Porch Group: A Unique Insurance Play Through Reciprocal

Myriam Alvarez 3.54K Followers Follow Summary Porch Group offers software and services to its network of homeowners, which gives it early access to homebuyers and property data. This positions PRCH very close to homeowners themselves, which I consider one of its main competitive advantages. Insurance Services turns Reciprocal's policy growth into fee and commission revenue for PRCH without making it a pure play insurance company. In my view, PRCH's business and growth prospects are quite promising, and its current valuation is compelling, so I rate it a "Buy" at these levels. sommart/iStock via Getty Images Porch Group, Inc. ( PRCH ) is a housing-technology and insurance-services company that connects property data, industry software, and homeowner products within a single business model. The company reaches insurance consumers at important points in the homeownership cycle. They This article was written by Myriam Alvarez 3.54K Followers Follow My name is Myriam Hernandez Alvarez. I received the Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering degree from the Escuela Politecnica Nacional, Quito, Ecuador, the M.Sc. degree in computer science from Ohio University, Athens, OH, USA, a graduate degree in Business Management from Universidad Andina Simon Bolivar, Quito, Ecuador, and the Ph.D. degree in computer applications from the University of Alicante, Spain.Disclosure: I collaborate professionally with Edgar Torres H, who is also an author on Seeking Alpha. Our analyses are conducted independently, and we adhere to Seeking Alpha's Shared Association Guidelines. Analyst’s Disclosure: I/we have no stock, option or similar derivative position in any of the companies mentioned, and no plans to initiate any such positions within the next 72 hours. I wrote this article myself, and it expresses my own opinions. I am not receiving compensation for it (other than from Seeking Alpha). I have no business relationship with any company whose stock is mentioned in this article. Seeking Alpha's Disclosure: Past performance is no guarantee of future results. No recommendation or advice is being given as to whether any investment is suitable for a particular investor. Any views or opinions expressed above may not reflect those of Seeking Alpha as a whole. Seeking Alpha is not a licensed securities dealer, broker or US investment adviser or investment bank. Our analysts are third party authors that include both professional investors and individual investors who may not be licensed or certified by any institute or regulatory body.