.91
Topdanmark A/S	N/A	N/A	N/A	$1.35	3.96

Heritage Insurance has higher revenue and earnings than Topdanmark A/S. Topdanmark A/S is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Heritage Insurance, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Heritage Insurance and Topdanmark A/S, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Heritage Insurance	0	1	3	1	3.00
Topdanmark A/S	0	0	0	0	0.00

Heritage Insurance presently has a consensus target price of $36.50, indicating a potential upside of 5.83%. Given Heritage Insurance’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Heritage Insurance is more favorable than Topdanmark A/S.

Profitability

This table compares Heritage Insurance and Topdanmark A/S’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Heritage Insurance	25.19%	42.41%	9.53%
Topdanmark A/S	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional and Insider Ownership

59.0% of Heritage Insurance shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.1% of Topdanmark A/S shares are held by institutional investors. 9.2% of Heritage Insurance shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Heritage Insurance beats Topdanmark A/S on 12 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Heritage Insurance

Heritage Insurance Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides personal and commercial residential insurance products. The company offers personal residential insurance in Alabama, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Rhode Island, South Carolina, and Virginia; commercial residential insurance for properties in Florida, New Jersey, and New York; and licensed in the state of Pennsylvania, as well as personal residential and wind-only property insurance. It also provides restoration, emergency, and recovery services; property management, and reinsurance services; homeowners insurance products, including single-family, homeowners or duplex, and condominium owners; and dwelling fire insurance policies. In addition, the company provides personal line policies through a network of retail independent agents, wholesale agents, and a partnership with a direct agency, as well as distribute indirectly to retail locations through wholesale agency relationships. Further, it offers personal and commercial insurance policies through a network of independent agencies. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Tampa, Florida.

About Topdanmark A/S

Topdanmark A/S, together with its subsidiaries, offers life and non-life insurance products and services in Denmark. The company operates through Private and SME segments. It offers illness and accident, health, workers' compensation, motor, fire and property, liability, tourist assistance, and other insurance products, as well as life insurance and pension fund schemes to individual households, agricultural and SME businesses, and private customers under the Topdanmark brands. The company provides IT, investments, health care, and property services. Topdanmark A/S was founded in 1728 and is headquartered in Ballerup, Denmark.