SelectQuote (NYSE:SLQT) & Zhibao Technology (NASDAQ:ZBAO) Critical Contrast

SelectQuote (NYSE:SLQT) and Zhibao Technology (NASDAQ:ZBAO) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, valuation, risk, profitability, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares SelectQuote and Zhibao Technology”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
SelectQuote	$1.32 billion	0.29	-$34.12 million	($0.21)	-10.67
Zhibao Technology	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Zhibao Technology has lower revenue, but higher earnings than SelectQuote.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for SelectQuote and Zhibao Technology, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SelectQuote	0	0	2	0	3.00
Zhibao Technology	0	0	0	0	N/A

SelectQuote presently has a consensus price target of $4.75, suggesting a potential upside of 112.05%. Given SelectQuote’s higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe SelectQuote is more favorable than Zhibao Technology.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

34.6% of SelectQuote shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.4% of SelectQuote shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SelectQuote	-2.58%	-10.37%	-2.82%
Zhibao Technology	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

SelectQuote beats Zhibao Technology on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About SelectQuote

SelectQuote, Inc. operates a technology-enabled, direct-to-consumer distribution platform that sells a range of insurance products and healthcare services in the United States. The company operates through three segments: Senior; Life; and Auto & Home. It distributes senior health policies, such as medicare advantage, medicare supplement, medicare part D, and other ancillary senior health insurance related products, including prescription drugs, dental, vision, and hearing plans; life insurance products, such as term life, final expense, and other ancillary products, including critical illness, accidental death, and juvenile insurance; homeowners, auto, dwelling fire, and other ancillary insurance products; and non-commercial auto and home property, and casualty policies. The company also provides SelectRx, an accredited patient-centered pharmacy home pharmacy, which offers essential prescription medications, OTC medications, customized medication packaging, medication therapy management, and long-term pharmacy care; and population health that helps members understand the benefits available under their health plans, and contracts with insurance carriers. SelectQuote, Inc. was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas.

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.