HGTY vs AJG vs MAAS Stock Comparison

Hagerty, Arthur J. Gallagher and Maase Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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HGTY Hagerty, Inc.
$18.35 +32.7% 1M +61.2% 1Y
Market cap
$1.91B
P/E
267.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.38B
Div. yield
–
Insurance Brokers Financial Services
4 wins
AJG Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
$288.14 +25.3% 1M +16.2% 1Y
Market cap
$72.19B
P/E
42.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.37B
Div. yield
0.01%
Insurance Brokers Financial Services
6 wins
MAAS Maase Inc.
$10.58 -11.5% 1M +178.4% 1Y
Market cap
$3.00B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Insurance Brokers Financial Services
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Arthur J. Gallagher leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Arthur J. Gallagher 6, Hagerty 4, Maase 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHGTYAJGMAASLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.91B $72.19B $3.00B AJG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 267.9x 42.5x -111.9x AJG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 262.1x 21.0x — AJG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -3.8% +25.6% — AJG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.5% 10.4% — AJG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.8% 6.0% — HGTY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -2.2x 2.7x — HGTY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +61.2% +16.2% +178.4% MAAS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +12.5%/yr +12.5%/yr -51.1%/yr HGTY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.7% 32.5% 106.8% AJG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 27/100 — HGTY

Percentile Scorecard

HGTYAJGMAAS

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisHGTYAJGMAAS
Valuation 10 #107 of 119 9 #108 of 119 0 #119 of 119
Growth 67 #39 of 117 60 #47 of 117 –
Profitability 39 #72 of 117 32 #80 of 117 –
Financial Health 63 #44 of 118 10 #106 of 118 86 #18 of 118
Shareholder Returns – 24 #82 of 108 –
Overall 45 27 –
  • HGTY ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • AJG ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • MAAS ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodHGTYAJGMAASSPY
1 month +32.7%+25.3%-11.5% -5.9%
3 months +35.6%+14.5%-44.1% -4.6%
6 months +78.2%+42.7%+13.8% +0.2%
Year to date +36.5%+11.3%+95.9% +7.5%
1 year +61.2%+16.2%+178.4% +8.2%
3 years +137.7%+18.6%-96.5% +68.3%
3 years, per year +33.5%+5.9%-67.3% +19.0%
5 years +80.1%+79.8%-97.2% +56.5%
5 years, per year +12.5%+12.5%-51.1% +9.4%
10 years —+506.9%— +251.5%
10 years, per year —+19.8%— +13.4%

Risk

MeasureHGTYAJGMAASSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.7%32.5%106.8% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.0%32.0%104.5% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.11-0.290.67 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.710.501.67 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -59.7%-44.9%-99.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.9%-0.1%-50.2% -5.9%
52-week high $18.70$288.49$21.24 $779.14
52-week low $9.67$192.00$3.66 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleHGTYAJGMAAS
P/E now vs peer median 273.4xmedian 10.9x 43.5xmedian 10.9x -111.9xmedian 10.9x
P/S now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 1.4x 4.5xmedian 1.4x 173.1xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 61.6xmedian 7.1x 20.2xmedian 7.1x —median 7.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 22.5xmedian 8.3x 25.6xmedian 8.3x -181.5xmedian 8.3x
P/B now vs peer median 9.5xmedian 1.5x 3.1xmedian 1.5x 6.9xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 2.90median 0.62 5.28median 0.62 —median 0.62

