Root (Nasdaq: ROOT). Telematics-priced auto insurance. First write-up May 2026.
A very busy earnings week across the names from past write-ups. The market mostly traded the headline while the filings told a more specific story.
A fresh look at five names from the archive, plus a quick recap of the market backdrop. For each name, I cover what happened to the business while the stock moved, where the mispricing has widened, and whether I'm adding at current prices.
Record $36M net income and 47% ROE drive a first-ever buyback, but underlying combined ratios lag peers as premium book growth slowed to 2% y/y from 23%