ARTHUR J. GALLAGHER & CO. vs Waterdrop Inc., two Insurance Brokers stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where AJG and WDH diverge most: on debt / equity, AJG reads 0.53 and WDH reads 0.01; on ev/ebitda, AJG reads 350.3 and WDH reads 77.9. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What AJG's price implies is a demanding bet versus history and the cohort (fee-earnings basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | AJG | WDH |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $253.00 | $1.17 |
| Market cap | $65.0B | $4.3B |
| Sector | Financial Services | Financial Services |
| Stage | Growth | Mature |
| P/E | 40.9 | 58.5 |
| P/B | 2.73 | 5.90 |
| P/S | 4.34 | 7.64 |
| EV/EBITDA | 350.3 | 77.9 |
| Revenue growth | +24.3% | +6.1% |
| Operating margin | — | 9.3% |
| Net margin | 10.8% | 13.8% |
| Return on equity | 6.8% | 10.7% |
| Return on assets | 2.1% | 7.7% |
| Dividend yield | 1.0% | — |
| Debt / equity | 0.53 | 0.01 |
| Current ratio | 1.06 | 2.10 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 7 / 9 | 6 / 9 |
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