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsHGTYAJGMAAS
Revenue $1.38B $16.37B –
Net income $60.12M $1.71B –
Free cash flow $279.65M $2.89B –
EPS (diluted) $0.07 $6.55 –
Cash & equivalents $460.80M $1.21B $5.46M
Total debt $246.40M $12.74B $11.11M
Shares (diluted) 107.80M 259.40M 295.15M
Enterprise value $775.98M $66.78B $2.98B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricHGTYAJGMAAS
P/E 273.4x 43.5x -111.9x
P/FCF 22.5x 25.6x -181.5x
P/Operating cash flow 20.4x 24.1x –
P/S 4.6x 4.5x 173.1x
P/B 9.5x 3.1x 6.9x
P/Tangible book 11.0x 5.3x 7.1x
EV/EBITDA 61.6x 20.2x –
EV/EBIT 97.6x 30.4x –
EV/Revenue 4.4x 5.2x –
EV/FCF 21.8x 29.6x –
EV/Operating cash flow 19.7x 27.9x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.90 5.28 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHGTYAJGMAAS
Revenue growth (1Y) -3.8% 25.6% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 13.1% 19.2% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) -53.4% 6.0% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 87.5% 14.3% –
EPS growth (1Y) -35.9% 6.4% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 94.3% 8.2% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 74.5% 59.8% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 48.7% 16.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 80.8% 63.4% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 65.7% 18.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHGTYAJGMAAS
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 7.2% 25.8% –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 4.5% 13.1% –
Net margin 0.5% 10.4% –
FCF margin 20.3% 17.6% –
Operating cash flow margin 22.4% 18.7% –
Return on equity 9.1% 7.1% –
Return on assets 2.7% 2.1% –
Return on invested capital 6.8% 6.0% –
Return on capital employed – 7.0% –
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.2x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 5.1x 1.8x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.4% 1.0% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHGTYAJGMAAS
Debt / assets 10.8% 16.1% 1.5%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.5x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA -2.2x 2.7x –
Debt / FCF 0.9x 4.4x –
Liabilities / assets 70.8% 69.6% 6.3%
Equity / assets 29.2% 30.4% 93.7%
Interest coverage – 4.3x –
Current ratio – 1.1x 10.7x
Quick ratio – 0.2x 0.4x
Cash ratio – 0.0x 0.0x
Altman Z-score – 1.28 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHGTYAJGMAAS
Dividend yield – 1.0% –
Net buyback yield – 0.6% –
Shareholder yield – 1.5% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – 41.4% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 24.5% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 12.2% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 15.2% –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusHGTYAJGMAAS
Forward P/E 262.1xFY2026 21.0xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.07FY2026 $13.73FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY -82.9%FY2026 +28.4%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +785.7% +13.5% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.43BFY2026 $17.02BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY -2.3%FY2026 +23.5%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +11.2% +0.5% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHGTYAJGMAAS
Held by institutions 26.9% 93.0% –
Institutions holding 129 1,294 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.7% +4.0% –
Institutions buying 66 622 –
Institutions selling 34 486 –
Buyers to sellers 1.94 1.28 –

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

HGTYAJGMAAS
HGTY 1.00 0.41 -0.08
AJG 0.41 1.00 -0.01
MAAS -0.08 -0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HGTY, AJG and MAAS?

Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Hagerty (HGTY) $1.91B, Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) $72.19B, Maase (MAAS) $3.00B.

Which stock is cheaper, HGTY, AJG and MAAS?

Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Hagerty (HGTY) 267.9x, Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) 42.5x, Maase (MAAS) -111.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) is cheapest (Hagerty (HGTY) 262.1x, Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) 21.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Hagerty (HGTY) -3.8%, Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) +25.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) has the highest net margin (Hagerty (HGTY) 0.5%, Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) 10.4%). On return on invested capital, Hagerty (HGTY) leads (Hagerty (HGTY) 6.8%, Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) 6.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Maase (MAAS) returned the most: Hagerty (HGTY) +61.2%, Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) +16.2%, Maase (MAAS) +178.4%. Over five years, Hagerty (HGTY) compounded fastest (Hagerty (HGTY) +12.5%/yr, Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) +12.5%/yr, Maase (MAAS) -51.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Hagerty (HGTY) 0.00%, Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) 0.01%, Maase (MAAS) 0.00%. Hagerty (HGTY) and Maase (MAAS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) has been the steadiest (Hagerty (HGTY) 35.7%, Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) 32.5%, Maase (MAAS) 106.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HGTY, AJG and MAAS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.