Brown & Brown (NYSE:BRO) & Zhibao Technology (NASDAQ:ZBAO) Head to Head Survey

Zhibao Technology (NASDAQ:ZBAO) and Brown & Brown (NYSE:BRO) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership and risk.

Profitability

This table compares Zhibao Technology and Brown & Brown’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Zhibao Technology	N/A	N/A	N/A
Brown & Brown	22.65%	17.12%	6.47%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

71.0% of Brown & Brown shares are held by institutional investors. 17.0% of Brown & Brown shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Zhibao Technology and Brown & Brown, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Zhibao Technology	0	0	0	0	0.00
Brown & Brown	1	4	7	0	2.50

Brown & Brown has a consensus price target of $107.42, indicating a potential downside of 3.88%. Given Brown & Brown’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Brown & Brown is more favorable than Zhibao Technology.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Zhibao Technology and Brown & Brown”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Zhibao Technology	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Brown & Brown	$4.59 billion	6.96	$870.50 million	$3.67	30.45

Brown & Brown has higher revenue and earnings than Zhibao Technology.

Summary

Brown & Brown beats Zhibao Technology on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Zhibao Technology

Zhibao Technology Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides digital insurance brokerage services in China. It also offers managing general underwriter services; and offline insurance brokerage consulting services. The company was founded in 2015 and is based in Shanghai, China.

About Brown & Brown

Brown & Brown, Inc. markets and sells insurance products and services in the United States, Canada, Ireland, the United Kingdom, and internationally. It operates through four segments: Retail, National Programs, Wholesale Brokerage, and Services. The Retail segment provides property and casualty, employee benefits insurance products, personal insurance products, specialties insurance products, risk management strategies, loss control survey and analysis, consultancy, and claims processing services. It serves commercial, public and quasi-public entities, professional, and individual customers. The National Programs segment offers professional liability and related package insurance products for dentistry, legal, eyecare, insurance, financial, physicians, real estate title professionals, as well as supplementary insurance products related to weddings, events, medical facilities, and cyber liabilities. This segment also provides public entity-related and specialty programs through a network of independent agents; and program management services for insurance carrier partners. The Wholesale Brokerage segment markets and sells excess and surplus commercial and personal lines insurance through independent agents and brokers. The Services segment offers third-party claims administration and medical utilization management services in the workers' compensation and all-lines liability arenas, Medicare Set-aside, Social Security disability, Medicare benefits advocacy, and claims adjusting services. Brown & Brown, Inc. was founded in 1939 and is headquartered in Daytona Beach, Florida.