HGTY vs AJG vs NP Stock Comparison

Hagerty, Arthur J. Gallagher and Neptune Insurance Holdings 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
$1.93B
P/E
270.6x
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
$73.27B
P/E
43.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.37B
Div. yield
0.01%
Insurance Brokers Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Arthur J. Gallagher leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Arthur J. Gallagher 4, Hagerty 4, Neptune Insurance Holdings 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHGTYAJGNPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.93B $73.27B $3.75B AJG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 270.6x 43.1x 83.8x AJG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 262.1x 21.0x 48.1x AJG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -3.8% +25.6% +33.8% NP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.5% 10.4% 22.7% NP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.8% 6.0% 512.4% NP
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% +9.0% HGTY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +12.5%/yr +12.5%/yr — HGTY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.7% 32.5% 60.5% AJG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 27/100 39/100 HGTY

Percentile Scorecard

HGTYAJGNP

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

AxisHGTYAJGNP
Valuation 10 #107 of 119 9 #108 of 119 4 #114 of 119
Growth 67 #39 of 117 60 #47 of 117 82 #22 of 117
Profitability 39 #72 of 117 32 #80 of 117 99 #2 of 117
Financial Health 63 #44 of 118 10 #106 of 118 7 #110 of 118
Shareholder Returns – 24 #82 of 108 4 #104 of 108
Overall 45 27 39
  • HGTY ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • AJG ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • NP ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHGTYAJGNPSPY
1 month +32.7%+25.3%+2.7% -5.9%
3 months +35.6%+14.5%-14.9% -4.6%
6 months +78.2%+42.7%-8.4% +0.2%
Year to date +36.5%+11.3%-4.3% +7.5%
1 year +61.2%+16.2%+9.0% +8.2%
3 years +137.7%+18.6%— +68.3%
3 years, per year +33.5%+5.9%— +19.0%
5 years +80.1%+79.8%— +56.5%
5 years, per year +12.5%+12.5%— +9.4%
10 years —+506.9%— +251.5%
10 years, per year —+19.8%— +13.4%

Risk

MeasureHGTYAJGNPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.7%32.5%60.5% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.0%32.0%55.8% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.11-0.290.17 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.710.500.15 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -59.7%-44.9%-43.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.9%-0.1%-20.4% -5.9%
52-week high $18.70$288.49$35.05 $779.14
52-week low $9.67$192.00$17.14 $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.

MultipleHGTYAJGNP
P/E now vs peer median 273.4xmedian 10.9x 43.5xmedian 10.9x 85.7xmedian 10.9x
P/S now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 1.4x 4.5xmedian 1.4x 19.4xmedian 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 46.7xmedian 8.3x
P/B now vs peer median 9.5xmedian 1.5x 3.1xmedian 1.5x -18.1xmedian 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 monthsHGTYAJGNP
Revenue $1.38B $16.37B $197.00M
Operating income – – $81.30M
Net income $60.12M $1.71B $44.74M
Free cash flow $279.65M $2.89B $82.04M
EPS (diluted) $0.07 $6.55 $0.31
Cash & equivalents $460.80M $1.21B $17.43M
Total debt $246.40M $12.74B $215.00M
Shares (diluted) 107.80M 259.40M 146.39M
Enterprise value $795.08M $67.86B $3.70B

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
MetricHGTYAJGNP
P/E 273.4x 43.5x 85.7x
P/FCF 22.5x 25.6x 46.7x
P/Operating cash flow 20.4x 24.1x 46.7x
P/S 4.6x 4.5x 19.4x
P/B 9.5x 3.1x -18.1x
P/Tangible book 11.0x 5.3x -18.1x
EV/EBITDA 61.6x 20.2x –
EV/EBIT 97.6x 30.4x 49.6x
EV/Revenue 4.4x 5.2x 20.5x
EV/FCF 21.8x 29.6x 49.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.7x 27.9x 49.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.90 5.28 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHGTYAJGNP
Revenue growth (1Y) -3.8% 25.6% 33.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 13.1% 19.2% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – 7.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) -53.4% 6.0% 0.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 87.5% 14.3% –
EPS growth (1Y) -35.9% 6.4% 197.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 94.3% 8.2% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 74.5% 59.8% 53.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 48.7% 16.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 80.8% 63.4% 53.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 65.7% 18.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHGTYAJGNP
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 7.2% 25.8% –
Operating margin – – 41.3%
Pretax margin 4.5% 13.1% 34.1%
Net margin 0.5% 10.4% 22.7%
FCF margin 20.3% 17.6% 41.6%
Operating cash flow margin 22.4% 18.7% 41.6%
Return on equity 9.1% 7.1% –
Return on assets 2.7% 2.1% 43.4%
Return on invested capital 6.8% 6.0% 512.4%
Return on capital employed – 7.0% 3,191%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.2x 1.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 5.1x 1.8x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 1.4% 1.0% 16.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHGTYAJGNP
Debt / assets 10.8% 16.1% 206.9%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.5x -1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA -2.2x 2.7x –
Debt / FCF 0.9x 4.4x 2.6x
Liabilities / assets 70.8% 69.6% 303.6%
Equity / assets 29.2% 30.4% -203.6%
Interest coverage – 4.3x 5.4x
Current ratio – 1.1x 0.9x
Quick ratio – 0.2x 0.3x
Cash ratio – 0.0x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – 1.28 5.27

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHGTYAJGNP
Dividend yield – 1.0% –
Net buyback yield – 0.6% 0.0%
Shareholder yield – 1.5% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusHGTYAJGNP
Forward P/E 262.1xFY2026 21.0xFY2026 48.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.07FY2026 $13.73FY2026 $0.58FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -82.9%FY2026 +28.4%FY2026 +41.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +785.7% +13.5% +25.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.43BFY2026 $17.02BFY2026 $195.40MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.3%FY2026 +23.5%FY2026 +22.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.2% +0.5% +18.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHGTYAJGNP
Held by institutions 26.9% 93.0% 71.7%
Institutions holding 129 1,294 136
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.7% +4.0% +3.3%
Institutions buying 66 622 105
Institutions selling 34 486 24
Buyers to sellers 1.94 1.28 4.38

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.

HGTYAJGNP
HGTY 1.00 0.42 0.24
AJG 0.42 1.00 0.31
NP 0.24 0.31 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HGTY, AJG and NP?

Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Hagerty (HGTY) $1.93B, Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) $73.27B, Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) $3.75B.

Which stock is cheaper, HGTY, AJG and NP?

Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Hagerty (HGTY) 270.6x, Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) 43.1x, Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) 83.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) is cheapest (Hagerty (HGTY) 262.1x, Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) 21.0x, Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) 48.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Hagerty (HGTY) -3.8%, Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) +25.6%, Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) +33.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) has the highest net margin (Hagerty (HGTY) 0.5%, Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) 10.4%, Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) 22.7%). On return on invested capital, Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) leads (Hagerty (HGTY) 6.8%, Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) 6.0%, Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) 512.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Hagerty (HGTY) returned the most: Hagerty (HGTY) +61.2%, Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) +16.2%, Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) +9.0%. Over five years, Hagerty (HGTY) compounded fastest (Hagerty (HGTY) +12.5%/yr, Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) +12.5%/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%, Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) 0.00%. Hagerty (HGTY) and Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) 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%, Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) 60.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 4. 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.