Contrasting The PMI Group (OTCMKTS:PPMIQ) & NMI (NASDAQ:NMIH)

The PMI Group (OTCMKTS:PPMIQ) and NMI (NASDAQ:NMIH) are both finance, insurance, and real estate companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends and institutional ownership.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares The PMI Group and NMI”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
The PMI Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
NMI	$579.00 million	5.16	$322.11 million	$4.37	8.65

NMI has higher revenue and earnings than The PMI Group.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for The PMI Group and NMI, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
The PMI Group	0	0	0	0	0.00
NMI	0	2	5	0	2.71

NMI has a consensus target price of $43.29, suggesting a potential upside of 14.57%. Given NMI’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe NMI is more favorable than The PMI Group.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

94.1% of NMI shares are held by institutional investors. 2.4% of NMI shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares The PMI Group and NMI’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
The PMI Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
NMI	56.20%	17.82%	11.73%

Summary

NMI beats The PMI Group on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About The PMI Group

The PMI Group, Inc. (TPG) through its subsidiary PMI Mortgage Insurance Co. (MIC), and its affiliated companies (collectively PMI), provides residential mortgage insurance in the United States. During the year ended December 31, 2009, the Company operated in three business segments: United States Mortgage Insurance Operations, International Operations and Corporate and Other. As a United States residential mortgage insurer, PMI offers a variety of mortgage insurance products to meet the capital and credit risk mitigation needs of its customers. In November 2011, the Company announced that it has filed a voluntary petition for relief under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.

About NMI

NMI Holdings, Inc. provides private mortgage guaranty insurance services in the United States. The company offers mortgage insurance services, such as primary and pool insurance; and outsourced loan review services to mortgage loan originators. It serves national and regional mortgage banks, money center banks, credit unions, community banks, builder-owned mortgage lenders, internet-sourced lenders, and other non-bank lenders. The company was incorporated in 2011 and is headquartered in Emeryville, California.